Shally Awasthi

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Shally Awasthi
Born (1958-09-07) 7 September 1958 (age 65) [1]
Lucknow
NationalityIndian
Education MD,DNB
SpouseDr. Rajiv Awasthi
Scientific career
FieldsPaediatric Pulmonology, Infectious & Parasitic Diseases, Clinical Trials
Institutions King Georges' Medical College

Shally Awasthi is an Indian professor and paediatric pulmonologist [2] . She works at King George's Medical University, Lucknow, UP India. [3] [4] [5] Awasthi was the first Indian scientist to be appointed to the Health-Security Interface Technical Advisory Group (HSI-TAG) of the World Health Organization (WHO). HSI-TAG comprises a group of experts formed to advise the WHO on worldwide issues concerning global health and security [6] .

Honors and Awards

Awasthi is an elected fellow of all major Indian science academies namely the National Academy of Science, [7] Indian Academy of Sciences, [8] The National Academy of Medical Science, [9] Indian National Science Academy 2020 [10] and Indian Academy of Pediatrics. She was an Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health for 2018. [11]

The Department of Science and Technology Government of India honored her with its National Award for Outstanding Efforts in Science & Technology Communication through innovative and traditional methods in 2016. [12] The Indian Council of Medical Research of the Government of India awarded her the Basanti Devi Amir Chand Award-2016, [13] Amrut Mody Unichem Prize-2010, [14] Dr HB Dingley Memorial Award-1996. [15] The Medical Council of India awarded her the Bidhan Chandra Roy Award for 2003–2004. She has been awarded Mridula Kamboj Memorial Lecture Oration Award, NASI, 2020. [16] She has been listed in the top 2% of scientists in Pediatrics. [17] [18]

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