Gagandeep Kang becomes 1st Indian Woman scientist to be elected Royal Society Fellow
Gagandeep Kang is the executive director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad. It is an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. Kang is a leading scientist in India and her main research focus is on viral infections in children, and the testing of rotaviral vaccines. With over 300 scientific research papers, she serves on the editorial boards for several journals.
She is also a member of several review committees for national and international research funding agencies, and on advisory committees which are mainly related to vaccines. Since 2015, Kang also chairs the WHO SEAR's Regional Immunisation Technical Advisory Group. Kang was awarded the Infosys Prize in 2016
In 2016, the prestigious Infosys Science Foundation awarded Gagandeep Kang in the Life Sciences category for her pioneering contributions to understanding the natural history of rotavirus and other infectious diseases that are important both globally and in India. Some other awards received by Gagandeep Kang:
2006: Woman Bioscientist of the Year
2008: Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists, London
2009: Abbott Oration Award, Indian Society for Gastroenterology
2010: Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
2011: Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences
2011: Dr. YS Narayana Rao Oration Award, Indian Council of Medical Research
2013: Fellow, National Academy of Sciences
2014: Ranbaxy Research Award 2013 for Medical Research (link)
2015: Dr. SC Parija Oration Award, Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology
2016: Fellow, Indian National Science Academy
Source: indiatoday.in
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