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Samavedam Srinivasa Sriramacharyulu (June 25, 1925- December 23, 2009) was a medical scientist. He was the first Additional Director of the Indian Council of Medical Research. He was the founding director of the Institute of Pathology.[2] In 1985, he was awarded the Padma Sri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, for his outstanding contribution to the medical sciences and research.[3]
Samavedam Srinivasa Sriramachayulu | |
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 S. Srinivasa Sriramacharyulu | |
| Born | 25 June 1925 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 23 December 2009 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Pathologist, medical researcher |
| Spouse | Pushpa[1] |
Personal life and career
editHe is famous as Dr. Chari. He was born on June 25, 1925 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh state.[2] He devoted his life as a medical scientist and researcher. He did his graduate and post-graduate education at Visakhapatnam Medical College. He later did his D.Sc. in Pathology while working as an Assistant Research Officer at the Nutritional Research Laboratories, Coonoor.[4] He did Tata Lady Memorial Trust Research Fellowship in 1950 under Professor M.D. Anantachari.[2] In 1959, he went to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington DC, USA for training in neuropathology.[2]
Early career Director of the Institute of Pathology (1965–82). He acted as the First Additional Director General (1985) of the Indian Council of Medical Research.[4] In 1976, he received fellowships from prestigious institutions such as the Indian National Science Academy of Medical Sciences, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Medical Sciences, etc., and performed medical research.[2]
He was involved in autopsies on victims of the Kanishaka air crash, Sivarasan of Rajiv Gandhi assassination, and the Bhopal gas tragedy, the worst industrial disaster of the world that hit the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on Dec 3 /4 in 1984. The latter affected him for the rest of his life and he got immersed in not only understanding the causes of deaths due to methyl isothiocyanate (MIC) but also the long-term effects on the survivors.[4]
He died on December 23, 2009 in New Delhi.[2][1]
Awards
edit- Padma Sri in 1985
References
edit- ^ a b Dr S.S. Sriramachari (1925-2009)
- ^ a b c d e f Dr. Samavedam Srinivasa Sriramacharyulu
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 21 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Nath, Indira (1 March 2010). "Obituary". Indian Journal of Medical Research. 131 (3): 463–465. Retrieved 15 October 2024.