V. S. Sangwan

V. S. Sangwan
Born (1964-08-22) 22 August 1964 (age 60)
Haryana, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on limbal stem cell biology
Awards
  • 2002 Dr. P. Siva Reddy Researcher of the Year Award
  • 2003 Dr. Vengal Rao Award
  • 2005 Col. Rangachary Award
  • 2006 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
  • 2007 DBT National Technology Award
  • AAO Achievement Award
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Virender Singh Sangwan (born 22 August 1964) is an Indian ophthalmologist and the Dr. Paul Dubord Chair professor and director of the L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. Known for his research on limbal stem cells, Sangwan is the founder secretary and an adviser of the Uveitis Society of India. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 2006.[1][note 1]

  1. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.


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