Kanta Subbarao

Kanta Subbarao is an Indian virologist, molecular geneticist, and physician-scientist. She is director of the World Health Organization collaborating centre for reference and research on influenza. Subbarao is also a professor at the Doherty Institute.

Kanta Subbarao
Subbarao in 2006
Alma materChristian Medical College Vellore
University of Oklahoma
Scientific career
FieldsVirology, molecular genetics
InstitutionsNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
World Health Organization
Doherty Institute

Life

Subbarao received a M.B.B.S. from Christian Medical College Vellore and a M.P. H. in epidemiology from the University of Oklahoma.[1]

She is a virologist, physician-scientist, and molecular geneticist.[2][1] Subbarao was convinced to join the influenza program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) when all of the positions in the respiratory syncytial virus program, which she wanted to join, were filled.[1] She served as chief of the NIAID Emerging Respiratory Viruses Section.[1] She is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.[3] In 2016, she joined World Health Organization collaborating centre for reference and research on influenza.[1] She is a professor at the Doherty Institute.[1] Subbarao became an elected fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2021.[4]

References
  1. Lyons, Michele (2019-03-25). "Celebrating NIH's History-Making Women". NIH Intramural Research Program. Retrieved 2022-10-04.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Neergaard, Lauran (2005-12-18). "NIH using live viruses to make bird flu vaccine mist". The Star-Democrat. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-10-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Professor Kanta Subbarao | Doherty Website". www.doherty.edu.au. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  4. "29 new Fellows elected - AAHMS". aahms.org. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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