Soniya Nityanand
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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]
In January 2025, She was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.[4][5]
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.
In 2021, she was appointed as director of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences.
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]
- 2025: Padma Shri[6][7]
References
- ^ "Dr. Soniya Nityanand Hematologist,HEMATOLOGY in Lucknow Uttar-Pradesh - Click4Doctor.in". www.click4doctor.in. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b "The Faculty". www.sgpgi.ac.in. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "StreeShakti - The Parallel Force". www.streeshakti.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Padma Award Winners 2025 Full List: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri". Bru Times News.
- ^ "Padma Awards 2025 announced". pib.gov.in.
- ^ "Full list of Padma Awards 2025". The Hindu. 25 January 2025. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Sadhvi Ritambhara, Prof Soniya Nityanand among 10 Padma awardees from UP". The Times of India. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.