Junior and Senior Residency in MD Pharmacology from Government Medical College,
Thiruvananthapuram
MBA in Hospital and Health Systems Management from BITS Pilani
Currently pursuing PhD from Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet,
Stockholm, Sweden
Worked as Technical Consultant at WHO, Geneva
Currently with ICMR since 2018
Program Officer for Phase I clinical trials at Clinical Studies and Trials Unit
Program Officer for National Task Force on Safe and Rational Use of Medicines
Involved in planning and/ or execution of various clinical trials, including
international collaborative studies with NIH, DNDi and Oxford university. Various
collaborations with Indian partners also in place – including public-private
partnerships, for taking forward leads for clinical co-development from Phase I to Phase
III
Various advisory roles to Government of India on matters of Pharmaceutical policy
(member to Drug Technical Advisory Board; advise CDSCO on various committees including
the IND Subject Expert Committee; advise on medicine prices and access to NPPA etc.)
