BioVoice News September 2017 Issue 4 Volume 2 | Page 19

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. BIOVOICENEWS.COM 19