Vishwa Mohan Katoch

Biography

VM Katoch did his MBBS (1974) from Shimla and MD (1978) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He obtained specialized training at the VA Medical Centre, Long Beach, USA (1980-81) and at the National Institute for Medical Research, UK (1984-85). He joined Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) as a Talent Search Schemes (TSS) Fellows and was posted at JALMA Agra (1978). He became Director of this Institute (2001); selected as First Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is presently the Director-General, ICMR, New Delhi.

Research Interest

Microbiology & Molecular Biology of Mycobacteria/ Mycobacteriology