Percy Ghaswala

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Professional Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science with Biochemistry/Chemistry – University of Mumbai.
  • Diploma in Computer Languages BASIC(HL) & COBOL(ANSI), Mumbai, India
  • Master of Science in Biochemistry – University of Mumbai.
  • Certificate Course in Medical Informatics, New Delhi, India.
  • Certificate Course in Good Clinical Practice, NABH, New Delhi.
  • Certificate Course in New Drugs & Clinical Trials, NABH, New Delhi.

Membership/Recognition Of Professional Organizations

  • Life Member, Association of Clinical Biochemists’ of India
  • Member, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry, Baltimore, U.S.A
  • Life Member, The Society of Biological Chemists’, India
  • Life Member, Indian Academy of Neurosciences, India
  • One-time Member, Royal Society of Health, London
  • One-Time Member, The Protein Society, U.S.A.
  • Member, “Evaluation Community of India (ECOI) Maharashtra Chapter”.

Fellowships & Honours Received

  • Recipient, Vocational Service Award 2024 Rotary Bombay Hills South Club
  • Angel of Mumbai by Free Press Journal, 2024
  • Recipient, Global Visionary Award 2024 Health 2.0 Conference, InterContinental, Dubai
  • Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi & Welcome Trust, UK
  • Fellow, International Federation of Eye & Tissue Banks, Baltimore, USA
  • Chairperson : Seminar & Video Session : Safety Precautions, Standard Established Good Laboratory Procedures & Practices Cornea 2000 [3rd International Conference on Cornea, Eye Banking and External Eye Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey] Venue : Conrad Hilton, Istanbul, Turkey – July 2000

Featured in

CUISINE FOR A CAUSE

a unique cookbook that includes recipes of two kinds – the traditional gastronomic variety, and the ones that make up the philanthropic success stories that Parsis are equally renowned for. In all, the book profiles 37 organisations which Parsis have founded, head, or are part of. From noted dancers Shiamak Davar and Astad Deboo, to female philanthropists like Rati Forbes and Anu Aga who have showcased the human face of Indian corporate, and much loved institutions like Sir Ratan Tata Trust (RTI) and Women’s India Trust, they all share their insights on giving and contribute favorite Parsi recipes.

The Spark Within

I’m humbled and incredibly proud to share that my story is one of 30 featured in the book The Spark Within: True Stories of Ordinary People Igniting Extraordinary Social Change.

This book is not just about me — it’s about all of us who are trying, in our own small ways, to make the world a little better. The 29 other changemakers in this book are truly inspiring, and I feel honoured to stand alongside them. This book is more than a book. It’s a movement!

Now available on Amazon Worldwide as Paperback and Ebook
India – https://www.amazon.in/dp/8198823271

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Professional Experience

  • Sr Res Assist (Project), Department of Neuroimmunology, The Foundation For Medical Research, Worli, Mumbai
  • Research Officer, Bharat Serums & Vaccines Pvt. Ltd., Thane
  • Founder Director, DataSoft Exports, Mumbai
  • Eye Bank Manager, Eye Bank Coordination & Research Centre (EBCRC), Mumbai
  • Advisor, Divya Jyot Eye Bank, Dahanu, MH State
  • Advisory Board Member, Love & Care India Trust (LACIT), Nagpur
  • Advisor, ALERT INDIA,, Mumbai
  • Ex-Invited Member, Executive Committee, Apnalaya, Mumbai
  • Ex-Hon Secretary, Family Service Centre, Mumbai
  • Panel Member, Post Graduate Evaluation Committee, SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Centre for Development of Corporate Citizenship (DOCC)
  • Member, Institutional Ethics Committee, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai
  • Founder Trustee, Ghaswala Vision Foundation, Mumbai

Forums, Conferences, Workshops & Seminars

  • Participant – 16th Binneial Conference of the Indian Association of Leprologists’, TRICHUR, India. 1989
  • Participant & Speaker – PARADIGM SHIFT – Management Seminar for Social Development Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital, Mumbai Organised by Eye Bank Association of India, Hyderabad, India 1999 .
  • Speaker – Cornea 2000, 3rd International Conference on Cornea, Eye Banking and External Eye Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Workshop on “Enchancing the Effectiveness of NGOs with Information Technology”conducted by Percy Ghaswala, Trustee, Ghaswala Vision Foundation and Founder, DataSoft Exports, Mumbai.

