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Poonam C. Sharma, PhD, MD, MBBS

Poonam C. Sharma, PhD, MD, MBBS

Assistant Professor-Research

Department:
SOM-Pathology

Email:
psharma@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-1527

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical Microbiology2024
University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology2023
Dr. S. C. Government Medical College, MD, Medical Microbiology2014
Grant Government Medical College, MBBS, Medicine and Surgery2009

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Basics of Lean and Six Sigma for the Laboratory, LabCE05/2025 - Present
Certification, Human Research: Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel, CITI Program12/2023 - Present
Certification, Technical Supervisor in Microbiology, American Board of Bioanalysis06/2024 - Present
Licensure, License to practice medicine and clinical microbiology in all the states of India04/2009 - Present
Certification, Specialist in Microbiology, American Society for Clinical Pathology11/2023 - Present

Current Positions

Director of Clinical Microbiology Lab, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology07/2024 - Present
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology05/2024 - Present
Director of Serology Lab, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology07/2024 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine07/2023 - 05/2024
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences01/2019 - 05/2023
Assistant Manager/ Medical Advisor, AstraZeneca and MedImmune, TCS Life Sciences12/2016 - 06/2018
Medical Officer, Employees State Insurance Scheme, School of Medicine03/2014 - 03/2015
Resident Doctor, Dr. S. C. Government Medical College, School of Medicine06/2010 - 06/2013

