Saibal Das

I am a medical professional from India. I completed my undergraduate medical training (MBBS) from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India followed by three years of post-graduation (MD) in Pharmacology from Christian Medical College, Vellore, India and another three years of post-doctoral training (DM) in Clinical Pharmacology from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. I have also completed my doctoral studies (PhD) at the Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

I am presently working as a Scientist E (Medical) at the Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections, Kolkata, India. I am an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) (An Institution of National Importance Established by an Act of Parliament), Ghaziabad, India. I am also an affiliated researcher at the Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, and there I work in the Health Systems and Policy team (Improving Use of Medicines).

As a Clinical Pharmacologist and a medical scientist, my core areas of expertise are conducting and reviewing clinical trials and observational studies to synthesize evidence on medicine efficacy/effectiveness and safety. I have been actively involved in clinical research over the last 15 years as an investigator (site level) as well as a program officer (central secretariat level), and I have managed 15 staff. I have published over 120 scientific papers and won several research awards. I serve in various scientific/research committees on Pharmacology and Drug/Product Development of the Government of India and some professional international societies. I am also the Site Principal Investigator of the Indian Council of Medical Research-Indian Clinical Trial and Education Network (ICMR-INTENT) and Technical Resource Centre (Centre for Evidence-Based Guidelines) under the Department of Health Research, Government of India.