Ravinder N. Maini

Ravinder Nath Maini
Sir Ravinder N. Maini in Budapest, 2013.
Born (1937-11-17) 17 November 1937
Ludhiana, Punjab, British India
Residence London, England
Alma mater Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Known for discovery of anti-TNF therapy as an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
Awards Crafoord Prize (2000)
Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research (2003)
Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research (2008)
Gairdner Foundation International Award (2014)
Scientific career
Fields Immunology
Institutions Imperial College School of Medicine

Sir Ravinder Nath Maini FMedSci (born 17 November 1937) is rheumatology professor at the Kennedy Institute, part of Imperial College London.

Biography

Maini was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, British India. His father was the Kenyan born lawyer and Ugandan politician Sir Amar Maini.[1] He completed his bachelor's degree at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. In the 1980s Maini and colleague Marc Feldmann identified TNF alpha as a key cytokine in the process of rheumatoid arthritis.

Honours and awards

He is a honorary member of the British Society for Immunology.[9]

References

  1. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/26f5/6b045baaec701debaa1829ba00bce8da44b1.pdf
  2. The Crafoord Prize 2000
  3. The Lasker Prize
  4. http://f1000.com/prime/thefaculty/member/1135712876368761?referrer=GOOGLE
  5. "Ravinder Maini-Biography". Royal Society. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research - Winners
  7. Professors Marc Feldmann and Sir Ravinder Maini Named Winners of the 2008 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research Archived 2010-01-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. http://www.scheringstiftung.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=38&Itemid=28&lang=de
  9. https://www.immunology.org/about-us/our-people/our-members/honorary-members
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