Publications

Journal Article

Vidal AGJ, Francis M, Chitanvis M, Takeshita K, Frame IJ, Sharma P, Vidal P, Lanata CF, Grijalva C, Daley W, Vidal JE, Fluorescent antibody-based detection and ultrastructural analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae in human sputum. Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.), 2025 Mar 5;17(1):42025
Azar, A., Quiring, R., Sharma, P. and Brodell, R. An Unusual Case of Blastomycosis Presenting as "Punched Out" Ulcerations SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. 8, 5 (Sep. 2024), 1845–18492024
Sharma PC, McCandless M, Sontakke SP, Varshney N, Brodell RT, Kyle PB, Daley W, Navigating Viral Gastroenteritis: Epidemiological Trends, Pathogen Analysis, and Histopathological Findings. Cureus, 2024 May;16(5):e611972024
Overton J, Velasquez A, Cruse A, Noble C, Burrow R, Sharma PC, Berlin WP, Brodell RT, Sontakke SP, Fatal Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient: A Case Report and Review of Diagnostic Challenges. Cureus, 2024 Sep;16(9):e695462024
Heath CP, Sharma PC, Sontakke S, Smith DJ, Jhaveri TA, The Brief Case: Hidden in plain sight-Exophiala jeanselmei subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis of hand masquerading as a hematoma. Journal of clinical microbiology, 2024 Dec 11;62(12):e01068242024
Dwivedi R, Farrag M, Sharma P, Shi D, Shami AA, Misra SK, Ray P, Shukla J, Zhang F, Linhardt RJ, Sharp JS, Tandon R, Pomin VH, The Sea Cucumber Thyonella gemmata Contains a Low Anticoagulant Sulfated Fucan with High Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Actions against Wild-Type and Delta Variants. Journal of natural products, 2023 Jun 23;86(6):1463-14752023
Sharma P, Dwivedi R, Ray P, Shukla J, Pomin VH, Tandon R, Inhibition of Cytomegalovirus by Pentacta pygmaea Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate Depends on Its Molecular Weight. Viruses, 2023 Mar 28;15(4)2023
Maurya AK, Sharma P, Samanta P, Shami AA, Misra SK, Zhang F, Thara R, Kumar D, Shi D, Linhardt RJ, Sharp JS, Doerksen RJ, Tandon R, Pomin VH, Structure, anti-SARS-CoV-2, and anticoagulant effects of two sulfated galactans from the red alga Botryocladia occidentalis. International journal of biological macromolecules, 2023 May 31;238:1241682023
Dwivedi R, Sharma P, Eilts F, Zhang F, Linhardt RJ, Tandon R, Pomin VH, Anti-SARS-CoV-2 and anticoagulant properties of Pentacta pygmaea fucosylated chondroitin sulfate depend on high molecular weight structures. Glycobiology, 2023 Jan 8;33(1):75-852023
Oh JH, Martinez AD, Cao H, George GW, Cobb JS, Sharma P, Fassero LA, Arole K, Carr MA, Lovell KM, Shukla J, Saed MA, Tandon R, Marquart ME, Moores LC, Green MJ, Radio Frequency Heating of Washable Conductive Textiles for Bacteria and Virus Inactivation. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2022 Sep 28;14(38):43732-437402022
Pramanik A, Mayer J, Sinha SS, Sharma PC, Patibandla S, Gao Y, Corby LR, Bates JT, Bierdeman MA, Tandon R, Seshadri R, Ray PC, Human ACE2 Peptide-Attached Plasmonic-Magnetic Heterostructure for Magnetic Separation, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Identification, and Inhibition of Different Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Infections. ACS applied bio materials, 2022 Sep 2;2022
Dwivedi R, Sharma P, Farrag M, Kim SB, Fassero LA, Tandon R, Pomin VH, Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 wild-type (Wuhan-Hu-1) and Delta (B.1.617.2) strains by marine sulfated glycans. Glycobiology, 2022 Sep 19;32(10):849-8542022
Pramanik A, Sharma PC, Patibandla S, Gao Y, Ruppa-Kasani V, Goli J, Kumar A, Chatterjee A, Sinha SS, Bates JT, Bierdeman MA, Tandon R, Ray PC, Blocking SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) Spike Protein Receptor-Binding Domain Binding with the ACE2 Receptor of the Host Cell and Inhibiting Virus Infections Using Human Host Defense Peptide-Conjugated Graphene Quantum Dots. ACS omega, 2022 Mar 8;7(9):8150-81572022
Dwivedi R, Samanta P, Sharma P, Zhang F, Mishra SK, Kucheryavy P, Kim SB, Aderibigbe AO, Linhardt RJ, Tandon R, Doerksen RJ, Pomin VH, Structural and kinetic analyses of holothurian sulfated glycans suggest potential treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The Journal of biological chemistry, 2021 Oct;297(4):1012072021
Yan L, Song Y, Xia K, He P, Zhang F, Chen S, Pouliot R, Weiss DJ, Tandon R, Bates JT, Ederer DR, Mitra D, Sharma P, Davis A, Linhardt RJ, Heparan sulfates from bat and human lung and their binding to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 May 15;260:1177972021
Tandon R, Sharp JS, Zhang F, Pomin VH, Ashpole NM, Mitra D, McCandless MG, Jin W, Liu H, Sharma P, Linhardt RJ, Effective Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Heparin and Enoxaparin Derivatives. Journal of virology, 2021 Jan 13;95(3)2021
Tandon R, Mitra D, Sharma P, McCandless MG, Stray SJ, Bates JT, Marshall GD, Effective screening of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in patient serum using lentivirus particles pseudotyped with SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein. Scientific reports, 2020 Nov 5;10(1):190762020
Jin W, Zhang W, Mitra D, McCandless MG, Sharma P, Tandon R, Zhang F, Linhardt RJ, The structure-activity relationship of the interactions of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoproteins with glucuronomannan and sulfated galactofucan from Saccharina japonica. International journal of biological macromolecules, 2020 Nov 15;163:1649-16582020
Tandon R, Sharp JS, Zhang F, Pomin VH, Ashpole NM, Mitra D, Jin W, Liu H, Sharma P, Linhardt RJ, Effective Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Heparin and Enoxaparin Derivatives. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2020 Jul 28;2020
Deepali Belurkar, Poonam Sharma, Poorva Sule Hospital-Based Seroprevalence Among Suspected Cases of Dengue in a Tertiary Care Hospital Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 2017; 6(49):3777-37802017
S. R. More, P. C. Sharma, S. S. Raut and V. S. Rathod Antifungal susceptibility pattern of Candida dublinienses recovered from HIV infected patients Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci 2013; 2(5): 215-2192013
P. C. Sharma, S. S. Raut, S. R. More, V. S. Rathod, V. M. Gujar The microbiological profile of ventilator associated pneumonia J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2012; 1(3): 192-1972012
Farrag M, Dwivedi R, Sharma P, Kumar D, Tandon R, Pomin VH, Structural requirements of Holothuria floridana fucosylated chondroitin sulfate oligosaccharides in anti-SARS-CoV-2 and anticoagulant activities. PloS one, 2023;18(5):e0285539

