Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (CSTM) is a medical institute from Kolkata, India dedicated in the field of tropical disease.[1] It was established in 1914 by Leonard Rogers (1868–1962) of the Indian Medical Service, professor of pathology at the Calcutta Medical College.[2] It was, till 2003, affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Now it is under the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Prominent researchers like U. N. Bramhachari, Ronald Ross, Rabindra Nath Chaudhuri,[3] Ram Narayan Chakravarti[4] and Jyoti Bhusan Chatterjea worked in this institute.[5]
Notable alumni
- Ram Baran Yadav, first president of Nepal
- Baba Amte, Indian Social Worker and social activist who worked for the empowerment and rehabilitation of people suffering from leprosy
References
- ↑ Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India{{#if:David Arnold|, David Arnold}. Cambridge University Press(2000). ISBN 9780521563192
- ↑ Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, C. 1784–1947{{#if:Uma Dasgupta|, Uma Dasgupta}. Pearson Education India(2011). ISBN 9788131728185
- ↑ Deceased Fellow. Indian National Science Academy(2016). Retrieved 6 July 2016.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Deceased Fellow. Indian National Science Academy(2016). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ History of CSTM. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
External links
Template:Bengal Renaissance Template:Kolkata topics
Template:Colleges affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences Template:Authority control Template:Med-org-stub