I, Dr.Sharmila Gupta, have won the title of ISTRA 2024 under “Best Academician of the year award”. I have persued MBBS degree from ESI-PGIMSR and ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata and persued MD Microbiology degree from R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. I also persued fellowship in Infectious Disease from University of New South Wales-Medicine and Health, Australia. During my MBBS curriculum, I was awarded medals in Anatomy and Gynaecology & Obstetrics for “Class Assistantship” examinations. I got honours in Pharmacology and E.N.T. I was also selected for Class Assistantship examinations in Microbiology, Medicine and Biochemistry. I have completed 3 years of Junior residentship and 2 years of Senior residentship. Currently working as a Consultant Medical Microbiologist and a Medical teacher of MBBS students, DMLT students and Nursing students in Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. I have 11 publications in different reputed national and international journals. These publications were in the fields of Mycobacteriology (Tuberculosis), Candiduria, Malaria, Microbiological profile of abscesses, Ventilator associated pneumonia, Advanced serological tests, Colistin resistance among multidrug resistant gram negative isolates, Carbapenem resistance and its phenotypic detection, Sepsis, COVID associated infections and Microbiological profile of chronic suppurative otitis media. I have presented papers in many national and state level conferences including ‘Mycocon’, ‘Hisicon’, ‘Microcon’,etc. and I was awarded prizes and certificates for my presentations. Recently I have been selected as a speaker in an international conference. I also worked as a co-guide of two MSc students who worked in the field of Antimicrobial resistance among microorganisms and another in microbiological profile of septicemia amongst sepsis patients. I have completed workshops in ‘Antimicrobial resistance in clinical microbiology reporting’ and ‘Diagnostic stewardship’. I have worked as a ‘Resource Faculty’ in a ‘Mycology’ workshop arranged by R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. I also work as a ‘Consultant physician’ in three clinics. I have completed “ICMR Biomedical research course” during my junior residentship.

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