Kanta Subbarao
I add information about her work at Université Laval and a recent award she received.
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| caption = Subbarao in 2006 |
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| fields = Virology, molecular genetics |
| fields = Virology, molecular genetics |
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| workplaces = [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] [[World Health Organization]] [[Doherty Institute]] |
| workplaces = [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] [[World Health Organization]] [[Doherty Institute]] [[Université Laval]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Christian Medical College Vellore]] [[University of Oklahoma]] |
| alma_mater = [[Christian Medical College Vellore]] [[University of Oklahoma]] |
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Subbarao received a [[M.B.B.S.]] from [[Christian Medical College Vellore]] and a M.P. H. in [[epidemiology]] from the [[University of Oklahoma]].{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Michele |date=2019-03-25 |title=Celebrating NIH's History-Making Women |url=https://irp.nih.gov/blog/post/2019/03/celebrating-nihs-history-making-women |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=[[NIH Intramural Research Program]] |language=en}}{{PD-notice}} |
Subbarao received a [[M.B.B.S.]] from [[Christian Medical College Vellore]] and a M.P. H. in [[epidemiology]] from the [[University of Oklahoma]].{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Michele |date=2019-03-25 |title=Celebrating NIH's History-Making Women |url=https://irp.nih.gov/blog/post/2019/03/celebrating-nihs-history-making-women |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=[[NIH Intramural Research Program]] |language=en}}{{PD-notice}} |
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She is a virologist, physician-scientist, and molecular geneticist.{{Cite news |last=Neergaard |first=Lauran |date=2005-12-18 |title=NIH using live viruses to make bird flu vaccine mist |pages=10 |work=[[The Star-Democrat]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110723314/nih-using-live-viruses-to-make-bird/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} 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. She served as chief of the NIAID Emerging Respiratory Viruses Section. She is an elected fellow of the [[American Academy of Microbiology]] and the [[Infectious Diseases Society of America]].{{Cite web |title=Professor Kanta Subbarao {{!}} Doherty Website |url=https://www.doherty.edu.au/people/dr-kanta-subbarao |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=www.doherty.edu.au}} In 2016, she joined [[World Health Organization collaborating centre]] for reference and research on influenza. She is a professor at the [[Doherty Institute]]. Subbarao became an elected fellow of the [[Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences]] in 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-26 |title=29 new Fellows elected - AAHMS |url=https://aahms.org/news/29-new-fellows-elected/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=aahms.org |language=en-AU}} |
She is a virologist, physician-scientist, and molecular geneticist.{{Cite news |last=Neergaard |first=Lauran |date=2005-12-18 |title=NIH using live viruses to make bird flu vaccine mist |pages=10 |work=[[The Star-Democrat]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110723314/nih-using-live-viruses-to-make-bird/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} 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. She served as chief of the NIAID Emerging Respiratory Viruses Section. She is an elected fellow of the [[American Academy of Microbiology]] and the [[Infectious Diseases Society of America]].{{Cite web |title=Professor Kanta Subbarao {{!}} Doherty Website |url=https://www.doherty.edu.au/people/dr-kanta-subbarao |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=www.doherty.edu.au}} In 2016, she joined [[World Health Organization collaborating centre]] for reference and research on influenza. She is a professor at the [[Doherty Institute]]. Subbarao became an elected fellow of the [[Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences]] in 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-26 |title=29 new Fellows elected - AAHMS |url=https://aahms.org/news/29-new-fellows-elected/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=aahms.org |language=en-AU}} In 2024, she joined Université Laval in Canada through an Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biology and Control of Zoonotic and Pandemic Respiratory Viruses{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Une nouvelle Chaire d’excellence en recherche du Canada pour se préparer aux futures pandémies |url=https://nouvelles.ulaval.ca/2024/10/08/une-nouvelle-chaire-dexcellence-en-recherche-du-canada-pour-se-preparer-aux-futures-pandemies-396697f5-baef-4246-b61d-a7044c38554c |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=ULaval nouvelles |language=fr}} . She received in 2025 the Edward Jenner Award from the Vaccine Congress{{Cite web |last=Rasmussen |first=Dr Angela |date=2026-02-09 |title=Send Us Your Vaccinologists So We May Bedazzle Them |url=https://rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/send-us-your-vaccinologists-so-we |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=Rasmussen Retorts}}{{Cite web |title=20th Vaccine Congress {{!}} Participate {{!}} Elsevier |url=https://www.elsevier.com/en-gb/events/conferences/all/vaccine-congress/participate |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=www.elsevier.com |language=en-gb}}. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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