EBiographical information for the NAAS
Year Book
Krishnaswamy Kamala
FELLOW, ELECTED, 2003
Born in Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh, India on 4th April 1940. Educated at Stanley Girls High
School, Hyderabad; 1945-56; Women’s college, Hyderabad : 1956-1958, Osmania
Medical College: 1956-1964, Post graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Osmania
Medical College, University of Osmania : 1966-1968.
Advisor / Consultant to
Pharmaceutical / Food companies
Emeritus Medical
Scientist of Indian Council of Medical Research : 2002-2005
Director of National
Institute of Nutrition, Food and Drug Toxicology Research center, National
center for Laboratory and Animal Science: 1997-2002
Senior Deputy Director in
charge of Drug Division / Food and Drug Toxicology Research Center : 1992-1997
Assistant Research Officer to
Assistant Director, National Institute of Nutrition : 1964-1992
Awarded : Rajammal Devdas
Oration, of Avinashalingam Institute for Home Sciences and higher Education for
Women, 2005; Certificate of Excellence, Indian Medical Association, World
Woman’s Day, 2005; ASTC-Eminent Women Scientist Award 2004; S.G. Srikantia
Memorial Lecture, of Nutrition society of India, 2004; Basant Devi Amir Chand
Prize, of ICMR,1997; Distinguished Scientist for outstanding contributions in
the field of Science & Technology, by AP Akademi of Sciences,1997; Chopra
Oration, Indian Pharmacological Society, 1997; Basant Devi Amir Chand Prize,
ICMR, 1997; CIBA-GEIGY Award for Nutrient Drug Interactions, 1989; Dr.Kamala
Menon Medical Research Award in the field of Internal Medicine, ICMR,1988; Dr.
V.N. Patwardhan Prize in Nutritional Sciences, ICMR, 1977; Shakuntala Amir Chand
Prize for Medical Research, ICMR, 1973; Young Scientist Award for Medical
Research, ICMR, 1972;
Fellow : Third World Academy
of Sciences, 2003
Executive Committee Member :
International Union Of Nutritional Sciences
International Union of
Nutritional Sciences, 2001; Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, 1997;
National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, 1996; National Academy of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi, 1994; AP Akademi of Sciences, Hyderabad, 1994; Indian
Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 1993;
Research Areas : Nutrition
and Medical Sciences, Preclinical and Clinical Toxicology
Address : ‘Sriniketan’,
1-2-98/2, Habsiguda, Hyderabad, A.P., 500007, India. Phone (+91-040) 27153248
(R), E-mail : sri21kk@yahoo.com
