Dr. I Kannan is an Associate Professor and Exam evaluator of Microbiology for Nursing, BDS as well as Medicine at Tagore Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. In 25 years of teaching experience including 1 year teaching expecience of Microbiology to Post Graduates in Singapore, he has gained competency of being question paper setter for PG - Microbiology at university level and has been Chairman of Board of studies and Board of Examiner for Microbiology at Madras Christian College. He has contributed several articles in national and international journals, and has presented several papers and posters in national and international conferences. He also has won PGIBMS best paper award from Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists in the XVI Annual conferences of Indian Association of biomedical scientists, 1993 conducted in Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India. Dr. Kannan has published a book on " Immunology" with M.J.P Publishers, India in 2007.

• Part A: Applied MicrobiologySection 1: General Microbiology 1. Introduction to Microbiology2. Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria3. Culture Media 4. Culture Methods5. Laboratory Methods in Identification of MicroorganismsSection 2: Medical Bacteriology6. Gram Positive Cocci7. Gram Negative Cocci8. Gram Positive Bacilli9. Gram Negative Bacilli10. Mycobacteria11. Spirochaetes12. Actnomycetes and Nonsporing Anaerobes13. Miscellaneous BacteriaSection 3: Medical Virology14. General Properties of Viruses15. DNA Viruses16. RNA Viruses17. Hepatitis Viruses18. Arboviruses19. Oncogenic Viruses, Slow Viruses and Prions and Miscellaneous Viruses20. Human Immunodeficiency VirusSection 4: Medical Mycology21. Basic Mycology22. Fungi Causing Human DiseasesSection 5: Medical Parasitology23. Protozoans24. Helminths25. Laboratory Identification of ParasitesSection 6: Immunology26. Immunity, Antigen and Antibody27. Antigen-Antibody Reactions28. Hypersensitivity Reactions29. Immunisation Schedule and VaccinesSection 7: Laboratory Methods30. Clinical Specimen Collection Techniques31. Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious DiseasesPart B: Infection Control & SafetySection 1: Infection Control32. Infection33. Healthcare Acquired Infection34. Isolation Precautions and Other Infection Control Practices35. Sterilisation and Disinfection36. Biomedical Waste Management37. Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial StewardshipSection 2: Safety38. Patient Safety Indicators39. International Patient Safety Goals40. Clinical Safety Protocol41. Hospital Employee Safety Indicators