Independent Research Ethics Society
Promotes Traditional Healthcare on Ethical Principles
Registration No. S/2L 25358 of 2014-2015
Registered under The W.B.Societies Act, 1961

Independent Ethics Committe(Clinical Research) India Executive Committee

With Effect From 03-02-2020
  • Independent Ethics Committe(Clinical Research) India
Prof. Dr.S.K.Bandyopadhyay
The Ex- director of Medical Education & E. O. Secretary Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal
  1. Chief Advisor – K P C Medical College, Kolkata
  2. The Ex-Director of Medical Education & E. O. Secretary Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal Dr. S.K.Bandyopadhyay is such a name which is uttered with profound respect. He wears a lot of feather to his crown namely:-
    1. Former Principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata
    2. Former Principal Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore, West Bengal
    3. Former Principal B.S. Medical College, Bankura, West Bengal
    4. Former Professor & Head IPGME&R, Kolkata
    5. Former Professor & Head North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutnagar
    6. Former Professor Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
    7. Former Associate Professor Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
    8. Former Reader, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
    9. Former Assistant Professor,Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
    10. Former Lecturer, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
    11. Former Demonstrator,Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman, West Bengal
    12. Former Senior Resident Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
  3. He was honoured with the Fellowship from :-
    1. Association of Indian Medicos Society in 1993.
    2. College of Chest Physician (FCCP) in 1996.
    3. Association of the Indian Pharmacological Society (FAIPS) in 2012
  4. Dr. S. K. Bandyopadhyay has performed many Special training courses and assignments. Such as :-
    1. Completed course curriculum in PC Operation & Basics, under Webel Informatics Limited, Kolkata from Dec, 1993 to Apr, 1994.
    2. Underwent training as Master Trainer on AIDS in the workshop organized by Indian Medical Association in collaboration with the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), Government of India, from 17.07.1997 to 20.07.1997.
    3. Attended, presented papers and officiated as judge / chairperson in different national conferences of the Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS) and state conferences of IPS, West Bengal branch.
  5. He has delivered numerous lectures in his career. Some of those are the following:-
    1. On doping at the International Conference and 42nd National Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, at Kolkata in December, 2009.
    2. On anti-retroviral drugs at the Annual State Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, West Bengal Branch, at Kolkata in Jan, 2006.
    3. On environmental pollutants at the Annual Conference of West Bengal Veterinary Alumni Association at Siliguri, in Dec, 2005.
    4. At the World Health Organization [WHO] sponsored workshop on ‘Drug deaddiction service’ organized by the Department of Psychiatry, IPGME&R, in Oct, 2005.
    5. At the Indian Council for Medical Research [ICMR] & WHO sponsored workshop on ‘Ethical Issues in Biomedical research’ at the Institute of Health & Family Welfare, Salt Lake, Kolkata, in Jun, 2003.
  6. He was the visiting Professor of Visited Xin-Xiang Medical College, Hunan Province, China, on invitation as Visiting Professor of Pharmacology from Apr to Jul, 2004
  7. He also has vast Experience as an examiner. Such as :-
    1. Appointed as Examiner for MBBS (2nd professional), MD (Pharmacology), M.Pharm, MVSc, and PhD.
    2. In different Universities including University of Calcutta, Manipur University, Guwahati University, Patna University, Nalanda University, Berhampur University, North Bengal University, Burdwan University, B.S.B. Ambedkar University (Bihar), Gorakhpur University, Banaras Hindu University, Delhi University, etc.
  8. In Research Domain he was involved with numerous Research Works in national & international arena being an Investigator .Such as :-
    1. Role of piper beetle as an antioxidant in modulating oxidative stress in erythrocytes from thalassemic patients (guide) from 2005 to 2008
    2. Experimental and clinical evaluation of laxative activity of the polyherbal formulation EM-1 from 2003 to 2006
    3. Evaluation of immunomodulatory natural plant products in animal nexiels of chronic inflammation from 2003 to 2006
    4. Evaluation of immunomodulatory natural plant products in animal nexiels of chronic inflammation from 2003 to 2006
    5. Microalbuminuria in ischemic stroke and acute myocardial infarction with special impact to its prognostic implication from 2000 to 2004
    6. Clinical study of systemic inflammatory response syndrome(sirs) in icu and medical ward relation with micro albuminuria from 2001 to 2004
  9. He has more than hundred research publications in National and International Journals.
Dr. Shantanu Munshi
MD (Pharmacology), Professor & Head of the Dept(Pharmacology), KNMC
  1. Professor & Head of the Department (Pharmacology), KNMC
  2. Teaching and mentoring MBBS & MD medical and nursing students. Regular evaluation and assessment of the students as examiner. Research work in experimental and clinical pharmacology.
