15 Facts About Indira Nath

Indira Nath received her MBBS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

Indira Nath joined AIIMS as MD after mandatory hospital training in the UK.

In 1970, Indira Nath was in the UK with a Nuffield Fellowship.

Indira Nath worked in the area of infectious diseases, particularly leprosy, with Professor John Turk at the Royal College of Surgeons and Dr RJW Rees at the National Institute for Medical Research, London.

Indira Nath saw the importance of getting experience abroad but did not want to add to the brain drain out of India.

Indira Nath retired in 1998 but continued to work at AIIMS as INSA-SN Bose Research Professor.

Indira Nath was one of 100 scientists gathered by Rajiv Gandhi when he became Prime Minister to make suggestions to improve Indian science.

Indira Nath received DSc from Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris in the 2002.

Indira Nath was invited for the post of Dean of AIMST University in Malaysia and as Director of Blue Peter Research Centre, Hyderabad.

Indira Nath's research is focused on the cellular immune responses in human leprosy as well as nerve damage in the disease.

Indira Nath's work has looked for indicators of the leprosy bacillus surviving.

Contributions of scientists like Indira Nath have been instrumental in this progress.

Indira Nath was elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal College of Pathology and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.

Indira Nath was Member, Scientific Advisory Committee to Cabinet, Foreign Secretary INSA, Council Member and Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, and chairperson, Women Scientists Programme, Department of Science and technology, India.

Indira Nath was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1999, and L'Oreal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2002 and several other awards.