Shally Awasthi is an Indian professor and paediatric pulmonologist.[2] She works at King George's Medical University, Lucknow, UP India.[3][4][5] Awasthi was the first Indian scientist to be appointed to the Health-Security Interface Technical Advisory Group (HSI-TAG) of the World Health Organization (WHO). HSI-TAG comprises a group of experts formed to advise the WHO on worldwide issues concerning global health and security.[6]
Shally Awasthi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1958 [1] Lucknow |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MD,DNB |
| Spouse | Dr. Rajiv Awasthi |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paediatric Pulmonology, Infectious & Parasitic Diseases, Clinical Trials |
| Institutions | King Georges' Medical College |
Honors and Awards edit
Awasthi is an elected fellow of all major Indian science academies namely the National Academy of Science,[7] Indian Academy of Sciences,[8] The National Academy of Medical Science,[9] Indian National Science Academy 2020 [10] and Indian Academy of Pediatrics. She was an Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health for 2018.[11]
The Department of Science and Technology Government of India honored her with its National Award for Outstanding Efforts in Science & Technology Communication through innovative and traditional methods in 2016.[12] The Indian Council of Medical Research of the Government of India awarded her the Basanti Devi Amir Chand Award-2016,[13] Amrut Mody Unichem Prize-2010,[14] Dr HB Dingley Memorial Award-1996.[15] The Medical Council of India awarded her the Bidhan Chandra Roy Award for 2003–2004. She has been awarded Mridula Kamboj Memorial Lecture Oration Award, NASI, 2020.[16] She has been listed in the top 2% of scientists in Pediatrics.[17][18]
References edit
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- ^ "Shally Awasthi Google Scholar page". Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "CSSMU doctor elected fellow of IAS". The Times of India. January 22, 2010. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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- ^ "KGMU prof first Indian to be WHO health advisory group member". The Times of India. 25 August 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Fellow Combined List" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Science.
- ^ "Fellowship | Indian Academy of Sciences". www.ias.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "Fellow National Academy of Medical Science" (PDF). NAMS. October 2010. Retrieved 9 Nov 2019.
- ^ "Fellows of Indian National Science Academy 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health - 2018" (PDF). rcpch ac uk. 19 Oct 2017. Retrieved 14 Nov 2019.
- ^ "National Science Day | Department Of Science & Technology". dst.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "BASANTi Devi Amir Chaand Prize 2016". icmr nic in. 2016. Retrieved 11 Nov 2019.
- ^ "Amrut Mody Unichem Prize of ICMR 2010". icmr nic in. 2010. Retrieved 11 Nov 2019.
- ^ "Dr. H.B. Dingley Memorial Award (Paediatrics) 1996-Effect of air pollution on respiratory disease in preschool children". icmr nic in. 1996. Retrieved 11 Nov 2019.
- ^ "The National Academy of Sciences, India - Memorial Lecture Awards 2020". nasi.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ Ioannidis JPA; Boyack, K. W.; Baas, J. (2020). "journal plos". PLOS Biology. 18 (10): e3000918. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918. PMC 7567353. PMID 33064726.
- ^ "World Top 2% Scientists From India From Various Fields (1) | Cinema Of India | Sikhism". Retrieved 2021-03-12 – via Scribd.