Naranjan Dhalla
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Naranjan S. Dhalla, C.M., O.M., F.R.S.C. (born 1936) is a Canadian cardiovascular research scientist focusing on cardiovascular pathophysiology and therapy of heart disease.
Born in Ghanieke, Punjab, India, he received a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Chemistry from Panjab University in 1956, an A.I.C. in Chemistry from the Institution of Chemists in Calcutta, India in 1961, a Master of Science in Pharmacology from University of Pennsylvania in 1963, and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from University of Pennsylvania in 1965.
In 1968, he joined the University of Manitoba as an Assistant Professor in Physiology. In 1972, he became an Associate Professor and a full Professor in 1974. In 1991, he was appointed a Distinguished Professor of Physiology. From 1996 to 2006, he was the Director of St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre's Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences.
He has published more than 594 full-length research papers in national and international journals.
In 1997, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civlian honour, for having "distinguished himself in the field of cardiovascular research". [1] In 1996, he was awarded Manitoba's Order of the Buffalo Hunt and the Order of Manitoba in 2002. In 2000, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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- Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry. University of Toronto Press. Retrieved on June 22, 2006.
- Naranjan S Dhalla. University of Manitoba. Retrieved on June 22, 2006.
- MANITOBA'S HIGHEST HONOUR AWARDED TO DR. NARANJAN DHALLA. Retrieved on June 22, 2006.
