# Suniti Solomon

> Suniti Solomon was an Indian physician and microbiologist who pioneered AIDS research and prevention in India after having diagnosed the first Indian AIDS cases among the Chennai sex workers in 1986 along with her student Sellappan Nirmala. She founded the YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education in Chennai. The Indian government conferred the National Women Bio-scientist Award on her.
On 25 January 2017, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Shri for medicine for her contributions towards diagnosis and treatment of HIV.

*Indian physician (1938-2015)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/suniti-solomon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1938
- **Died:** 2015-07-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 15.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [صونيتي سليمان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [صونيتى سليمان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%89_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Suniti Solomon](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suniti_Solomon)
- [সুনীতি ছলোমন](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8)
- [সুনীতি সলোমন](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8)
- [Suniti Solomon](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suniti_Solomon)
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- [Suniti Solomon](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suniti_Solomon)
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- [Suniti Solomon](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suniti_Solomon)
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- [सुनीति सोलोमन](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8)
- [Suniti Solomon](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suniti_Solomon)
- [സുനിതി സോളമൻ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%BB)
- [ਸੁਨੀਤੀ ਸੋਲੋਮੋਨ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%A8)
- [Suniti Solomon](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suniti_Solomon)
- [سنیتی سولومن](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86)
- [சுனிதி சாலமன்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D)
- [సునీతి సోలమన్](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%BF_%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20738697)

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