Haffkine Institute has had a long standing tradition of several ‘Oration Awards’ being bestowed upon eminent members of the scientific community. Over the last five years, some of the oration awards were revived:
Dr. Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine Memorial Oration Award
Dr. Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine
15.3.1860-26.10.1930
| Sr. No. |
Date |
Delivered by |
Topic |
| 1 |
10.01.1999 |
Dr. Michael K. Hoffmann |
"AIDS Pathogenesis". |
| 2 |
10.01.2000 |
Dr. (Mrs.) Manju Sharma |
- |
| 3 |
10.01.2001 |
Dr. Keerti Shah |
"Human Papilloma Virus & Cervical Cancer : New Avenues for Intervention". |
| 4 |
10.08.2009 |
Dr. R. D. Lele |
"Integrative Medicine : Need of the Day". |
| 5 |
10.08.2010 |
Dr. A.C. Mishra |
“Emerging Viral Infections of Public Health Importance : An Indian Perspective”. |
| 6 |
10.01.2012 |
Dr. Sanjiva D. Kholkute |
“Herbal Medicine : Challenges & Research Needs”. |
| 7 |
09.08.2012 |
Dr. Camilla Rodrigues |
“Battling superbugs – an Indian perspective”. |
| 8 |
10.01.2013 |
Prof Ashok Vaidya |
“The Splendour of Research Aspirations : From Haffkine Institute to Kasturba Health Society (1961-2013)”. |
| 9 |
08.08.2013 |
Dr. (Mrs.) Mrudula A. Phadke |
“Poliomyelitis– is the elimination in sight?’’ |
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Major General Sir Sahib Singh Sokhey Memorial Oration
Major General Sir Sahib Singh Sokhey
15.12.1887 – 23.10.1971
| Sr. No. |
Date |
Delivered by |
Topic |
| 1 |
Dec' 1967 |
Dr. N. Veer Raghavan |
- |
| 2 |
Jan' 1970 |
Dr. P. N. Wahi |
- |
| 3 |
29.11.1972 |
Prof. Ramalingaswami |
Geographic Pathology of Liver Disease". |
| 4 |
14.12.1974 |
Dr. J. B. Shrivastav |
"Health laboratories and human welfare". |
| 5 |
14.12.1976 |
Dr. R. G. Navalkar |
"Recent advances in immunology of leprosy". |
| 6 |
09.11.1979 |
Prof. A. B. Chowdhury |
"Conquest of Tropical Diseases". |
| 7 |
04.04.1989 |
Prof. N. K. Ganguly |
"Pathophysiology and Molecular Mechanisms of infective diarrhoea". |
| 8 |
24.12.1999 |
Dr. Anil Kakodkar |
"Atomic energy and health sciences". |
| 9 |
23.10.2000 |
Dr. S. P. Tripathi |
"The role of BCG immunization in the Indian TB control programme". |
| 10 |
01.04.2009 |
Prof. V.M. Katoch |
"Mycobacterial Research in India : Reflections on being part of the Journey". |
| 11 |
10.01.2011 |
Prof Arunaloke Chakrabarti |
“Challenges in early diagnosis and management of invasive fungal infections in India”. |
| 12 |
13.01.2012 |
Dr. Ramesh Paranjape |
“Impact of HIV epidemic on Infectious Disease Research & Management”. |
| 13 |
09.08.2012 |
Dr. Kanjaksha Ghosh |
“Pathophysiology of thrombocytopenia in Dengue Virus Infection : A Holistic View”.. |
| 14 |
15.12.2012 |
Dr. Vidya Arankale |
“Hepatitis E, Chandipura and Chikungunya Viruses – from Molecular Characterization to Vaccine Development” |
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Prof Purshottam Vishvanath Gharpure Memorial Oration
Prof Purshottam Vishvanath Gharpure
03.11.1896 – 28.05.1967
| Sr. No. |
Date |
Delivered by |
Topic |
| 1 |
29.05.1971 |
Prof. C. G. Pandit |
"India and the yellow fever problems". |
| 2 |
1973 |
Dr. A. Ramchandra Rao |
"What is new with Small-pox". |
| 3 |
27.01.1976 |
Dr. N.P. Gupta |
"Arthropod-borne virus diseases in India". |
| 4 |
31.01.1978 |
Dr. T. Jacob John |
"The epidemiology of enterovirus infections and disease in India". |
| 5 |
24.02.1981 |
Dr. N. C. Nayak |
"Hepatitis virus infection – a global concern". |
| 6 |
15.03.1991 |
Dr. Kalyan Banerjee |
"Current Status of Blood Borne Viral Diseases in India". |
| 7 |
10.01.2009 |
Dr. V. Ravi |
"Recent advances in diagnosis of viral infections of CNS". |
| 8 |
16.01.2010 |
Dr. Deepak A. Gadkari |
“Evolution and Virulence of Influenza Viruses”. |
| 9 |
10.01.2011 |
Prof. Arvind Rai |
“Looking at emerging mutations in the pandemic influenza viruses through molecular eyes: travails from 20th to 21st Century”. |
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