RESUME
Dr. Barnali Das,
MD., DNB. (Biochemistry), PGDM.
Consultant, Biochemistry
& Immunology,
Laboratory Medicine
Division,
Kokilaben
Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
& Medical Research
Institute,
Four Bungalows, Andheri
(West),
Mumbai – 400053,
India.
PREVIOUS
POSITIONS HELD:
(i) Clinical Biochemist: Supervising
Biochemistry Dept. & RIA- Chemiluminescense Dept., SRL Ranbaxy Laboratory Ltd., Mumbai.
(ii) Lecturer, Biochemistry
Department, Topiwala National
Medical College & B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai.
(iii) Senior Resident, Biochemistry,
Maulana Azad Medical College & associated LNJP and G. B. Pant
Hospitals, New Delhi.
(iv) Senior Resident, Biochemistry
Department, Safdarjung Hospital and associated Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi.
EDUCATION:
MBBS: Lady Hardinge Medical
College, New Delhi.
MD: Biochemistry, Maulana
Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
DNB: Biochemistry, National
Board of Examinations.
MDP: IIT Bombay
PGDM: Hospital & Health
Care Management
CCCR in Clinical Research
College of American Pathologist comprehensive
online Team Leader study on Laboratory Accreditation Programme.
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
i) American Association
of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) International Travel Grant, Chicago, IL, 2009.
ii) American Association
of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Gallwas membership Grant. Dec 2007.
iii) Young Scientist Scholarship
from Asia Pacific Federation of Clinical Biochemistry in 11th APCCB, Beijing, Oct, 2007.
iv) Pitabus Jamuna Burma
Memorial Award Paper for Young Scientists by Association of Clinical Biochemists of India in Delhi, Dec 2007.
v) Dr. C. Sita Devi Award
for the year 2005 of Association of Clinical Biochemists of India (ACBI) for best paper in the field of Biochemistry among
young scientists (< 35 years) in the Indian subcontinent.
vi) Brig. Ramesh Sinha Memorial
Certificate & Gold Medal awarded by Association of Medical Biochemistry of India in AMBICON 2005 in Bhubaneswar, Dec., 2005.
vi) State scholarship for
securing first position in talent search examination, 1988-90.
vii) Winner of All India Essay
Competetion, 1991.
viii) State Merit Scholarship
for MBBS, 1994-2000.
ix) Life Member of Indian
Society for Atherosclerosis Research & International Atherosclerosis Society.
x) Life Member of Association
of Clinical Biochemists of India.
xi) Sambad Sahitya Awardee,
1998.
MAIN INTEREST:
Clinical Chemistry, Immunology, Metabolic Laboratory, Prenatal & Neonatal Biochemical Screening & Laboratory Quality
Management.
WORK
EXPERIENCE:
a) Consultant, Biochemistry
& Immunology Division of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute, 725 bedded tertiary care hospital in Mumbai.
b) Supervised Biochemistry
Dept. & RIA- Chemiluminescense Dept. in SRL Ranbaxy Ltd., Mumbai (CAP & NABL Accreditated).
She has successfully
achieved NABL & CAP accreditation as a part of a team at SRL Ranbaxy.
c) In LNJP Hospital & G.B. Pant Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital & VMMC, as Senior resident.
PUBLICATIONS:
(i) Barnali Das, Mradul K. Daga and Santosh K. Gupta. Lipid Pentad
Index: A novel bioindex for evaluation of lipid risk factors for atherosclerosis in young adolescents and children of premature
coronary artery disease patients in India.
Clinical Biochemistry, Volume 40, Issues 1-2, January 2007, p18-24.
(ii) Das B, Daga MK, Gupta SK.Lipid pentad index: A better index of dyslipidemias in children of premature coronary
artery disease patients in India. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS, Volume 7, Issue 3, 2006, p70.
(iii) Bhatia Anita, Kaur Charanjeet, Das Barnali, Kabi B. C. Stem cells: A new promise, IJMB, Vol 11,
No.2, 2007.
(iv) Das Barnali. Total Quality Management in New Laboratory Set up. Volume 23, IJCB Supplement 2008, p60.
(v) B Das. Exploring the new world of laboratory medicine with nanotechnology, Souvenir ACBI , 2007.
(vi) B Das. Multi-biomarker approach : A step towards prediction of modern
epidemic of coronary artery disease. Souvenir ACBI , 2007.
(vii) Das Barnali, Daga M.
K., Gupta S. K. Study of Lipoprotein (a), Apolipoprotein A-I, Apolipoprotein B-100 and Lipid profile in Children of Patients
with Premature Coronary Artery Disease. Nilachakra, AMBI, p28, 2005.
(viii) Das Barnali, Daga M. K., Gupta S. K. Non- traditional lipid risk factors for atherosclerosis in children
of premature coronary artery disease patients: A new lipid pentad index and its implications. Souvenir, ACBI. p70, 2005.
(ix) Das Barnali. Nanotechnology: The New frontier in Medicine. Souvenir, ACBI, p74, 2005.
(x) Das Barnali, Daga M. K., Gupta S. K. Apo B/ Apo A-I Ratio as a new indicator
for atherosclerosis in children of Indian patients of premature coronary artery disease. Souvenir, International Symposia/
CME on Atherosclerosis, ISAR, 2005, p42.
(xi) Das Barnali, Daga M. K., Gupta S. K. Lipid pentad index: a better index of dyslipidemias in children of
premature coronary artery disease patients in India.
Abstract Book, .XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis (ISA 2006) in Rome, Italy, 2006.
(xii) Kabi B. C, Das Barnali,
Keshari J. R. Approach towards nature's curse: inborn error of metabolism. Souvenir, AMBI. p20, 2006.