Abstracts

Akhila Aravind, Sumit Sontakke, Vonda Clack, Darlene Hamilton, Patrick Kyle, William Daley, Robert Brodell, Poonam Sharma Optimizing Blood Culture Practices to Address Supply Interruptions Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, Mar 20252025
Navdeep Kaur, Akhila Aravind, Nazar Rahmanov, Poonam Sharma, Ithiel Frame Case of Lepromatous Leprosy Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, Mar 20252025
Tejas Maheshwari, Vamshi Gorantla, Sumit P. Sontakke, Patrick B. Kyle, Robert T. Brodell, William P. Daley, Poonam C. Sharma Complex Presentations of Disseminated Blastomycosis Beyond the Lungs Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, Mar 20252025
Dallas J. Smith, Vaisak Nair, Drashti Shah, George R. Thompson, Ilan Schwartz, Harrison White, Kaya Curtis, Poonam Sharma, Rachel McMullen, Kaitlin Benedict, Jeremy A.W. Gold, Samantha Williams, Shari R. Lipner, Avrom S. Caplan, Eva Rawlings Parker, Peter G. Pappas, Paschalis Vergidis Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Chromoblastomycosis and Eumycetoma in Eight Medical Centers, United States American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual conference, New Orleans, Nov 20242024
Akhila Arvind, Cara F. Pridmore, Poonam C. Sharma, Sumit Sontakke, Dallas J. Smith, Tulip A. Jhaveri Rare Case of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Exophiala jeanselmei American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Chicago, Sep 20242024
Sharma P., Sontakke S., Beeton K., Brodell R., Kyle P., Daley W Exploring Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnancy: Impact on Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes AAB Conference and CRB Symposium, Las Vegas, May 20242024
Rohini Dwivedi, Marwa Farrag, Poonam Sharma, Deling Shi, Sandeep Misra, Priya Ray, Jayanti Shukla, Fuming Zhang, Robert Linhardt, Joshua Sharp, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor Pomin The sulfated fucan from Thyonella gemmata presents high anti-SARS-CoV-2 but low anticoagulant activity Mid-South Glycoscience meeting, University of Mississippi, Oxford, June 20232023
Marwa Farrag, Rohini Dwivedi, Poonam Sharma, Deepak Kumar, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin Structural specificity in anticoagulant and anti-SARS-COV-2 properties of holothurian fucosylated chondroitin sulfate oligosaccharides Mid-South Glycoscience meeting, University of Mississippi, Oxford, June 20232023
Antim K. Maurya, Poonam Sharma, Priyanka Samanta, Anter A. Shami, Sandeep K. Misra, Fuming Zhang, Reena Thara, Deepak Kumar, Deling Shi, Robert J. Linhardt, Joshua S. Sharpa, Robert J. Doerksen, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin Structure, anti-SARS-CoV-2, and anticoagulant effects of two sulfated galactans from the red alga Botryocladia occidentalis Mid-South Glycoscience meeting, University of Mississippi, Oxford, June 20232023
Priyanka Samanta, Sushil K. Mishra, Rohini Dwivedi, Seon Beom Kim, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Pavel Kucheryavy, Mary Zoepfl, Ke Xia, Reena Thara, Robert J. Linhardt, Michael A. McVoy, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin, Robert J. Doerksen Study of Marine Natural Products as Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Agents Using Molecular Modeling American Chemical Society, Northeast Chemistry Research Conference, Boston, June 20232023
Priyanka Samanta, Sushil K. Mishra, Rohini Dwivedi, Seon Beom Kim, Antim K. Maurya, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Anter A. Sharmi, Pavel Kucheryavy, Mary Zoepfl, Ke Xia, Reena Thara, Deepak Kumar, Deling Shi, Robert J. Linhardt, Michael A. McVoy, Joshua S. Sharp, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin, Robert J. Doerksen Study of Marine Natural Products as Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Agents Using Molecular Modeling Glycobiology, Gordon Research Conference, Mount Snow, Vermont, July 20232023
