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10/11/22 13:42 PM IST

Dr Subhash Babu, first Indian scientist to be awarded Bailey K. Ashford Medal

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  • For his outstanding research and contributions to tropical medicine, prominent Indian physician and scientist Dr. Subhash Babu has received the prestigious Bailey K. Ashford Medal for 2022 and the Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (FASTMH) award for 2022.
Dr. Subhash Babu
  • Dr. Subash Babu is the first Indian to receive both the Bailey K. Ashford medal and the FASTMH award.
  • He is the Scientific Director of the ICER (International Centre for Excellence in Research)-India Programme.
  • He is a pioneer in research on helminth infections and tuberculosis.
  • He received the FASTMH award in addition to the Bailey K. Ashford award for his dedication to tropical medicine since 1995.
  • Dr. Subash Babu has made major contributions to the elucidation of the key immunological underpinnings of diseases including filariasis, influences of helminthic-infection on metabolic disorders, and the interface between diabetes and tuberculosis.
  • Dr. Subash Babu earned his medical degree in Tamil Nadu from the Government Kilpauk Medical College and his doctorate in immunology from the University of Connecticut in the United States.
  • He returned to India in 2006 to establish the ICER on the campus of ICMR-NIRT in Chennai following his fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
About Award 
  • The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), the largest scientific organization in tropical medicine in the world, present the medal annually to one or more mid-career researchers for distinguished work in tropical medicine.
Source- Live Mint 

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