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Suniti Solomon

Indian physician (1938-2015) · India · Doctors · Died at 77

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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.

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Awards

Padma Shri in Medicine

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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.

Country
India
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2015 · aged 77

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