Priyanka Samanta, Sushil K. Mishra, Rohini Dwivedi, Seon Beom Kim, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Pavel Kucheryavy, Mary Zoepfl, Ke Xia, Reena Thara, Robert J. Linhardt, Michael A. McVoy, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin, Robert J. Doerksen Study of Marine Natural Products as Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Agents Using Molecular Modeling Society for Glycobiology annual meeting, Amelia Island, Oct 20222022
Priyanka Samanta, Sushil K. Mishra, Rohini Dwivedi, Seon Beom Kim, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Pavel Kucheryavy, Mary Zoepfl, Ke Xia, Reena Thara, Robert J. Linhardt, Michael A. McVoy, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin, Robert J. Doerksen Study of Marine Natural Products as Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Agents Using Molecular Modeling Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting, Oxford, Jun 20222022
Priyanka Samanta, Sushil K. Mishra, Rohini Dwivedi, Seon Beom Kim, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Mary Zoepfl, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Pavel Kucheryavy, Ke Xia, Reena Thara, Robert J. Linhardt, Michael A. McVoy, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin, Robert J. Doerksen Study of Marine Natural Products as Anti-Sars-Cov-2 Agents Using Molecular Modeling MALTO medicinal chemistry-pharmacognosy meeting, Oxford, May 20222022
Rohini Dwivedi, Priyanka Samanta, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Sushil Mishra, Pavel Kucheryavy, Seonbeom Kim, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Robert J. Linhardt, Ritesh Tandon, Robert J. Doerksen, Vitor H. Pomin Isolation and structural characterization of a new fucosylated chondroitin sulfate: anti-SARS-CoV-2, anticoagulant and binding properties of holothurian sulfated glycans Winter GlyCORE Symposium, Oxford, Oct 20212021
Rohini Dwivedi, Priyanka Samanta, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Sushil Mishra, Pavel Kucheryavy, Seonbeom Kim, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Robert J. Linhardt, Ritesh Tandon, Robert J. Doerksen, Vitor H. Pomin Isolation and structural characterization of a new fucosylated chondroitin sulfate: anti-sars-cov-2, anticoagulant and binding properties of holothurian sulfated glycans South-Eastern Magnetic Resonance Conference, Virtual, 20212021
Priyanka Samanta, Rohini Dwivedi, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Sushil K. Mishra, Pavel Kucheryavy, Seonbeom Kim, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Robert J. Linhardt, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin, Robert J. Doerksen Computational study of anti-SARS-CoV-2 and binding properties of novel fucosylated chondroitin sulfates from sea cucumbers The North American UGM & Conference, Virtual, Sep 20212021
Priyanka Samanta, Rohini Dwivedi, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Sushil K. Mishra, Pavel Kucheryavy, Seonbeom Kim, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Robert J. Linhardt, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin, Robert J. Doerksen Anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binding properties of fucosylated chondroitin sulfates GlyCORE symposium, Oxford, Jul 20212021
Priyanka Samanta, Rohini Dwivedi, Poonam Sharma, Fuming Zhang, Sushil K. Mishra, Pavel Kucheryavy, Seonbeom Kim, AyoOluwa O. Aderibigbe, Robert J. Linhardt, Ritesh Tandon, Vitor H. Pomin, Robert J. Doerksen Anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binding properties of fucosylated chondroitin sulfates Drug Discovery and Development Colloquium, Virtual, Jul 20212021

