Dr Ashish Kakkar

Dr Ashish Kakkar

Name:

Dr Ashish Kakkar

Organisation:

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Year elected:

2024

Primary professional setting:

Academia

Dr Ashish Kakkar is a faculty in the department of Pharmacology at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. His research interests encompass clinical trials, infectious diseases, neuropharmacology, and drug safety. He serves on the editorial boards of peer-reviewed international and national journals. Academically, Dr. Kakkar holds an MBBS and an MD in Pharmacology from the University of Delhi, and a DM in Clinical Pharmacology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He further enhanced his expertise with advanced training in biostatistics and clinical epidemiology through Harvard Medical School's Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program, graduating with distinction in Clinical Trials. He has contributed to national health initiatives, including the National Formulary of India and the National List of Essential Medicines. His research efforts have been recognized through research grants from various funding agencies, and he has presented his work at prominent international conferences. He is the member secretary of Institutional Ethics Committee for extramural research at PGIMER. He is actively involved in mentoring students, residents and research scholars in the department of pharmacology. He is also a part of multicentre collaborative research studies/ RCTs including those related to product development, early phase drug development and antimicrobial use optimization studies.