Feb 10, 2021
By: Vaamanaa Sethi
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(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
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for their research and published papers whereas young girls in schools are often discouraged, underestimated and neglected in this field.
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A famous Indian physicist and academic at Indian Institute of Science. Her comprehensive works on aspects of particle phenomenology over three decades won her the Ordre National du Merite by the France Government.
She was known for her contribution in Organic chemistry and development of anti-malaria drug, Ayush-56 and research on vinca alkaloids.She was conferred with Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 1975.
She was the first Indian woman doctor of India to learn and practice western medicine at the age of 21 in 1886. Institute for Research and Documentation(IRDS) has been awarding the Anandibai Joshi for Medicine to honour her contribution in Medicine.
Some of her noted works include supramolecular assemblies, molecular design. She received TWAS prize in chemistry in 1999.
She introduced the concept of Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT). She was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2011.
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She is widely known for her contribution in neuroscience. She discovered master regulator gene which controls the development of the brain's cortex hippocampus and amygdala. She received Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 2010.