Javed Naim Agrewala (born 14 May 1961) is an Indian immunologist, the prof. at

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and the chief scientist and professor at the

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. Known for his research on

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, Agrewala is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz.

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and

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. The

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, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the

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, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 2005. He is also a recipient of the

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of the

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Biography

Javed N. Agrewala, born on 14 May 1961 in

Agra Agra ( ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...

in the Indian state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

, graduated in science from

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, formerly Agra University, is an Autonomous University located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university, formerly named as Agra University, was later named after Bhimrao Ambedkar. Affiliated colleges The Un ...

in 1980 and earned a master's degree from the same institution in 1982 after which he did his doctoral studies at

Sarojini Naidu Medical College Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC), is one of the oldest medical schools of India. It is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh state. It is named after the first lady Governess of Uttar Pradesh, poet and freedom fighter, Bharat Kokila Smt. Sarojini ...

to secure a PhD in 1986.

Awards and honors

A Biotechnology Overseas Associate of the Department of Biotechnology and a member of the

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, Agrewala was elected as a fellow of the

in 2004. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards in 2005. and he received the

of the Department of Biotechnology in 2006. He became an elected fellow of the

in 2010 and the

in 2015. He also is a recipient of the New Idea Research Talent Award of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

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