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Kanta Subbarao | |
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 Subbarao in 2006 | |
| Education | Christian Medical College Vellore University of Oklahoma |
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| Fields | Virology, molecular genetics |
| Workplaces | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases World Health Organization Doherty Institute Université Laval |
Kanta Subbarao is an Indian virologist, molecular geneticist, and physician-scientist. She is director of the World Health Organization collaborating centre for reference and research on influenza. Subbarao is also a professor at the Doherty Institute.
Life
[edit]Subbarao received a M.B.B.S. from Christian Medical College Vellore and a M.P. H. in epidemiology from the University of Oklahoma.[1]
She is a virologist, physician-scientist, and molecular geneticist.[2][1] Subbarao was convinced to join the influenza program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) when all of the positions in the respiratory syncytial virus program, which she wanted to join, were filled.[1] She served as chief of the NIAID Emerging Respiratory Viruses Section.[1] She is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.[3] In 2016, she joined World Health Organization collaborating centre for reference and research on influenza.[1] She is a professor at the Doherty Institute.[1] Subbarao became an elected fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2021.[4] In 2024, she joined Université Laval in Canada through a Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biology and Control of Zoonotic and Pandemic Respiratory Viruses[5] . She received in 2025 the Edward Jenner Award from the Vaccine Congress[6][7].
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lyons, Michele (2019-03-25). "Celebrating NIH's History-Making Women". NIH Intramural Research Program. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Neergaard, Lauran (2005-12-18). "NIH using live viruses to make bird flu vaccine mist". The Star-Democrat. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-10-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Professor Kanta Subbarao | Doherty Website". www.doherty.edu.au. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ↑ "29 new Fellows elected - AAHMS". aahms.org. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ↑ "Une nouvelle Chaire d'excellence en recherche du Canada pour se préparer aux futures pandémies". ULaval nouvelles (in French). 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
- ↑ Rasmussen, Dr Angela (2026-02-09). "Send Us Your Vaccinologists So We May Bedazzle Them". Rasmussen Retorts. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
- ↑ "20th Vaccine Congress | Participate | Elsevier". www.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
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- Indian virologists
- Indian geneticists
- Indian women biologists
- 21st-century Indian medical doctors
- 21st-century Indian women medical doctors
- Indian emigrants to Australia
- National Institutes of Health people
- Molecular geneticists
- Women molecular biologists
- 21st-century Indian biologists
- Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
- Women virologists
- Women geneticists
- Women medical researchers
- Indian medical researchers
- Physician-scientists
- Influenza researchers
- Fellows of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology
- Academic staff of the University of Melbourne
- World Health Organization officials
- University of Oklahoma alumni