1. Upendranath Brahmachari's father, Nilmony Brahmachari, was a physician in East Indian Railways and his mother was Saurabh Sundari Devi.
11 Facts About Upendranath Brahmachari
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Upendranath Brahmachari completed his early education from Eastern Railways Boys' High School in Jamalpur, Bihar.
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Upendranath Brahmachari earned an MD degree in 1902 and a PhD in 1904 for his research paper on "Studies in Haemolysis", both from the University of Calcutta.
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In 1922, Upendranath Brahmachari discovered a new form of leishmaniasis, which he called dermal leishmanoid.
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Upendranath Brahmachari observed it in partially cured cases of kala-azar as well as in individuals who had no prior history of the disease at all.
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Upendranath Brahmachari was awarded the title of Rai Bahadur and the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal, 1st Class, by the Governor General Lord Lytton.
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Upendranath Brahmachari was a nominee for the Nobel Prize twice in 1929 and five times in 1942 in the category of physiology or medicine although he never received it.
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Upendranath Brahmachari served as president of the 23rd session of the Indian Science Congress in Indore and was president of the Indian Chemical Society in Calcutta.
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Upendranath Brahmachari was honoured with fellowships from the Royal Society of Medicine, London, and the Indian National Science Academy.
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Upendranath Brahmachari was the President of the Asiatic Society of Bengal for two years and the vice-chairman of the board of Trustees of the Indian Museum.
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Dr Upendranath Brahmachari had over 144 Scientific Publications and had written several books, a partial list of which include:.