Soniya Nityanand

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Soniya Nityanand
Born (1962-09-06) 6 September 1962 (age 62)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forResearch in immuno-hematology
Awards
Scientific career
Fields Immunology, Hematology
Institutions

Soniya Nityanand (born 6 September 1962) is an Indian immunologist and hematologist. She is currently serving as the Director of the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. In 2025, she was awarded the Padma Shri [1] [2] , India's fourth-highest civilian award, for her contributions to medicine.

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Early life and education

Nityanand completed her MBBS and MD from King George's Medical College, Lucknow. [3] [4] She later obtained a PhD in Immunology from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden in 1996. [3] [4] [5]

Career

Nityanand began her academic career as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at King George's Medical College from October 1991 to November 1993. [4] She then joined the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), where she has served in the Departments of Immunology and Hematology since November 1993. [4]

She was also a visiting fellow in Immunology and Hematology at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, from 1991 to 1992. [6]

In 2021, she was appointed as the Director of the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences. [7]

In August 2023, Nityanand was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of King George's Medical University, Lucknow, becoming only the second woman to hold the post. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Awards and honours

Nityanand has received several prestigious awards during her career:

References

  1. ↑ "Padma Awards 2025 announced". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Padma Awards 2025 – Notifications" (PDF). Padma Awards (Official). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 "The Faculty". www.sgpgi.ac.in. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "StreeShakti - The Parallel Force". www.streeshakti.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "A legacy of medical excellence: Soniya Nityanand & her father". Times of India. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "KGMU VC: पिता ने तैयार की थी पहली गर्भनिरोधक गोली, बेटी बनी लखनऊ मेडिकल कॉलेज की कुलपति". Zee News Hindi. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "जानें कौन हैं Dr Soniya Nityanand, जिन्हें बनाया गया Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Ayurvigyan Sansthan का नया निदेशक". Patrika (Dainik Patrika). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "यूपी: सोनिया नित्यानंद बनीं KGMU की वाइस चांसलर, इंटरव्यू में पूछा गया क्या आप कुर्सी संभालने के लिए तैयार हैं?". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "पद्मश्री अवॉर्ड पाने वाली KGMU की कुलपति का इंटरव्यू: प्रो. सोनिया नित्यानंद बोलीं– नई टेक्नोलॉजी के साथ आगे बढ़ें, रिसर्च पर फोकस जरूरी". Bhaskar (Dainik Bhaskar). May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lucknow KGMU Vice‑Chancellor Prof. Soniya Nityanand honored with Padma‑Shri; father has also achieved this". Amar Ujala. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "KGMU turns 120 years – OPD में सालभर में आते हैं 19 लाख मरीज; कुलपति डॉ. सोनिया नित्यानंद का विशेष इंटरव्यू". Bhaskar (Dainik Bhaskar). January 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "KGMU alumna Soniya Nityanand is now its VC, to have three‑year term". Times of India. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Padma Award Winners 2025 Full List: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri". Bru Times News.
  14. ↑ "Full list of Padma Awards 2025". The Hindu. 25 January 2025. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sadhvi Ritambhara, Prof Soniya Nityanand among 10 Padma awardees from UP". The Times of India. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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