ASPIC Yuvaraja's College Chapter is an initiative by the students of the Department of Molecular Biology, Yuvaraja's College Mysore.
Our aim is to bring 'Anti-microbial resistance' under the spotlight and raise awareness among the public about its repercussions, through the conduct of curated talks and seminars.
29/10/2023
"ಕೇಳ್ರಪ್ಪೋ ಕೇಳಿ"🥁🎭
Are you ready to witness our streetplay in our college premises on 31st October Tuesday !?😉🔥
We are full on fire to present this comedy filled Antibiotic awareness skit to you people !!💊👨🏻⚕️❤️
26/10/2023
Some snippets of today's street play "Kelrappo Keli" by our club performed in the premises of Yuvaraja's College, Mysuru.🎭
Empowering voices, captivating hearts! Join us on a mesmerizing journey as we delve into the world of antibiotics, unraveling their extraordinary impact on human health. This thought provoking streetplay raises awareness, ignites conversations, and celebrates the invaluable role of antibiotics in our lives.💊👨🏻⚕️
Let's applaud the cast for their stellar performance in spreading the message of responsible antibiotic use with much more improvement in the coming days.❤️
25/10/2023
A much awaited street play on Antibiotics is finally being played tomorrow!!😊🎭
Presented by our Aspic club members from the Department of molecular biology tomorrow at 10:00 am in front of the main building of Yuvraja's College. We hope you join us and make this street play a success 🤩🔥
16/10/2021
15/08/2021
Cunning bug!
Just a change in an atom of the peptide making it's outer wall, the bacteria makes useless.
The chemistry of interaction matters a lot for a drug or chemical or any moiety to bind and inhibit the pathogen's system. This is considered the most important factor in the process of drug discovery, the process of finding out new and much effective 💊
Ref:
* T. W. Graham Solomons et al., | Organic Chemistry Text book | 11e Wiley.
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acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/vancomycin
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12/08/2021
Closing the way out...
Throwing the antibiotics out the cell is an important strategy employed by pathogens to develop resistance against them. This has been a hurdle in treating many notorious infections. Thanks to the research that has been around to find out the ways of blocking the channels that the bacteria uses inorder to pump antibiotics out of the cell.
Recent study from Dr. Aravind Penmatsa lab at MBU, IISc, Bengaluru has found out the structural nitty-gritty of inhibition of 'NorC' - a multidrug efflux pump in _Staphylococcus_ strains by an antibody from Indian Camelid. The study is out in Prashanth Kumar et al, 2021, Communications Biology.
(Link in bio)
Ref: 'IISc team finds way to block a super but transporter' report form Times of India.
28/07/2021
Let's take a look at 'how the term originated'? This prompts us to the great work by Selman A. Waksman | His seminal work on soil microbes has revolutionised the field of chemotherapeutics against many infectious diseases. Although the was discovered much before streptomycin, the penicillin's discovery was accidental. But Waksman took a systematic approach of 'Cross Streaking' to identify the naturally occurring antibacterial agents produced by the soil microbes.
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References:
1. nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/summary/1952
2. Selman Waksman and Antibiotics, May 24, 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS )
29/05/2021
ESKAPE pathogens are those bacteria that poses serious threat of multidrug resistant hospital acquired (nosocomial) infections. Meaning the infections could not be treated with many antibiotics, sometimes in worst scenarios death being the ultimate consequence.
There are lot of studies completed and many in progress to understand various mechanisms that these employ. This helps in hitting better targets in course of development of antibacterial therapies.
First and foremost it's important to look upon infection control measures in hospital settings (washing hands with soap for 20 seconds and frequent disinfection of surfaces). Proper prescription of antibiotics only after the results of the tests are analysed so as to know which pathogen is exactly causing the infection.
What we can do ?
We should save the existing by not using them unnecessarily, following proper ways of disposal, better infection control measures and hygiene practices.
Reference: Santajit S. et.al., 2016; public health image library
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Double masking is the most effective way to protect ourselves and our loved one's from
Wear a and a on that so that the nose and mouth are tightly covered.
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23/05/2021
International Internship Opportunity The University of Manchester (UoM), together with the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) and the International Student One Health Alliance (ISOHA)
Exciting internship opportunity, to engage and build an on in landscape.
Find out more from link in bio.
16/05/2021
, Govt. of India is supporting multiple projects in critical aspects of understanding disease.
Here are some snapshots of the highlights of the project.
-- ICGEB, New Delhi.
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@ Yuvaraja's College, Mysore
14/05/2021
, commonly known as ' ' has been observed in a number of patients recently.
Awareness & early diagnosis can help curb the spread of the fungal infection. Here's how to detect & manage it
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