The Biology of Glial Cells: Recent Advances (PDF)

Academy of Medical Sciences and Indian Academy of Neurosciences. Dr. Seth has made immense contributions in glial biology, particularly in understanding role of astrocytes in viral neuropathogenesis. He has published more than 70 research papers, 8 book chapters and editorials. He is recipient of several national and international awards, serves on editorial boards of international journals and is council member of International Society of Neurovirology, USA, International Society of Neurovirology, USA and the Asian Pacific Society of Neurochemistry, Singapore.



Dr. Nisha Patro has been working as Research Scientist with support from the Department of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. She holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees of Kurukshetra university, Kurukshetra. She had her Post-Doctoral at MRC Neurochemical Pathology Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. She has 39 years of research and 30years of teaching experience. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (India) and elected Fellow of Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmalogicum. She has significantly contributed to the areas of development of glia and role of glia in development of the brain and developmental neurotoxicity. She is recipient of the 'Jyotsanamayee Raghunath Bhattacharya Prize' for Best Paper published in 2009-10 by the Indian Academy of Neurosciences. She has completed 5 research projects as a Principal/ Co-Principal Investigator and also participated in the DBT National Initiative on Glial Cell Research in Health and Disease. She has 49 research papers and 8 book chapters to her credit.



Dr. Prakash Narain Tandon the doyen of Indian Neuroscience was born on 13.08.1928 at Shimla, India. He received his medical education at K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, (MBBS 1950, First in the University, M.S. 1952), obtained FRCS England 1956, received training in Neurosurgery at Oslo, Norway and Montreal, Canada. He started the first academic Neurosurgical unit in Uttar Pradesh in his alma Mater (1961) and moved to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to establish the first Neurosurgical Department there (1965) which was upgraded as Neurosciences Centre (1975). Following his superannuation, he catalysed the establishment of the National Brain Research Centre (1997) which he served as its Founding President (2002).He has trained more than 50 neurosurgeons who serve all over the country. With the help of various Government agencies (DBT, DST, ICMR, CSIR and UGC) he promoted overall development of neuroscience. He had edited 32 monographs, published more than 250 papers and contributed 50 chapters to various books.



He is one of the most highly recognized medical scientists, being a Fellow of the three Science Academies (President of two of them - INSA, NASI), the National Medical Academy (its Vice-President) and the Indian Academy of Neurosciences (as its President). The Norwegian Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society of Medicine conferred their Fellowship. He was Co-Chair of the IAP (inter academy panel of World Academies of Sciences). He was Honorary Surgeon to the President of India and a Member of the Science Advisory Council of the Prime Minister. Among many of their awards/ recognition he has been awarded the Second Highest Civilian award (Padma Vibhushan) and is currently National Research Professor.