  3. Active member, Institutional Ethics Committee, B S Medical College, Bankura
  4. Member Secretary, Pharmacovigilance Committee, BSMC, Bankura
  5. Started ‘PharmacoVigilance Centre’ under GOI – Ministry of Health program for adverse drug reaction monitoring.
  6. Trained in Clinical Pharmacology, ICMR Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology held at Department of Clinical Pharmacology, KEM Hospital Mumbai in 2008 (only candidate from W. Bengal)
  7. From 2009 to Jan’2011 was in the Dept. of Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta
  8. As an associate Professor he was involved in numerous activities. Such as :-
    1. Increased setting up infrastructure and developing expertise to start new PG courses like MD (Pharmacology) -1 seat and DM (Clinical Pharmacology) – 2 seats – 1st time in Eastern India
    2. Have regularly taken lecture, practical classes for the PG (MD), PhD, DLT students and help them in their dissertation and course works.
    3. Attended and actively deliberated in the ‘Sensitization Workshop on Pharmacovigilance’ organized by the CDSCO & Eastern Regional Centre National Pharmacovigilance Programme – GOI
    4. Actively involved in running the day to day operations of ‘Drug Information & Dissemination Centre” at School of Tropical Medicine, only such centre in West Bengal
    5. Have more than 15 research publications and acted as Principal and Co-investigator in several research projects
    6. Attended the ‘WHO-TRD Workshop on GLP’ at IITR, Lucknow in 2010, DST- ‘Workshop on Research Methodology’ at AIIMS, New Delhi in 2010 and ‘ICMR Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology’ held at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, KEM Hospital, Mumbai in 2008. Conversant with the GCP guidelines for conduction of ethical clinical and animal research.
    7. From 2000–2009 he posted in the Pharmacology deptt. of various Medical Colleges, WBMES
    8. As an assistant professor he conducted various workshops, seminars and was involved in many research activities. such as :-
      1. Conducting lecture classes ,tutorials, seminars, practical/experimental classes for
      2. Under-graduate & post-graduate medical and nursing students..
    9. Regular evaluation and assessment of the students as MBBS examiner.
    10. Research work in experimental and clinical pharmacology
Dr. Kalyan B. Bhattacharya
MD, DM, MAMS, FIAN, FRCP (EDIN), Professor, Department of Neuro-Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, West Bengal
  1. Eminent Neurologist & Professor of Neuro-Medicine of India
  2. Obtained Training in Advanced Nerology at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London in 1994 on the nomination of Neurological Society of India.
  3. Visiting Fellow in Movement Disorders Unit, King’s College, London in 1998.
  4. Gold Medalist in Pathology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Forensic & State Medicine
  5. He was associate in these following –
    1. Neurologist- Medica Super Specialty Hospital
    2. Neurologist- Institute of Neurosciences
    3. Ex-Professor & Head, Department of Neuro-Medicine, R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata
  6. Eminent Speaker in Zonal, National & International Converences on Medicine, specially Neuro Medicine. Few of them listed below
    1. British Neurology & Movement Disorders. Mansell Bequest Symposium, organized by World Federation of Neurology, History of Neurosciences Group, London, 1998
    2. Video Presentation of “Unusual Movement Disorders in India” , at Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, 1998
    3. “DO” Mathopar House, King’s College, London, 1998
    4. Evolution in the Understanding of Behavioral Neurology. Delivered in the Update on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, Kolkata 2003
    5. Parkinson’s Disease in Eminent People. Delivered in Mumbai, December 2003, in the International Symposium on Parkinson’s Disease and other Movement Disorders.
    6. Professor S R Maitra Oration in the Annual Conference of Indian Physiological Society, 2002
    7. Dr. K K Sinha Oration, delivered for Ranchi Academic Society in August, 2011
  7. Have been part of several National/International Collaborative Research Projects. Few of them are listed below :
    1. Indian Council of Medical Research : Invited as Principal Investigator to conduct research work on Movement Disorders
    2. Study of ethnic variation in Parkinson’s disease: In collaboration with Movement Disorders Unit, King’s College, London
    3. Pattern of non-motor complications of Parkinson’s disease in India Europe and United States of America: In collaboration with Movement Disorders Unit, King’s College, London
    4. Genetic study of Hereditary Ataxias and phenotypic correlations. With Bhaba Atomic Research Center, Cell Biology Division, Trombay, Mumbai. (Results awaiting Publication)
  8. Editor of Several books & journals. Few have them are listed below :
    1. Some Aspects of Movement Disorders—An Update. Editor, 2000
    2. Update in Autonomic Nervous System Disorders— Executive Editor, 1999
    3. Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders— A compilation of articles on movement disorders from experts in India and abroad, at the time of the International conference on Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, December, 2003. Published in 2005
    4. Eminent Neuroscientists: their lives and works. Published in January, 2011
  9. Appointed Referee by the Editor, “Neurology India”, “Journal of Indian Medical Association” – for evaluation of articles
  10. Appointed Conductor, Diplomate of the National Board Examination, 1989
  11. Appointed Theory examiner, Paper setter, Oral and Practical Examiner and Thesis examiner for Diplomate of the National Board Examinations, 2004
  12. He is the life member of Indian Medical Association (IMA)in the year 1985
  13. Appointed Thesis Guide and Thesis Examiner for MD (General Medicine) in Calcutta University
  14. Member, Executive Committee, Neurological Society of India, 2005-2008
  15. Convener CME, Neurological Society of India, 2006-200
  16. Member, Editorial Board, Neurology India, 2006
  17. Secretary, Association of Neuroscientists of Eastern India, since 2006
  18. Convener, Symposium of Neurological Society of India, 2007, 2009
  19. Member, International Parkinson’s Disease Nonmotor Group. From 2006
  20. Member, Archives Committee of International Movement Disorders Society, since 2009
  21. Peer Reviewer for Journal of Indian Medical Association, Neurology India, The Lancet Neurology, Journal of Paediatric Neurology, etc.
