| Eminent Scientists chosen for Thathachari Memorial Awards |
| Source: Star of Mysore |
Mysore, Mar. 19 - The city-based Bhramara Trust of Y.T. and Madhuri Thathachari has announced the awardees of the Thathachari Memorial Science Awards for the year 2011.
Prof. T.P. Singh, distinguished Biotechnology Research Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi will be the recipient of Bhramara`s Lifetime Achievement Award for Science — 2011 and Dr. Debashis Mitra, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune will receive the Prof. Y.T. Thathachari Prestigious Research Award for Biological/Medical Sciences, said Trustee Madhuri Thathachari, in a press release.
Dr. Singh has made significant contributions in the field of Rational Structure based drug design, Protein Structure biology and X-ray crystallography. Prof. Singh is carrying out elaborate structural studies of proteins from several systems which are important potential drug targets.
He has submitted more than 400 protein structures in the Protein Data Bank. He has published more than 400 research papers in leading international journals. He is a fellow of national and international academies — The Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences, Alexander von Hum-boldt Foundation and Biotech Research Society of India.
Dr. Singh is the recipient of many national and international awards.
Dr. Debashis Mitra is an outstanding immunologist who has contributed greatly to the understanding of modulation of host cell factors during HIV-1 infection. His laboratory has been able to identify several novel HIV inhibitors which are being worked upon as anti-HIV lead compo-unds to develop potential micro-bicides for HIV prevention.
In recognition of his work, Dr. Mitra has received several aw-ards such as American Foundation for AIDS Research Award in 1995 and DBT Overseas Associateship Award in 2007. He was elected as a Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Science, India, and the National Academy of cience, India.
The Award for Science consists of a memento, citation and a cash prize of Rs. one lakh. The award would be presented at a function to be held in city. The date, venue and other details will be announced soon, stated Madhuri Thathachari. |
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