Sambhu Nath De

Shambu Nath De FRS, FRSM
শম্ভুনাথ দে
Prof. Shambu Nath De
Born	(1915-02-01)1 February 1915 Garbati, Burashibtala, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Died	15 April 1985(1985-04-15) (aged 70) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma mater	Hooghly Mohsin College University of Calcutta Calcutta Medical College University College Hospital Medical School, London
Known for	Discovery of Cholera toxin Discovery of bacterial enteric toxins Founder member of Tuberculosis Relief Association, Bengal (1946) Animal model for Cholera
Awards	Coates Medal, Calcutta University, (1956) D. Sc. in Physiology, University of London (1961) D. Sc. (Honorary), Calcutta University (1994) Elected Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, London (1947) Elected Member of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1949)
Scientific career
Fields	Pathology Bacteriology
Institutions	Nilratan Sircar Medical College Calcutta Medical College Bose Institute
Doctoral advisor	Roy Cameron, University College Hospital Medical School, London

Sambhunath De FRS FRSM; (1 February 1915 – 15 April 1985) was an Indian medical scientist and researcher, who discovered the cholera toxin, the animal model of cholera, and successfully demonstrated the method of transmission of cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae.^[1]