Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics
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Prof. Nirmal Kumar Ganguly

Biography

Nirmal Kumar Ganguly, M.D 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. He is the former Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi; former Director, PGIMER (Chandigarh); and former Director, National Institute of Biologicals (Noida). Prof. Ganguly has published more than 775 research papers and has supervised 130 Ph.D theses as Supervisor/Co-Supervisor. His major areas of research have been Tropical Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases and Diarrhoeal Diseases. His interest encompasses the disciplines of Immunology, Biotechnology and Public Health. Prof. Ganguly is Fellow, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London; Royal College of Pathologists, London; International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Canada; Third World Academy of Sciences, Italy; and International Medical Sciences Academy, New Delhi. He is also Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi; Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi; National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad; and the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. He is Member of the Advisory Group, Cholera Vaccine Investment Case Preparation, International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea. He is also Member, Global Access Advisory Committee, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Worldwide Anti-malarial Resistance Network (WWARN), Centre for Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, U.K., and Asian AIDS Vaccine Network Task Force, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. He is Member, Editorial Board of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada. He is Advisory Board Member, Grand Challenges (Canada). He is President, The Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Diseases and Nutrition (ASCODD), Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Prof. Ganguly is Honorary Global Health Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Boston University, USA. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA. He is also a Member of the Scientific Board, Grand Challenges, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has been appointed chairman of Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute-Stem Cell Committee. He is also advisor to Regional Director SEARO and is a member of Regional Task Force on Diseases Targeted for Elimination. He has been appointed as a member of Global Work Group of the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) of Center for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, USA. 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. He has received 118 Awards, including 7 International and 111 National Awards. He has been honoured with the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by His Excellency, the President of India on 26th January, 2008 in the field of “Medicine”.