Dr R N Makroo is a post graduate (MD) in Pathology, Diplomate in Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion (DIBT) with a fellowship in transfusion medicine from the U.K. He is currently the Director, Professor& Sr. Consultant, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Molecular Biology & Transplant Immunology at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals

Prior to this he has established the Department of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology at Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India in 1981 and worked there till 1990 as Sr. Consultant and Additional Professor

As the National consultant for the WHO, between 1990 and 1992, Dr Makroo has been instrumental in shaping & developing transfusion services in the country. He has helped in amending rules and regulations and revitalised and modified the training programs. He has been a pioneer in transfusion medicine and has to his credit introduction of Nucleic Acid technology (NAT), anti HCV testing, 3 log Leucoreduction for improvement of blood safety in India. He is a recipient of three national awards for Blood Transfusion Sevices in India

He himself being a regular voluntary blood donor having donated more than 148 times. He envisions to create a better integration of the ISTM community with the international forum. This would include promoting higher membership, exchange of information and knowledge through participation in presentations and publications, training and learning forums and raising the Indian Standards of blood safety, quality systems and transfusion practices. He wishes to see all the doctors working in blood banks as members of ISTM having uniform thinking to ensure safe blood and blood components for each and every patient by adopting highest standards of practice.

Additional. Professor & Head in Department of Transfusion Medicine, KG MU, Lko

She Has published several national and international publications , book and book chapter and a reviewer of many journals. Done research on stem cell and platelet studies and delivered numerous guest lectures, organised manyCME, seminars and conferencesand conducted many training programmes.

Dr. Tulika Chandra is a Technical Expert of State Blood Transfusion Council and expert in many inspections of state blood banks

Dr Tulika Received Academic excellence award 2012,2016. Recepient of Devi Award, 1st Flo women award UP by Honourable CM UP, Sewa Bhushan Award by Honourable Governor UP
Instrumental in starting 27 Blood separation component units in Uttar Pradesh
First To start NAT testing in UP and has organised more than 1500 voluntary blood donationcamps in the State.

The fraternity of Transfusion Medicine has come a long way and Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine ( ISTM ) is a result of that path of progression . From day to day transfusions to regenerative medicine the journey has resulted in blooming in the valley, flowers in form of experts, now scattering their fragrance through the country. Their contribution through the website of ISTM will lead to the integrity and scientific progress of individual members and society has a whole.

As one of the initial postgraduates in Transfusion Medicine from SGPGIMS, currently the Head of the Department and Professor, Department of Transfusion Medicine at Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC), Bhopal, Dr Manisha Shrivastava, secretary ISTM has been instrumental to set up a state of the art facility in central India with 100% blood components and apheresis facility in the year 2000 at Bhopal .

Her efforts have been awarded at various fronts as she has been the recipient of International BBTS, Princess of Wales Memorial Award and bursary 2002, ISBT Fellowship, 2006, awarded by the International Blood Transfusion Society, National ISBTI appreciation award 2007, H D Shourie award, awarded by Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology, ISBTI appreciation in 2011 for being the Chairperson of ISBTI MP Chapter.

Her department has been given award of excellence by NACO and NBTC through MoHFW, Government of India in 2014. In addition to being the founder member of ISTM and secretary, she has been Nominated as a member of prestigious technical resource group for Transfusion Medicine, as a national expert for transfusion medicine on the panel list of NACO, technical expert of blood transfusion, Government of MP and MPSACS, contributor to various activities of NACO like equipment specification review, NACO publications on training modules, quality management systems and blood safety program. She has also contributed as a Team Member for assessment of Training Centres for Blood Bank personnel in the country, nominated as a member of the committee to deliberate on the modalities of restructuring of Blood banks and member National Haemovigilance Advisory Committee at NIB New Delhi.

She has organized two major national conference and many CMEs under her leadership. She is an active researcher and reviewer for National and International journals and is on National Advisory Board of Asian Journal of Transfusion Science. She also a PhD supervisor and is guiding research students. She is also a nodal officer for training of medical personnels in MP run by NACO since 2006. She is actively involved in student activities, institutional activities, awareness programmes, and institutional publications. She is a widely travelled individual and has special interest in Hindi and English literature and music.

He is currently working as an Additional Professor in the department of Transfusion Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow. He completed his MBBS from King George Medical College, Lucknow in the year 1995 and thereafter did his MD Transfusion Medicine & Post Doctoral Certificate Course (PDCC) in Apheresis & Component Therapy from SGPGIMS, Lucknow.

He has over 18 years of teaching and research experience He received the “H.D.Shourie award” in 2011, for vital contribution in the field of transfusion medicine. He was the member of the first technical committee of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), formed for drafting the standards for the blood banks.

He is the principal assessor for NABH accreditation of blood banks. He has many scientific publications in peer reviewed national & international journals. He has received many fellowships including one from United Nations in 2006. Currently he is also in the executive committee of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine.

Graduate from KGMC, Lucknow and MD (Pathology) from Kanpur Medical College. Trained in Transfusion Medicine at SGPGI, Lucknow. Has over 35 publications in national and international journals. Has over 35 publications in national and international journals. Recipient of H D Shourie award of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (ISBTI) for 2009 and J R Jolly award of ISBTI in 2016

Is reviewer to several Journals:

• Transfusion and Apheresis Science/Journal of Blood Transfusion/Journal of Blood Disorders and Transfusion.
• Asian Journal of Transfusion Science/International Journal of STD and AIDS/Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.
• Hematology Reports/Journal of Virological Methods.
• Transfusion and Apheresis Science/Journal of Blood Transfusion/Journal of Blood Disorders and Transfusion
• Transfusion and Apheresis Science/Journal of Blood Transfusion/Journal of Blood Disorders and Transfusion

Life member of organizations like ISBTI and ISTM and certified NABH assessor. He is certified Transplant coordinator from National Marrow Donor Program, US

Area of interest includes therapeutic apheresis, stem cell harvest and immunohematology.

Dr.SudiptaSekhar Das is a Senior Consultant & Head
Dept of Transfusion Medicine, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata
Associate professor, Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation, India

I have done my MD and PDCC in Transfusion Medicine from SGPGIMS, Lucknow. I have been honoured twice with“Harold Gunson Fellowship” by The International Society of Blood Transfusion and the first recipient of “Young Scientist Award”by Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine. I have been honoured with the “H.D Shourie Award” in 2006 by the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion & Immunohematology for contribution to Red Cell Serology. During my studentship I have been thrice awarded with “Best scientific paper award”

In addition I am a Blood Bank Technical Assessor of NABH, Quality control of India, a member of the International Editorial board, IBIMA publishing, USA, technical expert, Blood Banking, Govt. of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and North Eastern states. I also serve as a Blood Bank resource person of NACO and a reviewer of 8 national & international journals. I also serve as a member secretary, Eastern India, National hemovigilance program, Govt. of India andis a core Member of Technical Committee, “Cord Blood Banking” Govt. of West Bengal. I am a member of several national and international scientific bodies and have 46 national and international publications till date most of which describes Immunohematology. As a Joint Secretary of ISTM I shall try my best to develop Transfusion Medicine in the country and shall take special attention in the training, teaching and academics.