Prof. Dr. Prakash Ghimire  is a Professor of Central Department of Microbiology, TU and  Former Ethics Chairperson of Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC). He did PhD in Microbiology from ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS) New Delhi, India in 2001. He served  as a Head of Department of Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University during 2001-2004. 

• Current President of Nepalese Society for Microbiology and American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Ambassador for Nepal 2012-2017.
• Member of WHO-Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Ethics Network working Groups, based on contribution and expertise
  • Ethics & COVID-19
  • ACT accelerator and Ethics
  • Vaccines Research & Development (COVID-19)
• Member of the WHO-Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on “Hand hygiene in health care and other infection prevention and control interventions research and guidance” 2021-2023, ongoing.
• More than 15 years’ experience with WHO in different capacities including 2 years 2007-2009, based at WHO-HQ Geneva, with responsibilities on Influenza pandemic preparedness and response.

Ph. D. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, 1998–2001

M. Sc. Microbiology Medical Microbiology (with Distinction), Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1993-94

B. Sc. Microbiology Microbiology (in first division), Tribhuvan University, 1990–92

• As a professor of Microbiology, contributed significantly in under/post-graduate course development, teaching, course evaluation, diagnostic and research activities in the South East Asia region for last 25 years. He successfully supervised > 10 Ph D Thesis & > 75 Masters Dissertation students/research in Influenza, HIV, Tuberculosis, Vector-borne diseases including Malaria & Dengue, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Vaccine preventable and infectious diseases.
• He and his team have published more than 130 original research articles in peer-reviewed international/national professional journals, contributing to knowledge development.
• Developed multi-country & multi-institute collaborative projects in Malaria, Leishmania, Antimicrobial Resistance, Vaccine clinical trials, human microbiota with renowned institutes: University of California San Fransisco & Stanford University-USA, ITM-Belgium, Menzies School of Health Research Australia, Mahidol University and Oxford Mahidol Research Unit Thailand, International Vaccine Institute, Korea.
• He has been providing expert technical support to Govt. of Nepal’s Malaria & Vector Borne disease program through GFATM on disease diagnosis, training & control activities.

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