Uttamchand Khimchand Sheth (1920–2000) was an Indian clinical pharmacologist and the director of
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Life
Sheth was born on 29 October 1920 in Mumbai in
Maharastra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdivi ...
, he was known for his pharmacological studies and contributions in promoting medical education in pharmacology.
Sheth,
Bimal Kumar Bachhawat and
Nilima Arun Kshirsagar
Nilima Arun Kshirsagar FACCP, FRCP, FNAMS FNAS (born 1949) is an Indian clinical pharmacologist who developed and patented liposomal amphotericin B and its drug delivery system in 1993. She is the former dean of King Edward Memorial Hospital ...
are credited with creating with creating the research and academic structure for teaching pharmacology in India.
He was the author of a book on pharmacology, ''Selected Topics in Experimental Pharmacology''.
The
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
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, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, Applied science, applied or Fundamenta ...
, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1967.
He was also a recipient of Amrut Mody Award (1971) and
B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian medical award, which he received in 1978.
An elected fellow of the
National Academy of Medical Sciences
National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), better known by its acronym, NAMS, is a nodal agency under the Government of India, which acts as an advisory body to the Government in matters related to National Health Policy and Planning and as a ...
,
he died on 29 July 2000, at the age of 79.
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Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Medical Science
1920 births
2000 deaths
20th-century Indian biologists
Indian medical writers
Dr. B. C. Roy Award winners
Fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences
Scientists from Mumbai
Indian pharmacologists
University of Mumbai alumni
Academic staff of the University of Mumbai
Clinical pharmacologists
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