Pradeep Seth is an Indian virologist who injected himself in 2003 with a potential

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he had developed for

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. He has been working in the field of virology since 1968 and is an elected fellow of the

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, He did his

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and Masters (MD) in Microbiology from AIIMS in 1970 and then taught at the same institute till 2005. He holds 4 Indian

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and 4 International

in the field of Virology.

References

External links

Doctor Pradeep Seth Official Site
Indian virologists Living people Academic staff of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Medical Science {{india-med-bio-stub