The Advanced Mycology Diagnostic and Research Centre (AMDRC) of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) was inaugurated at St. John’s Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday.
The centre, set up at a cost of ₹5 crore, would be among the eight referral/nodal centres across India and the only centre for the southern States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry.
The Centre will focus on training, diagnostics, research and community advocacy in the field of mycology (fungal infections).
