Soniya Nityanand
Soniya Nityanand (born 6 September 1962) is an Indian immunologist specialising in hematology.[1] She did her graduation and post graduation both from King George's Medical College, Lucknow.[2][3] She later went on to pursue her PhD in Immunology from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden in 1996.[2][3]
Career
In the initial phase of her career, Nityanand worked as an Assistant Professor in medicine in KGMC, Lucknow where she served from October 1991 to November, 1993.[3] After that, she has been a faculty member at SGPGIMS from Nov 1993, initially in the Dept of Immunology and recently in the Dept of Hematology.[3]
She has also been a visiting fellow in immunology and hematology at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm in the year 1991-1992.
Awards
Nityanand is a recipient of several awards:
- Department of Biotechnology National Bioscience Award for Career Development for 2003-04.[3]
- Indian National Science Academy Young Scientist Award for 1990.[3]
- Dr JC Patel and BC Mehta award of the Association of Physicians of India for 2000.[3]
- Dr NN Gupta Gold Medal[3]
- Chancellor's Medal for the best Medical Student.[3]
References
- "Dr. Soniya Nityanand Hematologist,HEMATOLOGY in Lucknow Uttar-Pradesh - Click4Doctor.in". www.click4doctor.in. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "The Faculty". www.sgpgi.ac.in. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "StreeShakti - The Parallel Force". www.streeshakti.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.