Ravinder N. Maini Explained

Sir Ravinder Nath Maini
Birth Date:	17 November 1937
Birth Place:	Ludhiana, Punjab, British India
Fields:	Immunology
Workplaces:	Imperial College School of Medicine
Alma Mater:	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Known For:	discovery of anti-TNF therapy as an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
Awards:	Crafoord Prize (2000) Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research (2003) Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research (2008) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2014)

Sir Ravinder Nath Maini (born 17 November 1937) is an Indian-born British rheumatologist and academic who is an emeritus professor at Imperial College London.^[1] He led the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology.^[2]

Biography

Maini was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, British India, to Sir Amar Maini, a Kenyan-born lawyer and Ugandan politician, and his wife, Sam Saheli Mehra. His younger brother is academic Yoginder Nath Tidu Maini. Ravinder completed his bachelor's degree at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.^[1] In the 1980s, Maini, Marc Feldmann and Fionula Brennan identified TNF alpha as a key cytokine in the process of rheumatoid arthritis.

Honours and awards

• 2000: Maini was awarded the Crafoord Prize.^[3]
• 2003: Knighthood
• 2003: Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research.^[4]
• 2004 Fothergillian prize from the London Medical Society^[5]
• 2004: Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh
• 2007 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society^[6]
• 2008: Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research together with Marc Feldmann.^{[7] [8]}
• 2010 Ernst Schering Prize from the German Schering Foundation together with Marc Feldmann.^[9]

He is an honorary member of the British Society for Immunology.^[10]

External links

• Emeritus Professor Sir Ravinder Maini
• Sir Ravinder Maini's biography on Faculty of 1000

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood. Burke's Peerage & Gentry . Mosley, Charles . Charles Mosley (genealogist) . 107 . 2003 . 2562 . Burke . 0-9711966-2-1. Burke's Peerage .
2. Web site: Our History — The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology . www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk . 25 October 2020.
3. Web site: The Crafoord Prize 2000.
4. Web site: Imperial College London - British Scientists receive Lasker Prize for discovering new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. www.imperial.ac.uk.
5. Web site: Sir Ravinder Maini - F1000Prime. f1000.com.
6. Web site: Ravinder Maini-Biography. Royal Society. 26 January 2017.
7. Web site: Dr. Paul Janssen Award. Dr. Paul Janssen Award.
8. http://www.pauljanssenaward.com/2008_award_annoucement.html Professors Marc Feldmann and Sir Ravinder Maini Named Winners of the 2008 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
9. Web site: Schering Stiftung.
10. Web site: Honorary members - British Society for Immunology. www.immunology.org.