Umesh Chandra Chaturvedi 

Biography

Umesh Chandra Chaturvedi (born 1939) is an Indian virologist, immunologist, medical microbiologist, CSIR Emeritus Scientist and a former chairman of the Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation.[1] The founder head of the department of microbiology at King George's Medical University,[2] he is known for his studies on Dengue virus infection.[3]Chaturvedi is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. Indian Academy of Sciences,[4] National Academy of Sciences, India[5] and the Indian National Science Academy[6][note 1] as well as the Royal College of Pathologists and National Academy of Medical Sciences.[7]The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1981

Research Interest

Dengue virus