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Dr. Shoma Mukherjee

Professor & HoD, Pharmacology

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About

Medical professional in the field of Pharmacology with more than 19 years of research and teaching experience. She has completed her medical education and post-graduation from Govt. Medical Colleges and has honed her skills in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring during her Senior Residency at the Institute of Human Behavior & Allied Sciences, New Delhi. In academics, she has brought along years of Industry experience in regulatory trials and BA/BE studies. She has handled more than 15 Global multicenter clinical trials (Phase II – IV) as Medical Monitor & Therapeutic Area Specialist. She has also served as a Senior Research Scientist & Principal Investigator in the Pharmaceutical Industry leading more than 1000 healthy volunteers (pilot & pivotal) BA/BE and Phase 1 studies. She has guided several Research Scholars of Pharmaceutical Medicine (PhD), Master Degree of Doctor of Medicine (Pharmacology), Master Degree of Pharmacy, & Master of Science Clinical Research as Supervisor /Co- Supervisor. She has two ongoing ICMR funded projects on MDR TB and 1st line ATT drugs; completed STS projects to her credit and several publications in reputed journals. She is the Coordinator of AMC & MDMC under the Pharmacovigilance Program & Materiovigilance Program of India respectively. She is the member/ chairperson of several institutional committees. She is the recipient of the National Prestige Award 2026 under the category of “Pioneer in Clinical & Applied Pharmacology” and has a published patent featured in the Official Journal of The Patent Office.

Experience

19 years

Qualification

M.B.B.S, M.D Pharmacology

Award & Recognition

  • She is named as an inventor on a published patent application featured in the Official Journal of The Patent Office dated 17-04-2026.
  • Recipient of the National Prestige Award 2026 under the category of “Pioneer in Clinical & Applied Pharmacology”
  • Established the Centre for Drug Quantification and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring with funding support & recommendation from ICMR ,New Delhi; a specialized laboratory and first in the country, to detect and simultaneously quantify plasma levels of key second-line anti-TB drugs viz., bedaquiline, linezolid, levofloxacin, clofazimine etc.
  • National Formulary of India. Review of Chapter, 6th Edition by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission.
  • Certificate of Review awarded by Wolters Kluwer for the book “Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology” (2nd South Asian Edition, Sep 2022 and (3rd South Asian Edition, 2025).
  • Guided PhD Research Scholars, Master Degree of Doctor of Medicine (Pharmacology), Master Degree of Pharmacy & Master of Science Medical Pharmacology as Supervisor & Co- Supervisor.

Present appointments:

  • Coordinator of Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre, SMSR & Sharda Hospital under Pharmacovigilance Program of India , Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
  • Chairperson- Causality Assessment Committee for Adverse Drug Reaction & Monitoring Centre, SMSR & Sharda Hospital under Pharmacovigilance Program of India, IPC, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
  • Nodal Officer, Uttar Pradesh Promote Pharma Council, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh.
  • Convener, Pharmacovigilance Committee, SMSR
  • Member, Expert Committee & Selection Committee, India T.B Research Consortium, ICMR, New Delhi.
  • Medical Scientist, Indian Radiological & Imaging Association, Delhi
  • Member, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee by CPCSEA, Govt. of India.
  • Member, Doctoral Research Board Committee for Nursing PhD, SSN&R, Sharda University.

Research

  1. Principal Investigator of 2 ongoing  ICMR  Extramural Research Projects
  2. Completed & Certificate awarded in 2021 for the ICMR STS vide Reference ID: 2020-08743.
  3. Seed Fund & Non- funded projects -10

Certifications

Basic Course in Biomedical Research (BCBR,  Revised Basic Course Workshop (rBCW), Curriculum Implementation Support Program (CISP), Basic Course in Medical Education (BCME), Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) by American Heart Association , 3T- IBHSc (Integrated Bioethics for Health Sciences) accredited by International Training Faculty.

Area of Interest

Clinical Trials (Phase I- IV), Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, BA/BE Studies, Medical Monitoring, MDR TB, Pharmacovigilance of Drugs & Medical Device.