    • Organised & Sponsored by the Center for Advancement of Philanthrophy, Confederation of Indian Industry, Mumbai and Zensar Technologies, Pune
      Venue : Zensar Technologies Training Centre, Pune.
    • Organised & Supported by Bombay Stock Exchange and DRISHTI Human Resoruce Centre, Mumbai
      Venue : Bombay Stock Exchange Conference Hall, 19th floor, Mumbai.
    • Organised & Supported by Centre for Advancement of Philanthrophy, Mumbai
      Venue : West End Hotel, New Marinelines, Mumbai.

List of Publications

  • P. S. Ghaswala. 1985. Science Reporter. 22, 6, 384
  • P. S. Ghaswala. 1986. M.Sc. THESIS submitted to the University of Mumbai.
  • N. R. Galdhar, P. S. Ghaswala, and R. I. Miranda. 1987. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 85, 550-552
  • M. V. Bimanpalli and P. S. Ghaswala. 1987. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. 2, 64-69
  • N. R. Galdhar, R. I. Miranada and P. S. Ghaswala. 1987. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. 2, 39-43
  • N. Rais, S. Mehtalia, P. S. Ghaswala, et al. 1987. ANNUAL REPORT – Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Medical Research Society. 14, 51-53
  • P. S. Ghaswala and N. R. Galdhar. 1988. The Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 11, 266-269
  • M. V. Bimanpalli and P. S. Ghaswala. 1988. Journal of Bioscience. 13, 159-169
  • M. V. Bimanpalli and P. S. Ghaswala. 1988. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 88, 261-264
  • P. S. Ghaswala, N. F. Mistry and N. H. Antia. 1989. International Journal of Leprosy. 57(3), 690-692
  • P. S. Ghaswala. 1992. Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association Bulletin. 41 (XXIII) 800-3
  • P. S. Ghaswala. April 25, 1999. Correspondence Current Science. 76, (8), 1061
Vocational Service Award  from Rotary Bombay Hills South at The Taj Palace, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai for Outstanding Humanitarian Work 2024
Humbled to receive the Global Visionary Award at Health 2.0 Conference held in Dec 2024 at Intercontinental, Dubai.
This award is in recognition for the Alternate Sight Restoration Model created by Ghaswala Vision Foundation.

Books Reviewed

  • Culturing Nerve Cells :

    Eds. Gary Banker & Kimberly Goslin Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Series. Ed. Charles F. Stevens
    The M.I.T Press, Cambridge, U.S.A..

  • An Introduction to Peptide Chemistry

    P. D. Bailey.
    John Wiley & Sons, Singapore

  • A Skeptical Biochemist

    Joseph Fruton.
    Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, USA

  • Visualisation in Biomedical Microscopy
    Ed. Andres Kriete
    VCH, Weinheim, FRG.
  • The Excitement & Fascination of Science : Reflections of Eminent Scientists

    Volume 3, Part I and II, Compiled by Joshua Lederberg,
    The Rockefeller University,
    New York Editor-in-Chief : William Kaufmann Annual Reviews Inc. Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.

  • Research Directions in Computer Science

    An MIT Prespective’ Eds. Albert R. Meyer, John V. Guttag, Ronald L. Rivest & Peter Szolovits
    The M.I.T Press, Cambridge, U.S.A.

  • Global Networks: Computers & International Communication

    Ed. Linda Harasim
    The M.I.T Press, Cambridge, U.S.A

  • Naseema : The Incredible Story

    Translated from Marathi by Asha Deodhar
    Viveka Foundation, New Delhi, India

  • Image Modelling of the Human Eye

    Eds. U. Rajendra Acharya, Y. K. Eddie Ng and Jasjit S. Suri
    Artech House, Inc., 685 Canton Street, Norwood, MA 02062, USA. 2008.

  • Next generation artificial vision systems –
    reverse engineering the human visual system

    Eds. Anil Bharath and Maria Petrou
    Artech House, Inc., 685 Canton Street, Norwood, MA 02062, USA. 2008.