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Dr. Chandra P. Sharma is Head, Biosurface Technology Division, Sree
Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram since January 1980. He has been Associate Head, Biomedical Technology Wing,
SCTIMST and presently he is Associate Dean, PhD Affairs. He is also
Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Manipal College
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
University. He is basically a Solid State 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) in 2008 and
FBAO (Fellow Biomaterials and Artificial Organs) by Society for Biomaterials
& Artificial Organs (India) in 2011. He was also
British Council Scholar/Research Fellow at Institute of Medical and Dental
Bioengineering, University of Liverpool, UK during June 1989 to September 1989
under Indo-UK Programme, British High
Commission, New Delhi.
Dr. Sharma has published over 300 research papers with over
2700 citations (Scopus)
and has processed
32 patents including in Canada, European Union, 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 is also editor of the
book "Biointegration
of Medical Implant Materials: Science and Design" with CRC
Press/Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2010. He has been recognized with
various awards and honors such as MRSI medal (1994) and MRSI-ICSC
Superconductivity & Materials Science Annual Prize Award 2009 - 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
and TERMIS World 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 with a keynote address of Prof. D.F. Williams. He has organized the Indo-Australian Conference on
“Biomaterials, Implantable Devices and Tissue Engineering” (BITE 2005) as a
Co-Chair with Dr Ramshaw, 2nd Indo-Australian Conference 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 been the Co-chair of the 3rd Indo-Australian
Conference with Prof. Laura Poole-Warren at University of New
South Wales in Sydney, Australia on January 21-23, 2009. He has also been the
Co-chair of the 4th Indo-Australian Conference, 25th Aniversary celebration of
SBAOI and 4th General Meeting of STERMI with a theme "Innovations in
Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery Systems" along with
Prof. Harish Padh, L.M. Manocha and Prof. Zee Upton held at Sardar Patel University, Ahmedabad
on February 10-12, 2011. He was the Co-Ordinator of the Workshop organised by
Prof. David F Williams, Editor-in-Chief, Biomaterials during March 16-17, 2011
at SCTIMSt with a theme "New Visions for Biomaterials and Regenerative
Medicine". He has 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 with a key note address of
Prof. N.A. Peppas 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). He has also delivered
invited/special lectures in
various Universities such as Columbia University (USA),
Kansas State University
(USA), Nanyang Technical University, Singapore
and Philipps
University, Marburg, Germany (under DST-DAAD programme). His staff and
students have received several awards like Institute Award for best scientific
contributions SCTIMST (Chandy T., 1989), Whittaker
Foundation and National Science Foundation Student paper Award (Sindhu CV, 1997), “Bajpai-Saha” award for the best paper
presentation, SBAOI (Sindhu
CV - 1996, Shefi Angel - . Dileep
KJ - 1998), MRSI Best poster presentation award (Sunny MC - 1994, Paul W. -1996
& 1998), Best oral presentation award, MACRO 2004 (Kaladhar K, 2004), Elsevier Travel Award (Viola M. - 2008,
Soniya TA - 2008), Rudolf Cimdins Scholarship (Viola M., 2009), AAPS International Affairs Committee Travel Award (Sonia TA 2010) etc. Paul W.
was awarded with FBAO (Fellow - Biomaterials and Artificial Organs) by Society
for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (India) in 2011.
Dr. Sharma is member of editorial board of several international journals and
many national and international societies and reviewer of reputed journals such
as Molecular Pharmaceutics, 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 the Society
for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, India (SBAOI) and the Society for Tissue Engineeering and
Regenerative Medicine, India (STERMI). He is the 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 is also the council member of TERMIS-AP, 2005-08, 2008-10. He has also been President
SPSI, Trivandrum Chapter and Convener MRSI,
Trivandrum Chapter, India.
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 with a funding of
over US$ 1 million.
Address for correspondence:-
Dr. Chandra P. Sharma FBAO, FBSE
Associate Dean, SCTIMST
Senior Scientist G and Head,
Division of Biosurface Technology,
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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