| Indian Society for Parasitology | |
| Type: | Registered Society |
| Status: | Tax exempted |
| Purpose: | For exchange of information on Parasitology |
| Headquarters: | Central Drug Research Institute Campus, Lucknow |
| Location: | Lucknow |
| Coords: | 26.8602°N 80.9309°W |
| Region: | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Fields: | Parasitology |
| Membership: | 700 |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Prof. Sukhbir Kaur |
| Leader Title2: | Secretary |
| Leader Name2: | J. K. Saxena |
| Parent Organization: | Central Drug Research Institute |
| Affiliations: | World Federation of Parasitologists |
Indian Society for Parasitology is a non profit making registered society formed under the aegis of the Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, working as a platform for the parasitologists in India for dissemination of knowledge and exchange of research information. The society is affiliated to the World Federation of Parasitologists.[1]
Indian Society for Parasitology was established as a registered society under the Indian Societies Act in 1973.[2] The organization serves as a platform for the parasitologists, researchers, biologists and academicians involved in the field of Parasitology related to humans and animals for promoting their activities, exchanging information and disseminating knowledge on the subject.[3] The society has 700 life members and several Fellows honored under its Fellowship program. It is located in the CDRI campus in Lucknow, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
The society is run by an elected committee and is headed by a president and a secretary; Prof. Sukhbir Kaur [4] and J. K. Saxena being the incumbent office bearers.[5] They organize annual conferences where keynote addresses, award lectures, presentation of research papers, guest lectures and symposia are featured. Workshops and training sessions are also organized regularly for the benefit of young scientists working in Parasitology.[6] The society was the host of the second Global Meet on Parasitology, held at Hyderabad in 1997.
ISP has instituted two oration awards, B. N. Singh Memorial Oration and B. P. Pandey Memorial Oration for honoring excellence in research and teaching respectively. It has also put in place annual awards such as Young Scientist Award and M. B. Mirza Award for excellence in research paper presentation and publication.
The society, besides a quarterly newsletter, publishes a bi-annual journal, Journal of Parasitic Diseases (JPD),[7] the services of which are offered to scientists for publishing their research papers.[8]
List of Fellows of the institute updated to 2010[9]
| Year | Name | Institute | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | B. P. Pandey | Lucknow | ||
| 1982 | B. N. Singh | Lucknow | ||
| 1983 | A. B. Chawdury | Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine | Kolkata | |
| 1984 | B. B. Gaitonde | Mumbai | ||
| 1985 | V. S. Alwar | Chennai | ||
| 1986 | M. Anantaraman | Chennai | ||
| 1987 | J. P. Dubey | USA | ||
| 1988 | A. B. Sen | Lucknow | ||
| 1989 | H. D. Srivastava | Bareilly | ||
| 1990 | R. C. Mahajan | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research | Chandigarh | |
| 1991 | S. M. Agarwal | Raipur | ||
| 1992 | Ather H. Siddiqi | Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | |
| 1993 | G. P. Dutta | Lucknow | ||
| 1994 | G. N. Johri | Vikram University | Ujjain | |
| 1995 | Virander Singh Chauhan | ICGEB | New Delhi | |
| 1996 | J. C. Katiyar | Central Drug Research Institute | Lucknow | |
| 1997 | Vinod Prakash Sharma | Malaria Research Centre (ICMR) | New Delhi | |
| 1998 | M. S. Jairajpuri | Maulana Azad National Urdu University | Hyderabad | |
| 1999 | C. M. Gupta | Central Drug Research Institute | Lucknow | |
| 2000 | N. K. Ganguly | Indian Council of Medical Research | New Delhi | |
| 2005 | Veena Tandon | North Eastern Hill University | Shillong | |
| 2007 | R. Madhavi | Andhra University | Visakhapatanam | |
| 2009 | J. Mahanta | Regional Medical Research Center, Bhubaneswar | Assam | |
| 2010 | S. L. Hoti | Regional Medical Research Centre | Karnataka |