A well known public figure,
Dr Nirmal Kumar Ganguly is a
highly respected name among
Indian scientific and healthcare
fraternity.
With rich experience
trancending over five decades,
Dr Ganguly has published
numerous papers and guided
doctoral projects. His major
research areas have been
tropical diseases, cardiovascular
diseases and diarrhoeal
diseases. A recipient of
whopping 118 Awards, including
7 International and 111 National
DR NIRMAL K GANGULY
ones, he got the prestigious,
Padma Bhushan, in the field of ‘Medicine’ during the year 2008.
Dr Ganguly has been the former Director General of the Indian
Council of Medical Research besides being a Fellow of several
international and national institutions of repute. Dr Ganguly was
formerly a Distinguished Biotechnology Research Professor,
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. 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.
Born on 1941, the 76 year old Dr Ganguly is highly committed to the
cause of healthcare. He can be still seen attending and addressing
the public health forums of importance. Currently he is an Advisor to
the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute and also
the Chairman of Immunology Foundation.
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