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Google doodle paid tribute to Kamal Ranadive on her 104th birth anniversary

Google created a doodle on November 8 on the occasion of the 104th birth anniversary of Indian cell biologist Kamal Ranadive
Kamal Ranadive was born in 1917 in Pune
Kamal Ranadive was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982

Many of us do not remember why today is special, but Google does. It created a doodle on November 8 on the occasion of the 104th birth anniversary of Indian cell biologist Kamal Ranadive, known for her cancer research. The doodle, by Indian artist Ibrahim Rayintakath, shows Ranadive peering through a microscope.

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Kamal Ranadive was born in 1917 in Pune. Her father encouraged her to study medicine but she wanted to study biology. In 1949, she received her doctorate in cytology, the study of cells, while working as a researcher at the Indian Cancer Research Centre (ICRC).

For her fellowship she joined Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Thereafter, she returned to Mumbai and established the country's first tissue culture laboratory in ICRC.

As director of ICRC and Animal Cancer Development, Ranadive was one of the pioneer researchers in her field in India. She suggested that there was a link between breast cancer and genetics. Ranadive has also conducted research on mycobacterium leprae, now known to cause leprosy. She helped to develop a vaccine for this.

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In 1973, Ranadive and 11 colleagues founded the Indian Association of Women Scientists to support women in scientific fields. She retired in 1989 and worked to improve rural health care facilities and to train women.

"Ranadive also encouraged students and Indian scholars abroad to return to their own country and use their knowledge to work for their communities. After retiring in 1989, the scientist worked in rural communities in Maharashtra, training women as healthcare workers, providing health and nutrition education. The IWSA has 11 chapters in India and provides scholarships and childcare options for women in science," wrote Google.

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Kamal Ranadive was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982. She was also awarded the GJ Watumull Foundation Prize in microbiology in 1964. She holds a position of emeritus medical scientist in the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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Google doodle paid tribute to Kamal Ranadive on her 104th birth anniversary

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