Faculty Details
Dr. Mingma Lhamu Sherpa
Professor & HOD Department of Biochemistry
- MBBS, , Lady Hardinge Medical Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1998
- MD, Biochemistry, Lady Hardinge Medical Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 2004
- Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi University, Tutor, PG Tutor, 3 years
- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Teaching and clinical laboratory, 5 years
- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Teaching, research, and clinical laboratory; other assignments with the institute and university, 4 years
- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Professor, Teaching, research, clinical laboratory, and additional assignments with CRH, SMIMS, and SMU, 9 years (w.e.f. 2013)
- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Professor & Head, Teaching, research, clinical laboratory, and additional assignments with CRH, SMIMS, and SMU, 11 months (w.e.f. May 2021)
- Exemplary Academic Award-SMU Pride Award - 2018 Sikkim Manipal University.
- Fellow of Fogarty International Center, USA - 2013 University of Florida.
- Exemplary Performance Award- Programme Implementation (Biochemistry) - 2008 Sikkim Manipal University.
- Fellow of International Society of Biotechnology, - 2008 International Society of Biotechnology 5. Marriama Verghese Award for best House Surgeon - 1998 Lady Hardinge Medical College.
- Association of Clinical Biochemistry of India ( ACBI).
- Association of Clinical Chemistry and Lab Medicine Practioners ( ACCLMP).
- Fellow of Fogarty international Centre.
- NABL Assessor for ISO 15189.
- Teaching and assessment of MBBS, MD and PhD.
- Mentoring MD, PhD research.
- DRC Chairperson for department, DRC member for Department of Psychiatry and SMCON.
- IRC member SMIMS.
- Genotypic status of ADH1B and ALDH2 and its association with alcohol use phenotype : A cross sectional study of people visiting referral hospitals in East Sikkim.
- Long term Human Resource Development for Human Research Protection, Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice in North Eastern Region of India.
- Assessment of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection status and genotypes among women and adolescents of Sikkim (AHPV-SGS).
- IMPACT of Suicide Attempts in India: A multi-center study Identification of Modulators, Predictors And Convergent Trends (IMPACT) of Suicide Attempts in urban and rural Indian settings": A multi-center study" (by Fogarty International Centre Indo-US Training Program in Non Communicable Diseases.
- Epidemiology of Substance Use in Sikkim Study" (ESUSS). Evaluating Perceptions of Suicide Etiology: Giving Voices to the Sikkimese community and health care givers Study (EPSEGS).
- Development of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells derived from umbilical cord blood and wharton's jelly and find out its molecular characterization in terms of embryonic stem cell and germ layer markers.
- A study of blood oxidation product of Lipid Protein and DNA in and among individuals progressing towards metabolic syndrome.
- Assessment of Plasma B Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)and high sensitive C Reactive protein among diagnosed patients of Diabetes Mellitus with and without Cardiovascular Disease.
- Assessment of Inflammatory Markers IL6 & hsCRP in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients attending Central Referal Hospital , Gangtok..
- Association of glycemic control among Diabetics with risk of Developing Dyslipedimia as a Marker of Cardiovascular Complications.
- Association of Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) polymorphism with alcohol dependence among alcoholic subjects attending Central Referral Hospital, Sikkim.
- Effects on serum lipids by replacing butter with ghee: randomized crossover study with healthy young adults.
- Metabolic Syndrome: Profile and Correlates funded by Indian Council of Medical Research Role.
- Comparison of Bone Turnover Markers in Pre and Post Menopausal Women with Osteopenia and Osteoporosis in Sikkim.
- Production of polyclonal antibody against osteogenic protein-1 (op-1) in arthritic synovial fluid and study for immunodiagnostic utility and correlationship with oxidative stress markers in arthritis.
- Cataract camp concludes at CRH, Sikkim Express
- CRH observes world education day.
- Former UF Fogarty Fellows receive grant to study suicide in Sikkim, India.
- Manipal Hospital Celebates New year.
- CRH launches antibiotic policy.
- CRH appoints new Officiating Medical Superintendent.
- CRH the first hospital in Sikkim to get NABH certification.
- Placental ALP in Serum and Placenta in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
- Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. Metabolic Syndrome and Its Risk Determinants in Sikkim: A Glimpse from a Hospital StudyOctober 2017
- Correlation of cartilage metabolic markers & antioxidants with the severity of knee OA & its demographic characteristics.
- Status of Bioethics: in the curriculum of undergraduate health science and allied sciences.
- High Body mass index may not predict metabolic syndrome
- Assessment of Inflammatory markers IL-6 and hs-CRP among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending Central Referral Hospital, Gangtok.
- Comparison of proliferating morphology of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from human umbilical cord Wharton's jelly and cord blood.
- Correlation of cartilage metabolic markers & antioxidants with the severity of knee OA & its demographic characteristics.
- Microalbuminuria as an overrated indicator of target organ damage in hypertension: a hospital based cross sectional study.
- Production of a polyclonal antibody against osteogenic protein-1, and its role in the diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
- Correlation of the Osteogenic Protein-1 (OP-1) with Age, Cartilage metabolic markers and antioxidants in the Osteoarthritic Patients of Sikkim.
- Cartilage metabolic markers and antioxidants: its correlation in osteoarthritic patients of Sikkim.
- Evaluation of Non Enzymatic Antioxidants and Electrolyte Status in Hypertensive Patients.
- Serum nitric oxide status in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Sikkim.
- Serum malondialdehyde level: Surrogate stress marker in the Sikkimese diabetics.
- Nitric Oxide and Lipid Profile in Type II Diabetes Mellitus- A Case Control Study in East Sikkim.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder.
- Nitric Oxide, MDA levels in Serum and GPx Activity in Whole Blood of Breast Cancer patients.
- Association of NO with c-FOS and c-JUN in Breast Cancer.
- Role of Oxidative Stress and Transcription Factor AP - 1 in Pre and Post Operative Cases of Breast Carcinomas.
- Nitric Oxide and Transcription factor AP1 in Breast Cancer
- Role of Nitric Oxide as Endogenous Scavenger of Lipid Peroxidation.
