Key facts
- Born
- 14 January 1938, Guntur
- Died
- 24 October 2021, New Delhi
- State of birth
- Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
- Sector
- Science & space
- Profession
- Indian immunologist
- Gender
- Female
Biography
Indira Nath was an Indian immunologist. Her major contribution in medical science deals with mechanisms underlying immune unresponsiveness in man, reactions and nerve damage in leprosy and a search for markers for viability of the Leprosy bacillus. Prof. Nath's fields of specialisations are Immunology, Pathology, Medical biotechnology, and communicable diseases.
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Timeline
- 1938Born in Guntur
- 1983Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
- 1990Awarded the Om Prakash Bhasin Award
- 2002Awarded the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science
- 2003Awarded the Knight of the National Order of Merit
- 2003Awarded the doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
- 2021Dies in New Delhi
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