Dissertation

Poonam C. Sharma Glycosaminoglycan-Based Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors of Respiratory Infections University of Mississippi Medical Center2023
Poonam C. Sharma Isolation and Characterization of Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Candida Species in HIV Infected Patients Maharashtra University of Health Sciences2014

Book Chapter

Sumit Sontakke, Poonam Sharma, Rebecca Worsham, Kishan Kadur, Chandana Bhargavi, Olugbenga Morebise Vaccine Nanotechnology for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases In: Chaughule, R.S., Lokur, A.S. (eds) Applications of Nanotechnology in Microbiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49933-3_42024

Presentations

Platform Presentations, Genome Editing, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, Mississippi03/2025
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Infectious Diseases Clinical Case Conference11/2024
Poster Presentation, Improving Blood Culture Practices: Volume Optimization, Contamination Reduction, and Resource Conservation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Annual Excellence Showcase11/2024
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Infectious Diseases Clinical Case Conference, UMMC05/2024
Poster Presentation, Policy Recommendations and Best Practices for Advancing Women's Careers in Biomedical Education, Department of Advanced Biomedical Education (DABE) Research Day. University of Mississippi Medical Center05/2024
Poster Presentation, Addressing Recall Issues in Multiplex PCR Molecular Testing: Enhancing Diagnostic Stewardship for Effective Gastroenteritis Management, American Association of Bioanalysts05/2024
Poster Presentation, Exploring Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnancy: Impact on Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes, OBGY annual research day, UMMC05/2024
Poster Presentation, Addressing Recall Issues in Multiplex PCR Molecular Testing: Enhancing Diagnostic Stewardship for Effective Gastroenteritis Management, Tri State Pathology Conference04/2024
Poster Presentation, Analysis of Viral Gastroenteritis at the University of Mississippi Medical Center10/2023
Platform Presentations, Inhibition of Human Cytomegalovirus and Influenza A Virus by Pentacta pygmaea Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate, American Society of Virology06/2023
Platform Presentations, Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate from Pentacta pygmaea as a Potential Inhibitor of Cytomegalovirus Infection, American Society for Microbiology South Central branch10/2022
Poster Presentation, Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate from Pentacta pygmaea as a Potential Inhibitor of Cytomegalovirus Infection, SGSHS Annual Research Day, UMMC10/2022
Platform Presentations, Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan-Hu-1 Strain and Delta Variant (B.1.617.2) by Marine Sulfated Glycans, American Society of Virology07/2022
Invited Symposia, Glycosaminoglycan Based Broad Spectrum Inhibitors of Respiratory Infections, Mid-South Glycoscience Meeting05/2022
Platform Presentations, Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan Strain and Delta Variant Entry into the Host Cells using Human Host Defense Peptides Conjugated Graphene Quantum Dots04/2022
Poster Presentation, Structural and Kinetic Analyses of Holothurian Sulfated Glycans Suggest Potential Treatment for SARS-CoV-2 Infection10/2021
Poster Presentation, Detection of Antiviral Effects against SARS-CoV-2 by using Baculovirus Pseudotyped with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein09/2021
Platform Presentations, Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Entry into the Host Cells using Marine Sulfated Glycans, Mississippi Academy of Sciences08/2021
Poster Presentation, Inhibition of CMV and SARS-CoV-2 Entry into Host Cells using a Synthetic Small Sulfated Molecule06/2021
Poster Presentation, Profile of Oropharyngeal and Oesophageal Candidiasis in HIV Infected Patients09/2014
Platform Presentations, The Microbiological Profile of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia10/2011
Poster Presentation, Study of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a Tertiary Care Hospital01/2011

