Chetan Eknath Chitnis is an Indian scientist in the field of malaria research.
11 Facts About Chetan Chitnis
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Chetan Chitnis is the head of the Malaria Parasite Biology and Vaccines Unit at the Institut Pasteur in Paris and an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences as well as Indian National Science Academy.
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Chetan Chitnis received the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award in 2004 and the Infosys Prize in Life Sciences 2010.
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Chetan Chitnis completed his Master of Science in physics at Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai in 1983.
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Chetan Chitnis has published over 100 international papers and has three patents pertaining to malaria vaccines.
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Chetan Chitnis's work is predominantly in the areas of molecular parasitology and vaccine development for malaria by understanding the molecular and cellular biology aspects of host-parasite interactions.
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Chetan Chitnis's work has assisted in the development of antibodies against Plasmodium spp.
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At ICGEB, Chetan Chitnis has established a protein production facility for the production of malaria vaccines based on novel concepts.
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Chetan Chitnis was a Tata Innovation Fellow from 2007 to 2009 and the Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as a fellow in 2009; the same year as he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
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Chetan Chitnis became an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 2014 and in between, he received the Infosys Prize in Life Sciences in 2010 and the BioSpectrum Person of the Year award in 2011.
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In 2025, Chetan Chitnis was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of medicine.