Google marks cancer research pioneer Kamal Ranadive's 104th birth anniversary with a doodle
Ranadive, as the director of the ICRC and a pioneer in animal modeling of cancer development, went on to become one of the first researchers in India to propose a link between breast cancer and heredity and to identify the links among cancers and certain viruses.
KEY HIGHLIGHTSRanadive excelled academically after her father encouraged her to pursue a medical education. But it was not long before she found her calling in BiologyShe received a doctorate in cytology, the study of cells, while working as a researcher for the Indian Cancer Research Center (ICRC)During her career as a biologist, she always encouraged students and Indian scholars abroad to return to India and apply their knowledge to work for their communities
Google on Monday celebrated cancer research pioneer Kamal Ranadive's 104th birth anniversary with a doodle. The doodle has been illustrated by Indian-based guest artist Ibrahim Rayintakath.
Ranadive was a prominent cell biologist and biomedical researcher who was known for her groundbreaking cancer research about the links between cancers and viruses.
She was also the founding member of the Indian Women Scientists' Association (IWSA).
Ranadive, also known as Kamal Samarath, was born on this day in 1917 in Pune. She excelled academically after her father encouraged her to pursue a medical education. But it was not long before she found her calling in Biology.
She received a doctorate in cytology, the study of cells, while working as a researcher for the Indian Cancer Research Center (ICRC).
After that, she earned a fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, US, before returning to the ICRC in Mumbai, where she established the country’s first tissue culture laboratory.
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Ranadive, as the director of the ICRC and a pioneer in animal modeling of cancer development, went on to become one of the first researchers in India to propose a link between breast cancer and heredity and to identify the links among cancers and certain viruses.
Later in her career, she studied Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy, and aided in developing a vaccine.
During her career as a biologist, she always encouraged students and Indian scholars abroad to return to India and apply their knowledge to work for their communities.
Ranadive retired in 1989 and started working in rural communities in Maharashtra, training women as healthcare workers and providing health and nutrition education.
For her groundbreaking research in cancer, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan (the third highest civilian award) for Medicine, in 1982. Ranadive also received the first Silver Jubilee Research Award 1964, of the Medical Council of India.
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