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Soumya Swaminathan - Royal Society
May 22 , 2026
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- Dr Soumya Swaminathan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
- She became part of India’s first father-daughter duo to receive the honour along with her father, M. S. Swaminathan, who was elected FRS in 1973.
- The Royal Society was founded in 1660 in the United Kingdom (UK), and its fellowship is one of the world’s top science honours.
- Dr Soumya is a paediatrician and medical researcher known for work on tuberculosis (TB), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and global public health.
- She earlier served as Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
- She also became only the second Indian woman scientist, after Gagandeep Kang, to be elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
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