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AIIMS, LHMC, PGI, JIPMER scientists among 46 honored with prestigious ICMR Awards, details
New Delhi: Recognising country's top scientists for their contribution to the field of biomedical research, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan yesterday gave out 39 ICMR awards to 46 scientists
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, organized an award presentation ceremony for distinguished contributions in the area of Biomedical Research.
ICMR awards recognise the contributions of Indian biomedical scientists undertaking pioneering work in various fields of health sciences and finding solutions for the health problems of the country. A total of 39 awards (2017 & 2018) were presented to 46 scientists including 14 women scientists and two awards for scientists belong to under privileged communities and scientists working in under-developed areas. The awardees belongs to Institutes of ICMR, CSIR-labs, AIIMS, New Delhi, PGI, Chandigarh, SGPGI, Lucknow, IIT's, JIPMER, Puducherry, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, State and Central Universities and other reputed Institutions across the country.
ICMR-NIN-Centenary Oration Award for Excellence in Nutrition Research (2018) award was presented to Late Dr. C. Gopalan. Other awardees included
The Hon'ble Minister congratulated the awardees for their contribution in the area of health research that will provide new ways and means to solve various health issues. On the occasion, he said, "ICMR has contributed a lot in solving the health problems and uplifting the health status of the country. He also highlighted the need to strengthen innovation for developing new technologies as well as to carry out research to reduce out of pocket expenditure and help in reducing disease burden. Minister appreciated the ICMR efforts in tackling the emerging and re-emerging infections like ZIKA and NIPAH in the country and congratulated its scientists for excellent work.
Secretary Department of Health Research and DG-ICMR Prof. Balram Bhargava said, "It has been ICMR's endeavour for over a century now to promote scientific research as well as provide scientists with the necessary platform and tools to find solutions to the most difficult health challenges. It is indeed heartening to see the talent pool available in our country today - it gives us immense hope for the future. It will be our constant endeavour to create an enabling environment for the Next Generation scientists to help them achieve their full potential and serve the nation."
On the Occasion A book ''Gandhi and Swasthya'' Hindi version of the special issue of IJMR to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Centenary Stamp of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad was also released by Hon'ble HFM. He also gave away the ICMR-NIN Centenary Award to Late Dr C Goplan, former DG ICMR.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, organized an award presentation ceremony for distinguished contributions in the area of Biomedical Research.
ICMR awards recognise the contributions of Indian biomedical scientists undertaking pioneering work in various fields of health sciences and finding solutions for the health problems of the country. A total of 39 awards (2017 & 2018) were presented to 46 scientists including 14 women scientists and two awards for scientists belong to under privileged communities and scientists working in under-developed areas. The awardees belongs to Institutes of ICMR, CSIR-labs, AIIMS, New Delhi, PGI, Chandigarh, SGPGI, Lucknow, IIT's, JIPMER, Puducherry, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, State and Central Universities and other reputed Institutions across the country.
ICMR-NIN-Centenary Oration Award for Excellence in Nutrition Research (2018) award was presented to Late Dr. C. Gopalan. Other awardees included
S. No. | Award | Awardee |
1. | Subhas Muklierjee Award (2017) | Dr Smita Dilip Mahale |
2. | Basanti Devi Amir Chand Prize (2017) | Dr. Anirban Basu |
3. | Basanti Devi Amir Chand Prize (2017) | Dr. Mohammad Zahid Ashraf |
4. | Basanti Devi Amir Chand Prize (2018) | Dr. Mahitosh Mandal |
5. | Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize (2017) | Dr. R.M. Anjana |
6. | Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize (2017) | Dr. Goutam Chowdhury |
7. | Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize (2017) | Dr. Swathi Kaliki |
8. | Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize (2017) | Dr. Arun Kumar Shukla |
9. | Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize (2018) | Dr. Supriya Mallick |
10. | Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize (2018) | Dr. Ranjan Gupta |
11. | Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize (2018) | Dr. Satish Mishra |
12. | Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize (2018) | Dr. Timir Tripathi |
13. | Amrut Mody Unichem Prize (2017) | Dr. jayantee Kalita |
14. | Amrut Mody Unichem Prize (2018) | Dr. Harikrishnan. S |
15. | Dr. H.B. Dingy Memorial Award (2017) | Dr. Suvasini Sharma |
16. | Dr. H.B. Dingy Memorial Award (2018) | Dr. Aditi SiNha |
17. | ICMR Kshanika Oration Award(2017) | Dr. Mamta Chawla-Sarkar |
18. | ICMR Kshanika Oration Award(2018) | Dr. Anuradha Dube |
19. | ICMR prize for Biomedical Research for Scientists belonging to underprivileged communities (2017) | Dr. Narayan Prasad Yadav |
20. | ICMR prize for Biomedical Research for Scientists belonging to underprivileged communities (2018) | Dr. Sreedhar Bodiga |
21. | ICMR Prize for Biomedical Research conducted in underdeveloped areas (2017) | Prof. Ashis Kumar Mukherjee |
22. | ICMR Tilak Venkoba Rao Award (2017) | Dr. Raman Deep |
23. | JALMA Trust Fund Oration Award (2017) | Dr. Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal |
24. | Major General Saheb Singh sokhey award (2017) | Dr. Pragya D. Yadav |
25. | Major General Saheb Singh sokhey award (2018) | Dr Sidhartha Giri |
26. | Smt. Kamal Satbir Award (2017) | Dr. Inderpaul Singh Sehgal |
Alternate 2017 & 2018 | ||
27. | Dr. D.N. Prasad Memorial Oration Award (2017) | Dr. Kashif Hanif |
28. | Dr J.B. Srivastav Oration Award (2017) | Dr. Sarah S. Cherian |
29. | Dr. M.O.T. lyengar Memorial Award (2017) | Dr. Pradeep Kumar N. |
30. | Dr. Prem Nath Wahi Award (2017) | Dr. Rayala Suresh Kumar |
31. | ICMR Chaturvedi Ghanshyam Das Jalgopal Memorial Award (2017) | Prof. Sunit Kumar Singh |
32. | ICMR Chaturvedi Ghanshyam Das Jalgopal Memorial Award (2017) | Dr. Surya Ramachandran |
33. | ICMR Smt. Swaran Kanta Dingley Oration Award (2017) | Dr. Sanjay Basak |
34. | BGRC Silver Jubilee Oration Award (2018) | Dr. Amit Rawat |
35 | Dr. Dharamvir Datta Memorial Oration Award (2018) | Dr. Subhash Medhi |
36. | Drs. Kunti & Om Prakash Oration Award (2018) | Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada |
37. | Dr. P.N. Raju Oration Award (2018) | Dr. Ravindra Khaiwal |
38. | Dr. Vidya Sagar Award (2018) | Dr. P.N Suresh Kumar |
39. | Dr. Y.S. Narayana Rao Oration Award (2018) | Dr. Anirban Basu |
40. | ICMR Lala Ram Chand Kandhari Award (2018) | Dr. Laxmisha Chandrashekar |
41. | ICMR M.N. Sen Oration Award (2018) | Air Commodore (Dr) Subramanian Shankar |
42. | Novartis Oration Award (2018) | Dr. Ellora Sen |
43. | Prof. B.C. Srivastava Foundation Award (2018) | Dr. Shankar Prinja |
44. | Prof. B.K. Aikat Oration Award (2018) | Dr. K. Alagarasu |
45. | ICMR-CNMC STS Excellence Award (2017) | Dr. Cinzia S. Keechilot |
46. | ICMR-CNMC STS Excellence Award (2018) | Dr. Sudhir Shankar Mane |
The Hon'ble Minister congratulated the awardees for their contribution in the area of health research that will provide new ways and means to solve various health issues. On the occasion, he said, "ICMR has contributed a lot in solving the health problems and uplifting the health status of the country. He also highlighted the need to strengthen innovation for developing new technologies as well as to carry out research to reduce out of pocket expenditure and help in reducing disease burden. Minister appreciated the ICMR efforts in tackling the emerging and re-emerging infections like ZIKA and NIPAH in the country and congratulated its scientists for excellent work.
Secretary Department of Health Research and DG-ICMR Prof. Balram Bhargava said, "It has been ICMR's endeavour for over a century now to promote scientific research as well as provide scientists with the necessary platform and tools to find solutions to the most difficult health challenges. It is indeed heartening to see the talent pool available in our country today - it gives us immense hope for the future. It will be our constant endeavour to create an enabling environment for the Next Generation scientists to help them achieve their full potential and serve the nation."
On the Occasion A book ''Gandhi and Swasthya'' Hindi version of the special issue of IJMR to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Centenary Stamp of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad was also released by Hon'ble HFM. He also gave away the ICMR-NIN Centenary Award to Late Dr C Goplan, former DG ICMR.
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