A US-based immunologist, with family in Salt Lake, has just been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious institution established under a charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
“Only the top scientists get elected here. Nobel winners in the US are all members of this academy. It is a great honour,” Sankar Ghosh tells
The Telegraph Salt Lake from New York. “The academy inducts individuals from all fields of science so very few are elected from every department.”
Sankar, whose parental home is in EC Block, is a professor and head of the microbiology and immunology department of Columbia University. His research is on the immune system and has been critical in the understanding of and treatment of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, colitis and dermatitis.
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Indian-origin immunologist Sankar Ghosh elected to National Academy of Sciences
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NEW YORK: An eminent and award-winning Indian-origin immunologist has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research .
Sankar Ghosh is the Silverstein and Hutt Family Professor of Microbiology and chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.
He was among the 120 newly elected members announced by the Academy last week, a statement by Columbia University Irving Medical Center said.
The National Academy of Sciences April 26 announced its latest cohort of members, including four Indian Americans among the group of 120 newly-elected individuals.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected three Columbia professors and one Barnard professor in the fields of physics, mathematics, microbiology and immunology, and political science into its membership, one of the highest honors that can b