Gadkar, Vijay
PhD
Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Microbiology, Virology & Infection Control, BCCH
Affiliation(s): BCCH/BCCHRI
Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology
Clinical Interests:
Short Bio
Academic
Academic Background
Awards and Recognition
Publications
Research gate/Orcid ID:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vijay_Gadkar/publications
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2676-3802
Selected Publications
Research
Research Interest
- Molecular Diagnostics- Development of Molecular Diagnostics Assays for Clinically Relevant Microorganisms.
- Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification (iNAAT) Chemistry- Non-PCR Nucleic Acid Amplification Systems.
- Development of Rapid Detection Tests Based on the Point-Of-Need (PON) Diagnostic Model – Focus on Low Resource Markets/Settings.
- Application of Third Generation Sequencing Platforms, specifically Minion Platform from Oxford Nanopore, UK, for Rapid Detection of Target Clinical Microorganism(s). Specific Focus on Undiagnosed Pediatric Meningitis (Viral/Bacterial).
- Establishment Of Quality Control Practices For Infectious Disease Diagnostic Tests Based On Real-Time PCR & iNAAT Amplification Platforms.
Clinical Service
Current Projects In My Lab Include
Teaching
Teaching Interest
- Laboratory & Class Room Based Teaching Of Diagnostic Assays In Infectious Diseases.
- Application of Emerging Technologies like Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification and NextGen Sequencing in Molecular Infectious Disease Testing.
- Validation, Verification & Quality Control Practices In Molecular Diagnostic Tests Based on Quantitative Real-Time-PCR Platform.