Hari Shanker Sharma
Professor,
Director of Research (Int. Expt. ECNSIR), University Hospital, Uppsala University
Hari Shanker Sharma, FRSM
(UK), Director of Research (Int.
Expt. ECNSIR), University Hospital, Uppsala University is Professor of
Neurobiology (MRC), Docent in Neuroanatomy (UU) and is currently affiliated
with Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Anesthesiology and Intensive
Care Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden. Hari Sharma was born on January 15,
1955 in an Industrialist town Dalmianagar (Bihar), India. He did his Bachelor
of Science with Honors from the prestigious L. S. College Muzaffarpur in 1973
and secured 1st position in his batch. He obtained his Master Degree from Bihar
University with special expertise in Cell Biology in 1976 and awarded Gold
Medal of Bihar University for securing 1st potion in the 1st Class. Hari Sharma
joined the group of Professor Prasanta Kumar Dey, a neurophysiologist by
training in the Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical; Sciences,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 1977 to obtain Doctor of Philosophy Degree
(D.Phil.) in Neurosciences and was awarded Ph.D. in 1982 on “Blood-Brain
Barrier in Stress.” Hari Sharma after carrying out a series of Government of
India funded Research Projects on the BBB and brain dysfunction (1982–1987),
joined the lab of Neuropathology at Uppsala University with Professor Yngve
Olsson in 1988 to investigate passage of tracer transport across the BBB caused
by stress or traumatic insults to the Brain and Spinal cord at light and
electron microscopy. Dr. Sharma awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation Fellowship of German Government (1989–1991) to work on hyperthermia
induced BBB dysfunction at the ultrastructural level in the laboratory of
Professor Jorge Cervós-Navarro (a living “Legend in Neuropathology in Europe”).
Dr. Sharma joined again Uppsala University and established a network of
collaboration on “Experimental CNS Injury Research Group” as a lead
investigator with eminent collaborators in various parts of Europe, USA, and
Australia (1991–). On his work on hyperthermia Dr. Sharma received the
prestigious Neuroanatomy award “Rönnows Research prize” of Uppsala University
for “best neuroanatomical research of the year 1996” followed by the Award of
the Degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences of Uppsala University in Neuroanatomy
in 1999 and selected for the Best Thesis Award of the Medical faculty, “The
Hwassers Prize” of 1999. On his meticulous works on the Blood Brain barrier and
Brain edema (2000–2003) Dr. Sharma earned the prestigious title of “Docent in
Neuroanatomy” of Medical Faculty, Uppsala University in April 2004. Currently
his main research interest is Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration, in
relation to the Blood-brain barrier in stress, trauma, and drugs of abuse in
health and disease.Dr.
Sharma on his research on brain pathology and neuroprotection in different
models received the prestigious awards from The Laerdal Foundation of Acute
Medicine, Stavanger, Norway, in 2005 followed by Distinguished International
Scientists Collaboration Award by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA),
Baltimore, MD (2006–2008). His recent work on 5-HT3 receptor mediated
neuroprotection in morphine withdrawal induced neurotoxicity won the coveted
prize of Best Investigator Award 2008 and Best Scientific Presentation by
European Federation of the International Association for Study of Pain (ISAP),
and Awarded during their VI Annual Meeting in Lisbon, September 9–12, 2008. His
recent research is aimed to find out the role of nanoparticles in Neurodegeneration
and Neuroprotection using various treatment strategies that is supported by
European Aerospace Research and Development (EOARD), London, UK and US Air
Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Oh, USA. On
his works on Blood–brain barrier in hypertension and diabetes together with
Romanian colleagues, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu,”
Cluj-Napoca, Romania awarded Dr. Sharma with Honorary Doctorate of Medical
Sciences in 2009. Dr. Sharma’s work over 30 years on the blood-brain barrier
and brain edema won him the US Neurosurgeon Dr. Anthony Marmarou Award (2011)
by the International Brain Edema Society at their 15th Congress in Tokyo,
Japan, November 20–24, 2011. His works on Nanoneuroscience and development of nanomedicine
to treat the CNS injuries has won accolades at various Government and
International Scotties or Organization across the World. Accordingly Dr Sharma
was decorated with the most prestigious “Hind Rattan Award 2012” on the eve of
Republic Day of India 25th January 2012 and Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Gold Medal
on October 12, 2012 in House of Lords, London, UK. Hari Sharma was also invited
to organize and chair Nanosymposium in Society for Neuroscience meetings in
Chicago (2009), San Diego (2010), Washington DC (2011) and New Orleans (2012).
Hari Sharma has published over 380 research papers, 75 reviews, 12 monographs,
and 70 international book chapters and edited 15 book volumes. He served as
Guest Editor of Curr. Pharm. Desig. (2005, 2007, 2010–); J. Neural.
Transmiss. (2006, 2011–) and is founding Editor-in-Chief of Int. J.
Neuroprotec. Neuroregen. (2004–), UK. Dr. Sharma is on board of various
International Journals including CNS and Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets,
USA, Journal of Neurodegeneration and Regeneration, USA (2009–) and is
associate editor of Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Nanoneuroscience
2006–), USA, Review Editor—Frontiers in Neuroengineering (2007–), Frontiers
in Neurorestoratology, and Associate Editor of Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
(2008–), Frontiers of Fractal Physiology (2010–), Switzerland, Journal of
Neurorestoratology, Dove Medical press, London, UK (2012–), Webmed Central,
Neurology Faculty, Advisory Board Member (2010–), World Journal of Pharmacology
(2011–), Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, USA (2012–). Dr.
Sharma served as volume editor of several progress in Brain research series
(Volumes 104, 115, 162 and 180), International review of Neurobiology (Volume
82 and 102) and other Springer Volumes on Spinal cord injury (1988) and
Handbook of Neurochemistry (2009) apart from stand alone books (Elsevier,
Springer and Academic Press since 1994). Dr. Hari Sharma is invited to join
several National Academies of repute including New York Academy fo Science, USA
(since 1994–); International Academy of Stress, New York (2003–), Swedish
Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010–). Dr. Sharma has served as an expert
evaluator and advisor to various Boards, Councils and Institutions for their
Research Grants including Wellcome Trust, London, UK (2011–); Catalan Agency
for Health Information and Quality, TV3 (2010–), European Commission Projects
(2002–), European Nanomed Council (2009–), Ministry of Health Science
Foundation; Medical research Council and University Commission of Grants in
various countries in Europe, USA, UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and in
Australia. Some of the notable organizations include: Australia and New Zealand
Health Council (2000–); University Commission of Grants, Hong Kong (2002–),
Singapore Medical Council, Singapore (2003–); UK Charity Organization “Research
on Ageing: Help the Aged” (2003–); Euro Nanomed (2010–). Dr. Sharma is
designated as ambassador of the City of Uppsala 2007, by Uppsala County
administration and Uppsala Tourism for promoting Uppsala, Sweden as
International Research Collaboration/Meetings and Conference Destination. He
received Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, North Carolina, NC, USA in
2019 for his active leadership and development of Neuroscience Policy &
administration. Dr. Hari Sharma is married to Aruna Sharma (nee Bajpai) since
23rd April 1979 and has two sons. His political affiliations belong to Swedish
Social Democrat Party (Socialdemokraterna, Sverige) where he is associated with
the development of Education and Research matters in Sweden actively.
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