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Kamal Ranadiva  

8th November, 2021 Health

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  • On November 8, 2021, Google celebrated 104th birthday of Kamal Ranadive with a Google Doodle.

 

About

  • Kamal Ranadive (8 November 1917 – 2001) was an Indian biomedical researcher who is known for her research in cancer about the links between cancers and viruses.
  • She was a founder member of the Indian Women Scientists’ Association (IWSA).
  • In the 1960s, she established India’s first tissue culture research laboratory at the Indian Cancer Research Centre in Mumbai.
  • Kamal was awarded the Padma Bhusan for Medicine, in 1982.
  • She was an Emeritus Medical Scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

 

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