Navin Thapa
Provost & Editor, WAA-IBMS- Science,Tech.,Ed.,Public & Env.Health,,Biomed.&mech.engineering, Alt./Appr.Energy
- Role
- Professor & Provost (Full-time from Oct 2015) at Ibms
- Location
- Salinas, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Navin Thapa
Currently involved in Travelling & Writing (Travelogues during sabattical) Passionate about developing partnerships in environmental, public health and biomedical sciences, technology, clean and sustainable energy related to climate chage and improve lives and human rights of poor and vulnerable people all over the world. Dedicated to combat and eliminate global problems related to mortalities and morbities related to poverty, illiteracy, poor nuitrition, health & underdevelopment. I have been involved in designing and implementing innovative, integrated projects with advanced technology in multi-disciplinary areas ranging from biotechnology, health, engineering, management, socio-economic & cultural factors to improve health, education, livelihood & protection of vulnerable people, particularly poor, marginalized, socially excluded, deprived, and under-served men, women, children and elderly population. Added experience of psychosocial counseling- holistic physical mental and spiritual care and rehabilitation of survivors traumatized by civil conflicts, wars or displacement & disasters.
Experience
Professor & Provost (Full-time from Oct 2015)
Jan 2003 — Present · S.Asia (India, US
Assistant Professor (2002) Associate Professor (2005) Professor (2008) & Visiting Professor developing integrated projects and programs using appropriate technology in multi-disciplinary areas such as Biomedicine (especially Immunology, infections (medical virology, bacteriology, parasitology, general microbiology), Pathology, Pharmacy (MPharm), Immunopharmaceutics, Oncology, Immunogenetic epiemiology, public health, social & behavioural medicine}, biotechnology (especially related to medicine, food, agriculture and environment). Set up Centre for Infection, Immunity & International Health. Collaborated with Academic, Research and Advocacy I/NGO Institutes based in UK, USA, Europe with regional centers in South Asia ) in Public Health, Vaccinology & Infection\'related immunity (with support from organizations such as World Affairs Academy (WWA) and Gates Grand Challenge in Global Health Initiative including ELISPOT & ELISA levels of Igs, cytokines in sera & whole blood & immunogenetics using saliva samples in infections, immune conditions including diabetes & cancers, MCH/RH/Infectios, mucosal vaccines against poverty-related diseases (MUVAPRED) in developing countries), testing & purification of water and food as well as hospitals, food industries and restaurants for microbes & chemical pollutants, applications of biotechnology in biomedical and food technology, Social Sciences related to health & inequity, medical and paramedical health services, research and education (developing teaching methologies such as problem-based learning, community based learning or lectures with holistic and integrated focus) in collaboration with UCL and PRIME (Partnership in International Medical Education (PRIME) in Europe.
Education
St. George's University of London
Bachelor’s Degree
1988 — 1993
Bexhill College
A levels
1986 — 1988
UCL, SGUL, DFCI Harvard
Postdoctoral study
2005 — 2008
Claverham Community College
GCE O levels
1981 — 1986
University of Oxford
Diploma (Michaelmas Term) at the Queen Elizabeth House Department of International Development
UCL
Postdoctoral Research
2005 — 2008
UCL
PhD
1997 — 1999
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