Ramesh Sonti:City scientist gets Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award

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Dr.Ramesh Sonti
City scientist gets Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award

Hyderabad, October'04: Dr.Ramesh Sonti, a scientist at the Central for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), has been selected for the prestigious Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar Award in Biological Sciences for 2003-2004 for his research contributions to the understanding of virulence mechanisms of the important bacterial leaf blight pathogen of the rice plant.

The award, which carries a cash prize of Rs. two lakhs, a citation and a plaque, will be presented to Dr. Sonti by the Prime Minister very shortly. The award is given to selected scientists every year for their contribution to scientific research.

Dr.Ramesh Sonti did his postgraduate studies and M.Phil from the University of Hyderabad and obtained his Ph.D in bacterial generics from the University of Utah, USA. He got his post-doctoral research on plant genetics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, before joining the CCMB. He has received the National Bioscience Award for Career Development of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.

The Shanti Swamp Bhatnagar (SSB) Prizes are awarded annually by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) to outstanding Indian research workers in seven disciplines of science and technology. The SSB Prizes are awarded to scientists for their outstanding scientific contributions made primarily in India during last 5 years preceding the year of the award are eligible for the Prize. The SSB Prize comprising a citation, a plaque and a cash award of Rupees two lakh is given to each selected person.

- October' 2004
Reachout News Bureau

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