Dr. Nirmala N. Rege is Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Era University and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. She holds an MD (Pharmacology), DNB (Clinical Pharmacology), PhD (Pharmacology), and is a FAIMER (Philadelphia) Fellow (2015).

She is Trustee and Past President of the Academy of Health Professions Educators; Advisor and past President of the South Asian College, an affiliate of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (SAC-ACCP); Vice-President of AHAHPER; and Advisor at MEU-INDIA. She also serves as faculty for Health Professions Education courses conducted by MEU (India) and Era-SIVU, and as a resource person for Health Professions Education (HPE) and research methodology workshops.

Dr. Rege has served as Principal Investigator for projects funded by CSIR, NIMTLI, DST, ICMR, AYUSH, and the pharmaceutical industry; and as Co-Investigator for DBT and ICM projects. 

She has received more than 40 research awards and has authored over 160 publications in national and international journals, including book chapters on research methodologies, medical education, and Ayurveda.