Virander Singh Chauhan
- January 10, 2024
- Scientist
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Virander Singh Chauhan Biography
| Name | Virander Singh Chauhan |
| Birthday | Mar 3 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | India |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Virander Singh Chauhan is one of the most popular and richest Scientist who was born on March 3, 1950 in India, India.
Virander Chauhan, a Rhodes Scholar of 1974 and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), received Dr. MOT Iyengar Memorial Award from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 1995. This was followed by Ranbaxy Research Award in 2001, Om Prakash Bhasin Award in 2002 and ICMR Basanti Devi Amir Chand Prize in 2003. He is also a recipient of Raj Kristo Dutt Memorial Award of the Indian Science Congress Association in 2010 and the BioSpectrum Person of the Year Award in 2011. In 2012, the Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of Padma Shri. He also holds the Fellowships of Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India, and Indian Society for Parasitology.
In 1979, Chauhan joined the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur as an Assistant Professor and returned to Delhi University in 1982 as the Reader of the Department of Chemistry. In 1986, he was promoted as the Professor and worked there till 1988. Resigning from the university, Chauhan joined the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), a non profit research organization under the aegis of United Nations Industrial Development Organization as senior scientist and was entrusted the leadership of the workgroup involved in the research on Malaria. In 1998, he was appointed as the Director of the institute, a post he held till 2014.
Virander Singh Chauhan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Scientist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Virander Singh Chauhan is one of the richest Scientist from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Virander Singh Chauhan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Virander Singh Chauhan, born on 3 March 1950, graduated in Chemistry (BSc) from the University of Delhi in 1969 and secured his post graduation (MSc) from the same university in 1971. His career started as the faculty member of Chemistry at the St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and continued his research at Delhi University. In 1974, he obtained a Ph.D., after which he moved to Oxford University, on temporary leave from the college, on a Rhodes Scholarship where he stayed till 1977. On his return from the Oxford, he resumed his duties at St. Stephen’s College where he worked till 1979. In between, he had a brief stay of one year as a post doctoral fellow at the University of Georgia during 1977-78.
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Vitali Ranked on the list of most popular Scientist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Virander Singh Chauhan celebrates birthday on March 3 of every year.