Courses

Various methods of blood grouping and screening-liquid phase, solid phase microplate technology. Compatibility tests, antibody screening. Screening of donor blood; storage and transportation. Blood disposal. Platelet concentrate.

Microbial pathogenesis; Opportunistic pathogens in health and disease conditions; Source transmission of microbial infections; Pathogenesis of viral, parasitic and bacterial diseases; Collection, transportation and storage of specimens for viral diagnosis;...

History of blood transfusion. Basic ABO and Rhesus typing. Antigen-antibody reactions and complement. Blood donor and blood donation. Blood collection screening. Liquid phase, solid phase and microplate technology. Labeling, storage and distribution. Blood...

Sample collection, transportation and storage. Anticoagulants dyes and stains used in Haematology.Preparation of glassware. Buffers. Manual and electronic cell counting techniques. Red cell indices.Basic haematological investigations e.g. Thick and thin film...

Study material will include Pap smears, which may be stained by the students. Each student will be required to examine 10 to 15 slides per practical session and be able to identify and mark (for inspection) abnormal cells and write reports using appropriate...

Haemopoeitic tissue and stem cells, haemoglobin formation from foetus to adults; Erythropoiesis, myelopoiesis, structure of red cell membrane, metabolism of red cell.; Function of red cells, white cell and platelets; Causes and effects of reduced and...

Cytologic screening programmes; The Pap Smear; Cell Structure; Anatomy and histology of female genital tract; Cellular components of normal cervical smear; Hormonal Cytology; Cervical smear reporting; Evaluating the sample; Inflammation and benign reactions...

Techniques for sample collection; Cytopreparatory and processing techniques; Smear preparation techniques; Fixation in cytology; Processing fluid samples; Special Preparatory Techniques: Cell Block Technique; Imprints ; Cytologic Staining Techniques: Pap and...

Laboratory Safety including fires and fire extinguishers; Histopathology Laboratory Administration; Cytopathology Laboratory Administration; Quality Assurance Practices in Pathology Laboratories; Principles of fixation and fixatives; Tissues processing for...

Extraction and quantitation of DNA and RNA; long term storage of nucleic acid; Restriction enzyme digestion; PCR; Agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Nucleic acid transfer to a membrane with subsequent prehybridization, hybridization, and...