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Prof Nirmal kumar Ganguly

Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation

ORCID iD 0000-0003-2233-9673
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Prof. Nirmal Kumar Ganguly, M.D. is the former Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). He was formerly President of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), as well as that of the Asian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, New Delhi; former Director, PGIMER (Chandigarh); and former Director, National Institute of Biologicals (Noida). He has been General President, Indian Science Congress Association, 2004-05 and Former President, National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has recently been appointed as Commissioners - Lancet Commission for intervention of Aedes-transmitted viral diseases since February’ 2019 and as a Member - Advisory Board, Post-Polio World – supported by Sanofi-Pasteur since 2019.

Prof. Ganguly is MBBS from R. G. Kar Medical College, Calcutta University, MD (Microbiology) from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, and has been conferred with six Doctorate of Science (D. Sc (honoris causa) degrees by Indian universities.
Prof. Ganguly has published more than 775 research papers and has supervised 130 Ph.D. theses as Supervisor/Co-Supervisor.
In 2015 he has been selected for the award of Helmholtz International Fellow by Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Germany for significant contribution to the field of infectious diseases. In 2016 he has received Distinguished Scientific Award by Yakult Central University.
He has been conferred with several prestigious awards, including 7 International and more than hundred national awards - (113 National Awards). More recently, he has been conferred with the Bio-Bank India Foundation (BBIF) - BBIF Pioneer Award for the year 2022 towards his outstanding contributions for setting up new facilities, shaping policies and promoting the bio-banking practices in India. He has been honored with the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by Her Excellency, the President of India on 26th January, 2008 in the field of “Medicine”.

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  • Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation President AHERF
    2016 - Present

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