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Our Founder - An Introduction
Dr. Chandra P. Sharma is Head, Biosurface Technology Division, Sree
Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram since January 1980. He is basically a Physicist from IIT
Delhi and received his training in Biomaterials area in the University of Utah
(USA) with Prof. D.J. Lyman as a graduate student and in the University of
Liverpool, England with Prof. D.F. Williams as a Post Doctoral Research
Associate. Dr. Sharma has been awarded FBSE by The International Union of
Societies for Biomaterials Science & Engineering (IUS-BSE).
Dr. Sharma has published over 260 research papers with over 1550 citations (Scopus) and has processed 30
patents including in
Japan
and
USA
. He has edited several special issues of International Journals as a guest
editor and a book with Dr. Michael Szycher on Blood Compatible Materials and
Devices with Technomic Publishing Company - 1991. He has been recognized with
various awards and honors such as MRSI medal - Materials Research Society of
India, Distinguished Scientist award - Society for Biomaterials and Artificial
Organs, India (SBAOI) and shares Whitaker and National Science Foundation Award
- International Society for Artificial Organs (ISAO)
USA
and Hall of Honors -
International Biomaterials Center
,
USA
(Founder Prof. C. William Hall). He has delivered many key note addresses,
plenary lectures, invited lectures, IUS-BSE lecture and chaired sessions in
National and International conferences including World Biomaterials Congresses.
Dr. Sharma also chaired and organized a symposium in the 7th World Biomaterials
Congress,
Sydney
,
Australia
, May 17-21, 2004 on “The Scientific Basis for Biocompatibility and Biological
Safety” for SBAOI. He has organized the Indo-Australian Conference on
“Biomaterials, Implantable Devices and Tissue Engineering” (BITE 2005) as a
Co-Chair with Dr Ramshaw and also on “Biomaterials, Implants, Tissue
Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” (BITE&RM 2007) as a Co-chair with
Prof. C. Rolfe Howlett at Sree Chitra Tirunal
Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum on January 19-21,
2005 and January 10-12, 2007 respectively. He has also organized the 19th Annual
General Meeting of MRSI with a symposium on “Materials for Hostile
Environments” during February 14-16, 2008 as a Co-Chair with Dr. G.S.
Bhuvaneshwar at SCTIMST. Dr Sharma chaired and organized a
symposium on “Diabetes Technologies” for SCTIMST in the World Biomaterials
Congress,
Amsterdam
, The Netherlands, May 28-June1, 2008. Dr. Sharma was also Co-Chair of the first
three national conferences of SBAOI (1987-89).
Dr. Sharma is member of editorial board of several international journals and
many national and international societies and reviewer of reputed journals such
as Langmuir, Biomacromolecules and Biomaterials etc. He is listed in MARQUIS
WHO'S WHO, Reed Elsevier Inc., NJ. He has also been chosen as the International
Man of the Millennium by IBC Cambridge, England. He is the founder of Society
for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, India (SBAOI) and founder editor- Trends
in Biomaterials and Artificial Organs- a journal published by SBAOI. He has been
the member of IUSBSE since 2003 and observer member since 1996 and has
represented SBAOI as Ambassador in the WBC 2004 - Sydney and WBC 2008 -
Amsterdam
. He has also been President SPSI, Trivandrum Chapter and Convener MRSI,
Trivandrum Chapter,
India
. He has been invited to join the Diplomatic Council of London Diplomatic
Academy Ltd., by Dr. Alfonso Roldan More (March 12, 2000).
The projects ongoing and completed by his group relate to the development of
Small Diameter Vascular Graft, Hemoperfusion Column, Artificial Wound Dressing
Materials - Transdermal Delivery system, Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite,
development of nanoparticles and its uses towards drug (peptide) delivery
systems and coatings to enhance tissue compatibility of implants, Hemodialysis
membranes, improvement of Bioprosthetic Heart valve via surface modifications,
and Oral Insulin Delivery Systems (under NMITLI, CSIR, New Delhi) using pH
sensitive microspheres/nanoparticles loaded with liposome/ b-cyclodextrin
derivatives/ lipids encapsulated insulin. Basic activities also relate
understanding of blood/tissue - material interactions at the interface. Recently
Department of Science & Technology,
New Delhi
, has approved the Development of "Facilities for Micro/Nanoparticles based
Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (FADDS)" to his laboratory.
Address for correspondence:-
Dr. Chandra P. Sharma,
Senior Scientist G and Head,
Division of Biosurface Technology,
Associate Head,
Biomedical Technology Wing,
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram 695 012, India.
Phone: 91 471 252 0214, 234 0801 (O), 91 471 249 0964 (R)
Fax: 91 471 234 1814
E-mail: sharmacp@sctimst.ac.in
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