  22. Member, Editorial Board, of the journal Basal Ganglia, since 2011
  23. Elected Overseas Member of Association of British Neurologists, 1999
  24. Appointed member of the Governing Council of Parkinson’s disease and other Movement Disorders Society of India, 2001, till date
Dr. Amlan Kusum Sanyal
Veteran Senior Medical Officer with over 30 Yrs. of Clinical Experience
  1. He has started practice of medicine in the year 1985 as a General Physician (GP)
  2. Acted as the visiting Physician in several Health establishments in Malda, West Bengal
  3. He was associate in these following clinics such as :-
    1. Dr. Fouzdar Clinic ( 1985-1995)
    2. Usha Nursing Home (1985-95)
    3. S. Tripathi Nursing Home (1988-92)
    4. Dr. R.N. Choudhury Nursing Home (1995-98)
    5. Malda Nursing Home (1987-2012)
    6. Dishari Health Point (2006-2012)
    7. Sheshraj Medicare (1996-2012)
  4. Dr. Sanyal is currently associated with Desun Hospital & Heart Institute as Senior Medical Officer (Admin)
  5. He is the life member of Indian Medical Association (IMA)in the year 1985
  6. He was nomited twice as “ DOCTOR OF THE MILLENIUM”
  7. He was accredited by ISGCON as senior Gastro enterologist for astounding works on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Dr. Pawan Kumar Sharma
B.Sc. B.A.M.S. (Gold Medalist), M.D. (Ayu.) G.A.U.-Topper . & M.B.A
  1. Developed more than 50 Ayurvedic products to contribute more prominently in the field of promotion of Herbal / Ayurvedic OTC, Ethical & Generics.
  2. Awards
    • Dhanwantari Gold Medal in 1985 by Malwa Ayurveda Parishad, Indore.
    • Distinguished Practitioner Award in 1997 by I.I.A.M., Kolkata.
    • Gem of the Alternative Medicine Award in 1995 by the Indian Board of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata .
    • Seva Ratna Award in 2004 by the Indian Board of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata , Dr. Jamini Bhusan Roy Samman Award in 2010, Kolkata. Publication: DINCHARYA” in 1999 by Shree Vishudhanand Hospital & Research Institute, Kolkata
    • “ESSENTIAL REGULATIONS FOR AYURVEDIC INDUSTRY” in 2006 by the Ayurvedic Drug Manufacturers’ Association of India, Kolkata
Vaidya Surya Prakash Sharma
M.A.S.F, Chief Physician, Shri Dhanwantary Laboratories
  1. More than 42 Years in Manufacturing of Ayurvedic Medicines
  2. An eminent Ayurvedic practitioner.
  3. Appointed as the Guru- Rastriya Ayurved Vidyapith (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dept of AYUSH, Govt. of India, New Delhi.)
Amal Chandra Das
M.A., LLB, K.C.C, Advocate Calcutta High Courd
  1. An ardent expert of law Advocate Amal Chandra Das is one of the most experienced legal Practitioner of Kolkata.
  2. National Award Winner – “Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Excellency” 2012 by Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Academy, New Delhi
  3. He has an illustrious career and has been attached to many eminent social organizations listed below
    1. Secretary, Teliamura Ambedkar Mission, Tripura
    2. Secretary, Bharatiya Dalit Mukti Morcha, West Bengal State Committee
    3. Secretart, Matri Bhasha Mission, West Bengal State Committee
    4. Vice President, Ganga-Gomati-Brahmaputra Loka Utsave Committee(Tripura-Assam-West Bengal including N.E.India Area
    5. Member, South Asian Fraternity, Actively Participation for Peace & Fraternity
    6. Secretariat Member, Bharat-Pakistan-Bangladesh Peoples Forum
    7. National Secretary-Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Academy, All India Central Committee
Moumita Sharma
MBA, Course in Clinical Research
  1. C.E.O, National Pharmaceutical Consultancy Services,Kolkata
  2. Executive Member, Ayurvedic Drug Manufacturers’ Association of India
  3. Organized more than 100 scientific clinical trials and pharmacological experimentations on various herbal medicines and cosmetics of 10 + manufacturers of government and semi government sector from all over Inida.
Subhajit Chatraborty
B.Com, Businessman. Expert in Logistics
  1. Expert in Logistics Domain
  2. Active Particpant in Social work in his neighbourhood