Indian Society for Parasitology

Indian Society for Parasitology
Formation 1973 (1973)
Type Registered Society
Legal status Tax exempted
Purpose For exchange of information on Parasitology
Headquarters Central Drug Research Institute Campus, Lucknow
Location
  • Lucknow
Coordinates 26°51′37″N 80°55′51″E / 26.8602°N 80.9309°E / 26.8602; 80.9309
Region
Uttar Pradesh, India
Fields Parasitology
Membership
700
President
 S. L. Hoti
Secretary
 J. K. Saxena
Parent organization
 Central Drug Research Institute
Affiliations World Federation of Parasitologists
Website Official website

Indian Society for Parasitology is a non profit making registered society formed under the aegis of the Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, working as a platform for the parasitologists in India for dissemination of knowledge and exchange of research information. The society is affiliated to the World Federation of Parasitologists.[1]

Profile

Indian Society for Parasitology was established as a registered society under the Indian Societies Act in 1973.[2] The organization serves as a platform for the parasitologists, researchers, biologists and academicians involved in the field of Parasitology related to humans and animals for promoting their activities, exchanging information and disseminating knowledge on the subject.[3] The society has 700 life members and several Fellows honored under its Fellowship program.[3] It is located in the CDRI campus in Lucknow, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2]

The society is run by an elected committee and is headed by a president and a secretary; S. L. Hoti[4] and J. K. Saxena being the incumbent office bearers.[5] They organize annual conferences where keynote addresses, award lectures, presentation of research papers, guest lectures and symposia are featured. Workshops and training sessions are also organized regularly for the benefit of young scientists working in Parasitology.[2][3][4] The society was the host of the second Global Meet on Parasitology, held at Hyderabad in 1997.[3]

ISP has instituted two oration awards, B. N. Singh Memorial Oration and B. P. Pandey Memorial Oration for honoring excellence in research and teaching respectively. It has also put in place annual awards such as Young Scientist Award and M. B. Mirza Award for excellence in research paper presentation and publication.[3]

The society, besides a quarterly newsletter,[3] publishes a bi-annual journal, Journal of Parasitic Diseases (JPD),[6] the services of which are offered to scientists for publishing their research papers.[7]

Fellows of the institute

List of Fellows of the institute updated to 2010[8]

Year Name Institute Place
1981B. P. PandeyCentral Drug Research Institute Lucknow
1982B. N. Singh Lucknow
1983A. B. ChawduryCalcutta School of Tropical MedicineKolkata
1984B. B. Gaitonde University of Mumbai Mumbai
1985V. S. Alwar Chennai
1986M. Anantaraman Chennai
1987J. P. DubeyAmerican Academy of Microbiology USA
1988A. B. Sen Central Drug Research Institute Lucknow
1989H. D. Srivastava Bareilly
1990R. C. MahajanPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchChandigarh
1991S. M. Agarwal Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur
1992Ather H. SiddiqiAligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh
1993G. P. DuttaCentral Drug Research Institute Lucknow
1994G. N. JohriVikram UniversityUjjain
1995Virander Singh ChauhanICGEBNew Delhi
1996J. C. KatiyarCentral Drug Research InstituteLucknow
1997Vinod Prakash SharmaMalaria Research Centre (ICMR)New Delhi
1998M. S. JairajpuriMaulana Azad National Urdu UniversityHyderabad
1999C. M. GuptaCentral Drug Research InstituteLucknow
2000N. K. GangulyIndian Council of Medical Research New Delhi
2005Veena TandonNorth Eastern Hill UniversityShillong
2007R. MadhaviAndhra UniversityVisakhapatanam
2009J. MahantaRegional Medical Research Center, BhubaneswarAssam
2010S. L. HotiRegional Medical Research CentreKarnataka

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WFPnet". WFPnet. 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "PW". PW. 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ISP info". ISP. 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "TOI". TOI. 16 October 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Office bearers". ISP. 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Indian Society for Parasitology. "Journal of parasitic diseases". J Parasit Dis. ISSN 0971-7196.
  7. ↑ "Sciencescape". Sciencescape. 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ "ISP Fellows". ISP. 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

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