Dr. Sharma has more than 20 years of extensive experience in research and teaching
of cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology.
Dr. Sharma has been instrumental in developing the infrastructure for research at
the School of Pharmacy duly supported by PCOM. In a newly-developed Pharmacy Research
Laboratory at the Georgia campus, Dr. Sharma is developing an in vitro paradigm (using
stem cell derived cardiomyocyte and primary human cardiomyocyte culture) to assess
in vivo clinical cardiovascular pathophysiology. Dr. Sharma envisions advancing the
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences as a platform for the growth and development
of students and faculty at the PCOM School of Pharmacy - Georgia Campus.
As a member of Executive Leadership Team of the PCOM School of Pharmacy, Dr. Sharma
is integral part of accreditation process (governed by Accreditation Council of Pharmacy
Education). Dr. Sharma is leading the department of pharmaceutical sciences in providing
education to professional PharmD students at the School of Pharmacy.
In his search for clinical biomarkers for the early stages of congestive heart failure, Dr. Sharma’s research is focused on apoptosis and the signaling cascade that occur with sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction. In addition to intramural resources, Dr. Sharma’s research had been funded through the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of NIH, American Heart Association and Oral & Maxillofacial Research Foundation.
President: Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America, Inc. (ASIOA), 2010-2012
Fourth National meeting of ASIOA (Suwanee, GA, Jan 15-17, 2011)
Vice-President: Third National meeting of ASIOA, January 17-19, 2009, Denton, TX
Managing Editor: Frontiers in Bioscience, Encyclopedia in Bioscience, Volume 10-11,
2005-2006. Advances in Systemic Inflammatory Response
