Shinjini Bhatnagar is an Indian pediatric gastroenterologist. She is elected as Fellow of

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the ...

. Her research was recognised by the

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(WHO), and at 2nd World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition. She was awarded the Dr. ST Achar Gold Medal Award for Research in Child Health, and Hotam Tomar Gold Medal in recognition of her research in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Education and career

Shinjini Bhatnagar is the professor, and head of the Pediatric Biology Centre, at the

Translational Health Science and Technology Institute Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) is an institute of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC), Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. It was set up in 200 ...

(THSTI),

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(National Capital Region,

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). Projects under her leadership include exploring poor intake of oral vaccines in developing countries, extent of

celiac disease Coeliac disease (British English) or celiac disease (American English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine. Patients develop intolerance to gluten, which is present in foods such as wheat, rye, spel ...

, etc.

Research

How does an infant's immune system respond to a bacterial infection; what are some of the markers that can be used to track the severity, progression and outcome of infections—these are the broad questions being pursued by the Bhatnagar Lab. Shinjini Bhatnagar and her team came up with a quick and an economical test for gluten intolerance Shinjini Bhatnagar and her team have proved that zinc supplement boost infant survival from infections.

Awards and honors

* Fellow,

National Academy of Sciences, India The National Academy of Sciences, India, also known as NASI, was established in 1930 and is the oldest science academy of India. It is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Prof. Meghnad Saha was the founder president. Fellows * Suddhasatwa Bas ...

* WHO Temporary Advisor for research in childhood diarrheal diseases * Recognition for research in Pediatric Gastroenterology at 2nd World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (2004)

References

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