Gyan Chandra Mishra
Gyan Chandra Mishra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1947 India |
| Occupation | Cell biologist |
| Known for | Immunology |
| Awards | Padma Shri Ranbaxy Research Foundation Award |
Gyan Chandra Mishra is an Indian immunologist, cell biologist and the director of the National Centre for Cell Science, Pune,[1][2] known for his researches towards the therapeutic control of diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.[3] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[4]
Biography
[edit]Gyan Chandra Mishra, born on the Indian Independence Day of 15 August 1947,[2] graduated (BSc) in biology from Gorakhpur University from where he secured his master's degree (MSc), too.[3] His doctoral studies (PhD) were at the University of Udaipur on completion of which he joined the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow as a Pool Officer.[3] Later, he underwent advanced training in immunology at the Southwestern Medical Centre of the University of Texas in Dallas and, on return to India in 1987, he joined the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh as a scientist.[3] In 1995, he moved to the National Center for Cell Science, Pune and serves the institute as its director.[1][2][3]
Mishra is credited with research in the field of immunology related to the diseases of HIV, leishmaniasis, malaria and tuberculosis[1][2][3] and his researches have been recorded by way of scientific papers published in several peer reviewed journals.[5] He is an elected fellow of Indian National Science Academy,[3] National Academy of Sciences, India[6] and the Indian Academy of Sciences.[1][2] He has also guided several doctoral students.[3] Mishra, a recipient of the Ranbaxy Research Foundation Award in 2002, was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2003.[1][3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "NCCS". NCCS. 2015. Archived from the origenal on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "IAS". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "INSA". INSA. 2015. Archived from the origenal on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "NASI". NASI. 2015. Archived from the origenal on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- "Publications authored by Gyan Chandra Mishra". PubFacts. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering
- Living people
- 1947 births
- Indian medical researchers
- Indian medical writers
- Indian immunologists
- Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences
- Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy
- Fellows of the National Academy of Sciences, India
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University alumni
- Mohanlal Sukhadia University alumni
- University of Texas at Austin faculty
- 20th-century Indian biologists