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BIOSKETCH |
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Vasanthapuram Kumaraswami |
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Officer-in-Charge,
National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR),
R-127, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Ayapakkam, Chennai-77
Phone: +91-44-26357469;
Fax: +91-44-26357464;
E-mail:
directorne@dataone.in
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Scientist ‘F’ (Department of Immunology),
Tuberculosis Research Centre (ICMR), Chennai-31
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| Residence |
24, First Cross Street,
East
Shenoynagar,
Chennai 600 030.
Phone:+91-44-26646207,
E-mail:kumaraswami@gmail.com
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| Date of
Birth |
June 12, 1950 |
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| Degree |
Institution |
Year |
| M.B.B.S. |
M.B.B.S.
Stanley Medical College, University of Madras |
1975 |
| M.D. (Gen Med) |
Stanley Medical College, University of Madras |
1979 |
| M.N.A.M.S. (Gen Med) |
National Board of Examinations, New Delhi |
1979 |
| PhD. |
University of Madras |
1994 |
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Posts held (all at the Tuberculosis Research
Centre) |
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Research Officer 1978-83
Senior Research Officer 1983-89
Assistant Director 1989-94
Deputy Director 1994-99
(Deputy Director (Sr Gr)) Scientist’F’ 1999-till date
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| Awards and Prizes |
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Arunachala Mudaliar Gold Medal for proficiency in Medicine and Social and Preventive
Medicine.
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Maharajah of Travancore Prize for proficiency in Medicine.
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Dr.
M.O.T. Iyengar Memorial Award (1992) for research in chemotherapy and Immunology
of lymphatic filariasis.
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Memberships
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- National Academy of Medical Sciences, Indian Immunology Society, Association of Physicians of India, Indian Medical Association, Indian Chest Society
- Technical Advisory Board, Lakshmi Medical Research
Centre.
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Special Assignments
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- Short term Professional, Global Filariasis Elimination Programme, WHO, Geneva
2001-2002
- Chairman, Task Force on Filariasis Intervention Research,
TDR-WHO, 2000-2001
- Chairman, Task Force on Community Directed treatment of Filariasis
TDR/WHO 1998-99 Member 1997 -99
- Member Filariasis Field Trials Task Force, TDR/WHO 1994 -97
- Member Steering Committee Filariasis, TDR/WHO 1990-93
- Member WHO Expert Committee on Lymphatic Filariasis 1991
- Expert, WHO Panel on Parasitic Diseases (Filariasis) 1991 onwards
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Papers published /
presented
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| > 90 in National and International journals. |
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