Sun Pharma Science Foundation, a non-profit organization registered under Societies Registration Act, today announced the winners of Sun Pharma Science Awards given to Indian Scientists for their outstanding work and exemplary contribution in pharma &medical research. The Awards was attended by Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Honorable Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Dilip Shangvi and Prof Mike Turner, Head- Infection and Immunobiology, Wellcome Trust UK along with other 100 Scientists and Scholars.was the Guest of Honour at the Sun Pharma Science Awards ceremony in New Delhi. The awards were presented to all 15 winners by Chief Guest Mr. J. P. Nadda.
Commenting on the awards announced Prof Virander S. Chauhan, Chairman, Sun Pharma Science Foundation said,“Sun Pharma Science Foundation recognizes and rewards excellence in original research work in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Our goal is to create an impetus to promote Medical and Pharmaceutical Research in India by rewarding excellence and identifying sources of knowledge and expertise.”
These Science Awards are presented in two categories – The Sun Pharma Research Awards for outstanding scientists and Sun Pharma Science Scholar Awards for young researchers. The winners for both these awards are identified in two sub-categories – Medical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences. An eminent jury panel comprising well-known scientists from India selected the final winners. These Awards are presented annually to Indian scientists & young researchers working in India and abroad.
The list of recipients of Sun Pharma Science Foundation awards are as follows:
Sun Pharma Science Scholar Award Winners for 2016
Bio-Medical Sciences Award Winner
Mr. Venkateswara Rao Amara
PhD scholar, Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Punjab, India
Ms. Rashi Arora
Senior Research Fellow, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, Delhi, India
Pharmaceutical Sciences Award
Ms. Supriya V. Vartak
Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Sun Pharma Research Award Winners for 2015
Medical Sciences – Basic Research Award Winner
Prof.Subrata Sinha, (MD PhD, FAMS, FNA, FASc, FNASc)
J C Bose Fellow, Director, National Brain Research Centre, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Medical Sciences – Medical Research Award Winner
Prof.Debabrata Dash, (MD, PhD, DSc, DNB, FNA, FASc, FAMS)
Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, India
Medical Sciences – Clinical Research Award Winner
Dr.Virender S Sangwan, (MS)
Dr. Paul Dubord Chair in Cornea, TejKohli Cornea Institute; Director, Center for Ocular Regeneration (CORE); Director, Srujana-Center for Innovation; L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
Pharmaceutical Sciences Award Winner
Dr. Anil Koul, Ph.D.
Director, CSIR – Institute of Microbial technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, Punjab India
Sun Pharma Science Scholar Award winners for 2015
Bio-Medical Sciences Award Winner
Mr. KirtimaanSyal
Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Ms. DeepaliJoon
PhD Student (SPM Fellow), Dr BR Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, Delhi, India
Pharmaceutical Sciences Award Winner
Mr. Sumit Arora
PhD Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical, Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, Haryana, India
Mr. Sarwar Beg
UGC Meritorious Research Fellow in Science, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Sun Pharma Research Award Winners for 2014
Medical Sciences – Basic Research Award Winner
Dr. Rajesh S. Gokhale
Staff Scientist VII, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
Medical Sciences- Medical Research Award Winner
Prof. (Dr) Akhil C Banerjea
Staff-Scientist VII, Professor, Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
Medical Sciences- Clinical Research Award Winner
Dr. Patrick S. Kamath
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, USA
Pharmaceutical Sciences Award Winner
Dr. Ram Vishwakarma
Director, CSIR – Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Jammu, India