(xiii) Keshari J. R, Sinha A. R. S, Kabi, Das Barnali. The regimes of antitubercular drug therapy and hepatic
function. Souvenir, AMBI, p 63, 2006.
NEWS ARTICLE ON OUR PROPOSED BIOINDEX: LPI
i) Medical News Article on Heart Disease, 2007 FEB 19, Health & Medicine Week, NewsRx, Atlanta,
USA.
Studies from Maulana Azad
Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital yield new data on heart disease in children.
ii) International Atherosclerosis
Society 'e-Newsletter' - Feb, 2007
iii) Hypertension News. National
Campaign to Control HypertensionSM (NCCHSM); Feb, 2007.
iv) Lipid Pentad Index: A
novel bioindex for evaluation of lipid risk factors for atherosclerosis in young adolescents and children of premature coronary
artery disease patients in India. MedWorm, Feb, 2007.
CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS:
(a) Invited for talk on “Total
Quality Management in New Laboratory Set up” in ACBICON, 2008.
(b) Invited for talk on “Exploring the
new world of laboratory medicine with nanotechnology” in ACBICON,2007
(c) Pitabus Jamuna Burma Memorial Award Paper on ACBICON,2007 on Multi-biomarker approach : A step
towards prediction of modern epidemic of coronary artery disease.
(d) Presentation on Coronary Artery Disease
Markers in Asia Pacific Conference of Clinical Biochemistry in 11th APCCB, Beijing,
Oct, 2007.
(e) Paper selected for poster presentation
in XIV International Symposium on "ATHEROSCLEROSIS" (ISA 2006) in Rome,
Italy on June 18-22, 2006.
(f) Paper presented in 32nd ACBICON,
18th –21st Dec., 2005.
(g) Poster presentation in 32nd ACBICON in
Patna,18th -21st Dec., 2005.
(h) Paper
presentation in AMBICON 2005 in Bhubaneswar, 25th –27th Dec., 2005.
(i) Oral presentation in International
Symposia/ CME on Atherosclerosis, ISARCON in Lady
Hardinge Medical College,
New Delhi on 25th –27th Nov, 2005.
(j) Poster presentation in XVIII-th Annual Conference of Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research & International
Symposia/ CME on Atherosclerosis, ISARCON 2005 in Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, 25th –27th Nov, 2005.
CONFERENCES
ATTENDED:
a) Attended Symposium on ‘Reticular
activating system and disorders of consciousness’, New Delhi,
in Safdarjang hospital on September, 2003.
b) Attended Symposium on Molecular
Aspects of Atherosclerosis and related Metabolic Disorders organized by Department of
Biochemistry, AIIMS, Delhi on 24th Oct., 2005.
c)Attended Symposium on International
Conference on Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Indian Habitat Centre on 1-2 Oct., 2005.
d) Attended Symposium on ‘Quality
control’ in Delhi Chapter Meeting of ACBI in AIIMS on 19th Nov, 2005.
e) 32nd ACBICON in Patna, 18th –21st Dec., 2005.
f) AMBICON 2005 in Bhubaneswar, 25th –27th
Dec., 2005.
g)Attended Lipid Seminar by
Accurex in Taj Hotel, Delhi on Sept, 2006.
h) Attended Symposium on
‘KFT and Quality control’ in Delhi Chapter Meeting of ACBI in India Habitat Centre on 4th Nov, 2006.
i) Attended IVth Bio-Rad "QC
User Meet" On 7th September 2007.
j) 11th APCCB, Beijing, Oct, 2007.
k) 34th ACBICON,
Delhi, Dec, 2007
WORKSHOP
ATTENDED:
(a) Participated in Workshop
on Laboratory Diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolism on 28-30 September, 2005 organized by Department of Genetic Medicine,
Sir Ganga Ram
Hospital, New Delhi.
(b) Participated in Workshop
on Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine on 9th November, 2006 by IFCC- ACBI in
Lady Hardinge Medical
College, New Delhi.
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES:
Invited Reviewer for:
American Association of Clinical
Chemistry, Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, Indian Journal of Community Medicine.
RESEARCH
FIELDS:
a) Coronary artery disease
and Dyslipidemia,
b) Nanotechnology: Silver
nanoparticle & CdS nanoparticle preparation & studying properties.
c) Total Quality Management
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE:
Instructed undergraduate tutorials
and practical classes in MBBS, BDS and BSc nursing courses, during 2003-07.
Approved as teacher of Maharashtra
University of Health Sciences, 2007.
SOCIAL
SERVICE:
Served as honorary doctor
in Mobile medical service in the slum areas of Bhatti mines & Ashok Nagar,
Delhi, conducted by Ramakrishna Mission Free TB Clinic & Medical Center.
Participation in Pulse Polio
Immunisatiotion programmes regularly.
BOOK WRITTEN:
Authored one book (published in Kolkata Book Fair), 1999.
INTERVIEW
PUBLISHED AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS:
a) Interview published in reputed Bengali Dailies (e. g. in ‘Protidin’ by National Book Trust
editor, 1st April, 2001; Dainik Sambad, Syandan etc.).
b) Interview published in ‘Youth Forum’ as representative of
India amongst youth of various regions like America, UK, Russia, Lithuania, Romania, Brazil, West Indies, Fiji, Argentina,
Singapore, Bangladesh and India in Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India, January 2000, 40-52.
c) Contributor of articles in literary magazines, newspapers.
d) Fine Arts Secretary in Lady hardinge Medical College, Delhi, 1996-97.
e) Sambad Sahitya Awardee in 1998.

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