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Suniti Solomon, the Glossary

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Suniti Solomon (1938 or 1939 – 28 July 2015) was an Indian physician and microbiologist who pioneered AIDS research and prevention in India after having diagnosed the first Indian AIDS cases among the Chennai sex workers in 1986 along with her student Sellappan Nirmala.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: BBC, Brown University, Chennai, CONRAD (organization), HIV Prevention Trials Network, HIV/AIDS, India, Johns Hopkins University, Madras Medical College, National Academy of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health, Padma Shri, Pancreatic cancer, Physician, Quartz (publication), Sellappan Nirmala, YRG Care.

  2. Deaths from pancreatic cancer in India
  3. Human trafficking in India
  4. Indian HIV/AIDS activists
  5. Indian microbiologists
  6. Indian women microbiologists
  7. Medical doctors from Chennai
  8. Women scientists from Tamil Nadu

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Brown University

Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Chennai

Chennai (IAST), formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India.

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CONRAD (organization)

CONRAD is a non-profit scientific research organization that works to improve global and reproductive health, particularly in women in developing countries.

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HIV Prevention Trials Network

The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) is a worldwide collaborative clinical trials network that brings together investigators, ethicists, community and other partners to develop and test the safety and efficacy of interventions designed to prevent the acquisition and transmission of HIV.

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HIV/AIDS

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, Johns, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Madras Medical College

Madras Medical College (MMC) is a public medical college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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National Academy of Medical Sciences

National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), better known by its acronym, NAMS, is a non-constitutional, non-statutory advisory body to the Government in matters related to National Health Policy and Planning and as a promoting agency for continuing medical education (CME) for medical and health professionals.

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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National Institute of Mental Health

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Padma Shri

The Padma Shri (IAST: padma śrī), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.

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Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Quartz (publication)

Quartz is an American English language news website owned by G/O Media.

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Sellappan Nirmala

Sellappan Nirmala (born 1952 or 1953) is an Indian doctor who discovered the first case of HIV in India in 1986. Suniti Solomon and Sellappan Nirmala are 20th-century Indian medical doctors, 20th-century Indian women scientists, Indian medical researchers, Indian women medical doctors, medical doctors from Chennai and women scientists from Tamil Nadu.

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YRG Care

YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE) is a non-profit organisation in India working in the domain of HIV/AIDS.

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See also

Deaths from pancreatic cancer in India

Human trafficking in India

Indian HIV/AIDS activists

Indian microbiologists

Indian women microbiologists

Medical doctors from Chennai

Women scientists from Tamil Nadu

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suniti_Solomon