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Faculty Scholarship for the Millsaps College Business Advantage Program, Office of Faculty Affairs, UMMC2025
Clinical Pathology Attending of the Year Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center2025
Early-Career Faculty Award Nominee, Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)2025
Award for Debate Presentation, Mississippi Academy of Sciences2025
Elected Vice Chair, Health Sciences Division, Mississippi Academy of Sciences2025
Selected as Career Ambassador, American Society for Clinical Pathology2025
Scholarship by Pfizer Inc. for Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)2025
Certificate of Recognition, Office of Operational Excellence, University of Mississippi Medical Center2024
Selected for Leadership Development Program, Association of American Medical Colleges UMMC GWIMS Chapter2024
Travel Grant, American Society for Clinical Pathology2024
Abstract selected as blue ribbon finalist, American Society for Clinical Pathology2024
Fellow, Association of Clinical Scientists (FACSc)2024
Employee Appreciation Week Winner, Human Resources, University of Mississippi Medical Center2024
Certificate of Recognition, Association of American Medical Colleges UMMC GWIMS Chapter2024
Mike Muzzillo Educational Conference Scholarship, American Association of Bioanalysts2024
Top Cited Publication, American Society for Microbiology2023
Award for excellence in oral presentation, Mississippi Academy of Sciences2023
Travel award, NIH support, American Society for Virology Annual Meeting2023
Travel award, MOBILion Systems, Inc., Mid-South Glycoscience meeting2022
Oral presentation award in Health Sciences division, Mississippi Academy of Sciences2022
Oral presentation award in Health Sciences division, Mississippi Academy of Sciences2021
Dean’s Scholarship (Full-tuition waiver), University of Mississippi Medical Center2019
Graduate Research Stipend, University of Mississippi Medical Center2019
Star Performer Award in Pharmacovigilance (Hungary & India), AstraZeneca and MedImmune2018
Medical School Merit Scholarship (Tuition waiver), Government of Maharashtra2010
Graduate Medical Stipend, Government of Maharashtra2010
Academic distinction in Biochemistry, Grant Medical College2004
Merit Scholarship in Medicine, J.R.D. Tata Trust, Mumbai2004
Merit Scholarship in Medicine, S. B. B. Samaj, Mumbai2003
Merit Scholarship in Medicine, P.E. Daswani Trust, Mumbai2003
Medical School Merit Scholarship (Tuition waiver), Government of Maharashtra2003
Maharashtra State Certificate in Information Technology, State Government of Maharashtra2003
Diploma in Computer Software, Indian Vocational Educational Trust2002
Certificate of Appreciation (City Topper in Science Board Exam- Secondary School Certificate), Rotary Club2001

Professional Membership and Service

Association of Clinical Scientists, Fellow2024 - Present
South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, Member2024 - Present
American Society for Microbiology, Member2024 - Present
Association for Molecular Pathology, Member2024 - Present
Pan American Society for Clinical Virology, Member2024 - Present
South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, Member2024 - Present
American Society for Clinical Pathology, Member2023 - Present
American Association of Bioanalysts, Member2023 - Present
American Society for Virology, Member2022 - Present
Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Member2021 - Present
Group on Women in Medicine and Science, Member2021 - Present
International Society for Infectious Diseases, Member2016 - Present
Academic Drug Discovery Consortium, Member2016 - Present
Medical Council of India, Member2009 - Present
Maharashtra Medical Council, Member2009 - Present

Committee Service

SOM Curriculum Committee, Systems-Based Practice Subcommittee, Member2025 - Present
SOM Curriculum Committee, Society and Medicine Subcommittee, Member2025 - Present
Antibiotic Stewardship Committee, Member2024 - Present
Infection Prevention Committee, Member2023 - Present

