Nirmal K. Sinha

Vice-President

As a representative of the Asian Indian community in America, Nirmal K. Sinha has held many important positions and received national recognition for his contributions to civil rights and improving relationships among all races and nationalities.

His work has extended beyond Ohio to international relations. He regularly hosts business leaders and diplomatic delegates visiting from various countries such as Russia, China, South Africa, and India. He accompanied Ohio’s Governor Voinovich and U.S. President Bill Clinton during visits to India for the promotion of international trade and cultural relations.

As Commissioner of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission from 1991-2006, Mr. Sinha developed programs to welcome new immigrants to the United States and created outreach programs for various ethnic groups.

As a cabinet member of the Mayor of Columbus (Ohio’s capital), Mr. Sinha helped lay down the foundation of a successful and very effective water and wastewater service network and created needed opportunities for minorities and disadvantage communities.

He had been for years a big supporter of many programs helping the student community in the university level including the Ohio State University. He has been supportive of the global strategic initiative of OSU for the last two decades and was an advisor to the Ohio State University’s first-ever health summit (H3C-Health Care, Commerce, Career) in India in 2015.

Mr. Sinha has received numerous awards including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, 2003, Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, 2007 (Award from President of Republic of India), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award, Global Visionary Award, 2013 and many others. He was also recognized by the US Congress in 2003 for his outstanding work in the State of Ohio.

Sashwati Roy

Board Director

Sashwati Roy, PhD is a Professor of Surgery and Director of Research at IUH Comprehensive Wound Center. She is an expert in inflammation and macrophage biology in chronic wounds. Dr. Roy has over 225 peer-review publications. Her research program is funded by the National Institute of Health and the Department of Defense (DoD). Dr. Roy routinely serves as a reviewer for multiple NIH, DoD, VA study sections, International grant review panels as well as for prestigious journals. She has served in multiple leadership positions including the President at the national Wound Healing Society where she is currently serving as the immediate past President. During her career, she has mentored numerous students and fellows and strongly believes in supporting students and scholars with the resources they need to succeed. She serves as one of the directors of the organization.

Mithun Sinha

Board Member

Mithun Sinha, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine. He did his PhD from University of Calcutta, India. His doctoral thesis led to a better understanding of molecular regulation of neurodegenerative Huntington’s disease. His current research studies the role of bacterial biofilms and host responses. His work has been published in high impact factor journals like Nature Communications, Nature Nanotechnology, Diabetes, Molecular Therapy, Diabetes, Annals of Surgery, etc. He also serves as Associate editor for two journals namely RNA Biology and Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. He was one of the founding members when ScholarGiving was established in 2014 and has been associated with the activities of the organization as chief operating officer (2015-2016) and currently as a board member.

Subhadip Ghatak

Board Member

Subhadip Ghatak, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering, Indiana University. He did his PhD from West Bengal University of Health Sciences, India on the mechanisms of liver injury and repair in xenobiotic induced toxicity. In 2011, he joined The Ohio State University, Columbus as a post-doctoral researcher. During his post-doctoral work, he studied the mechanism of tissue plasticity and the role of microRNA that contributes to regenerative healing in adults. He was actively involved in the development of a novel non-invasive non-viral tissue nanotransfection platform that can reprogram skin fibroblasts to functional neural and endothelial-like cells. Dr. Ghatak has published in several first-tier peer-reviewed journals such as Nature Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, Nature communications etc.