Head of laboratory: Natalia Vasilyevna Bilalova, senior-grade clinical laboratory physician
Telephone:+7 (343) 261-99-47 (ext. 125)
E-mail: bilalova_nv@niivirom.ru
Overview
The Reference Laboratory for HIV and Opportunistic Infection Diagnostics operates under Russian law and the regulations of the Government, Rospotrebnadzor and the Ministry of Health. Its work is also governed by the Institute’s and the laboratory’s regulations, orders of the Institute director, approved work plans and the regulations of the Urals District Centre for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control.
Main responsibilities and functions of the laboratory
The laboratory's main responsibilities are:
- Conduct clinical laboratory investigations—including immunological, molecular biological and virological tests of high analytical and diagnostic reliability—under the state assignment and the Institute’s research programmes, in accordance with its licence.
- Introduce improved working practices and new methods with high analytical accuracy and diagnostic reliability.
- Повышение качества лабораторных исследований путем систематического проведения внутрилабораторного контроля качества лабораторных исследований и участия в программе Федеральной системы внешней оценки качества (в дальнейшем – ФСВОК).
- Advise research staff on selecting the most informative laboratory tests and interpreting the results.
Laboratory functions:
- Plan the laboratory’s research over the short and longer term;
- Prepare quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports on research projects, contracts and grants;
- Develop programmes, contracts, specifications and work schedules, and prepare research proposals;
- Organise and monitor the research plan, including the sequence, deadlines and expected outcomes of projects, contracts, grants and study stages;
- Conduct molecular genetic and phylogenetic analyses of HIV strains circulating in the assigned regions;
- Undertake exploratory work to lay the groundwork for future projects, contracts and grants;
- Improve the technical and economic efficiency of research and development, reduce costs and labour requirements, and accelerate practical application of results;
- Ensure proper maintenance and operation of laboratory equipment;
- Coordinate scientific, technical and patent information, process improvement and innovation, and promote staff initiative and scientific achievements;
- Submit records and reports on time;
- Arrange staff participation in conferences and disseminate results through scientific articles, reports, methodological recommendations and conference presentations.
State (municipal) service
Primary health care not covered by the basic compulsory medical insurance programme.
860000О.99.0.АД57АА40002 2 012 – Первичная медико-санитарная помощь, в части диагностики и лечения. ВИЧ-инфекция.
860000О.99.0.АД57АА37002 012 – Первичная медико-санитарная помощь, в части диагностики и лечения. Инфекционные болезни (за исключением ВИЧ-инфекции).
State (municipal) activity
Sanitary and epidemiological expert assessments, investigations, inspections, studies, tests and other evaluations of compliance with sanitary, epidemiological and hygiene requirements.
869000Ф.99.1.АЕ52АА00002 001 – Проведение санитарно-эпидемиологических обследований.