The pioneering Indian HIV/AIDS researcher Dr. Suniti Solomon died at her residence in Chennai on 28 July 2015. Dr. Suniti died due to cancer at the age 76.
Dr. Suniti was the 1st person in India who documented the nation’s 1st HIV/AIDS case in 1986 and later set up Y R Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE) – the1st voluntary testing and counseling center for the disease.
In 1986, Dr. Suniti Solomon, then a microbiologist at Madras Medical College(MMC), made headlines for discovering HIV/AIDS cases in 6 blood samples collected from female sex workers lodged at the government home on Kutchery Road in Mylapore in Chennai.
Dr. Suniti Solomon trained in pathology in the U.K., the U.S. and Australia won a string of awards for her HIV/AIDS work.
Awards:
• Lifetime Achievement Award for Service on HIV/AIDS by Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai in 2012.
• National Women Bio scientist Award by Ministry of Science And Technology in 2009.
Dr. Suniti Solomon also was a fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
These include National Technical Team on Women and AIDS, Advisory Board of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative-India, and the Microbicide Committee of Indian Council of Medical Research.
Dr. Suniti Solomon,HIV/AIDS researcher, passed away
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