Community Service

American Society for Clinical Pathology, Career Ambassador03/2025 - Present
Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency, Registered for organ and tissue donation12/2022 - Present
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UMMC, Volunteered to assemble the COVID-19 diagnostic kits03/2020 - 05/2023

Other Service

Frontiers in Psychiatry02/2025 - Present
Abstract Reviewer for the Clinical & Public Health Microbiology track of the Microbe 2025, American Society for Microbiology01/2025 - 02/2025
Invited Judge at American Society for Microbiology 2024 Joint Meeting of South Central (Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas) and Kentucky-Tennessee Branches11/2024 - 11/2024
Frontiers in Endocrinology09/2024 - Present
MSRP- Discovery Day Poster07/2024 - 07/2024
Discover Materials- Nature2023 - Present
Cureus- Springer Nature2023 - Present
Glycoscience- Frontiers in Molecular Bioscience2023 - Present
Heliyon- Elsevier2023 - Present
Scientific Reports- Nature2022 - Present
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) ePoster Spring Symposium, Judge for high school, community college, and first-year undergraduates2022 - 12/2022
Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Invited judge for high school and undergraduate posters2021 - 12/2022

Teaching Experience

DENT 637, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental General Pathology 2025-2026
PATH 652, Medicine, Course, Lab Presenter, Pathology, Clinical 2025-2026
Medicine, Lab, Course Presenter, Microbiology Lab Rotation for Pathology Residents 2025-2026
Medicine, Lab, Course Presenter, Microbiology Lab Rotation for Pathology Residents 2024-2025
PATH 652, Medicine, Course, Lab Presenter, Pathology, Clinical 2024-2025
SOM 610, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences 2024-2025
DENT 637, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Dental General Pathology 2024-2025
PATH 652, Medicine, Course, Lab Presenter, Pathology, Clinical 2023-2024
PATH 621, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, General and Systemic Pathology 2023-2024
PATH 621, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, General and Systemic Pathology 2023-2024
Medicine, Lab, Course Presenter, Microbiology Lab Rotation for Pathology Residents 2023-2024
MICRO 741, Graduate, Course, Tutor-Nominated by the Academic Dean, Fundamental Microbiology 2022-2023
MICRO 725, Graduate, Course, Tutor-Nominated by the Academic Dean, Bacterial Structure and Function 2022-2023
MICRO 702, Graduate, Course, Tutor-Nominated by the Academic Dean, Molecular and Cellular Virology 2022-2023
MICRO 701, Graduate, Course, Tutor-Nominated by the Academic Dean, Medical Microbiology 2022-2023
MICRO 701, Graduate, Course, Tutor-Nominated by the Academic Dean, Medical Microbiology 2021-2022
MICRO 702, Graduate, Course, Tutor-Nominated by the Academic Dean, Molecular and Cellular Virology 2021-2022
MICRO 725, Graduate, Course, Tutor-Nominated by the Academic Dean, Bacterial Structure and Function 2021-2022
MICRO 741, Graduate, Course, Tutor-Nominated by the Academic Dean, Fundamental Microbiology 2021-2022

Directed Student Learning

Microbiology lab rotation, Advised: Meagan Cantrelle, Dion Kevin III, Karson Pettit, John Overton, Austin Smith, Ruth Brooks, May Chai, Emily Cobb, Tanya Shenoy, Morgan Bell, Jaharah Muhammad, Cameron Hunt2023 - Present
Supervised Research, Advised: Jeffery Caliedo, Avery Clayton2019 - 2023
Supervised Research, Advised: Jayanti Shukla, Priya Ray2019 - 2023

Fellows supervised

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, Training Faculty, 1 fellows supervised, Pharmacovigilance12/2016 - 06/2018

Residency Training

Pathology, Training Faculty2023 - Present