Indian Society for Parasitology
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| formation = {{start date|1973|df=y}}
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| type = Registered Society
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| status = Tax exempted
| purpose = For exchange of information on Parasitology
| headquarters = Central Drug Research Institute Campus, Lucknow
| location = Lucknow
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| region = Uttar Pradesh, India
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| fields = Parasitology
| membership = 1000
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| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Dr. A.M Khan
| leader_title2 = Secretary
| leader_name2 = Dr. Satish Mishra
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| parent_organization = Central Drug Research Institute
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| affiliations = World Federation of Parasitologists
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| website = {{URL|http://www.parasitologyindia.org|Official website}}
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Indian Society for Parasitology is a non profit making registered society formed under the aegis of the Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, working as a platform for the parasitologists in India for dissemination of knowledge and exchange of research information. The society is affiliated to the World Federation of Parasitologists.{{cite web | url=http://www.wfpnet.org/page_regionalmembers.php | title=WFPnet | publisher=WFPnet | date=2014 | accessdate=13 December 2014}}
Profile
Indian Society for Parasitology was established as a registered society under the Indian Societies Act in 1973.{{cite web | url=http://parasites-world.com/indian-society-of-parasitology/ | title=PW | publisher=PW | date=2014 | accessdate=13 December 2014}} The organization serves as a platform for the parasitologists, researchers, biologists and academicians involved in the field of Parasitology related to humans and animals for promoting their activities, exchanging information and disseminating knowledge on the subject.{{cite web | url=http://www.parasitologyindia.org/general_information.htm | title=ISP info | publisher=ISP | date=2014 | accessdate=13 December 2014}} The society has 1000 life members and several Fellows honored under its Fellowship program. It is located in the CDRI campus in Lucknow, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
The society is run by an elected committee and is headed by a president and a secretary; Dr. A.M Khan https://www.parasitologyindia.org/ and Dr. Satish Mishra being the incumbent office bearers.{{cite web | url=http://www.parasitologyindia.org/president_desk.htm | title=Office bearers | publisher=ISP | date=2014 | accessdate=13 December 2014}} They organize annual conferences where keynote addresses, award lectures, presentation of research papers, guest lectures and symposia are featured. Workshops and training sessions are also organized regularly for the benefit of young scientists working in Parasitology.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tribal-dominated-districts-account-for-47-of-malaria-deaths-in-India/articleshow/44839619.cms | title=Tribal-dominated districts account for 47% of malaria deaths in India | newspaper=The Times of India | date=16 October 2014 | first=Arunav | last=Sinha | accessdate=7 July 2018 }} The society was the host of the second Global Meet on Parasitology, held at Hyderabad in 1997.
ISP has instituted two oration awards, B. N. Singh Memorial Oration and B. P. Pandey Memorial Oration for honoring excellence in research and teaching respectively. It has also put in place annual awards such as Young Scientist Award and M. B. Mirza Award for excellence in research paper presentation and publication.
The society, besides a quarterly newsletter, publishes a bi-annual journal, Journal of Parasitic Diseases (JPD),{{cite journal | url=http://www.indexscholar.com/?source=6368 | title=Journal of parasitic diseases | author=Indian Society for Parasitology | journal=J Parasit Dis | ISSN=0971-7196}} the services of which are offered to scientists for publishing their research papers.{{cite web | url=https://sciencescape.org/journal/21733 | title=Sciencescape | publisher=Sciencescape | date=2014 | accessdate=13 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220135003/https://sciencescape.org/journal/21733 | archive-date=20 December 2014 | url-status=dead }}
- {{cite journal | url=http://www.indexscholar.com/?source=6368 | title=Journal of parasitic diseases | author=Indian Society for Parasitology | journal=J Parasit Dis | ISSN=0971-7196}}
Fellows of the institute
List of Fellows of the institute updated to 2010{{cite web | url=http://www.parasitologyindia.org/fellows.htm | title=ISP Fellows | publisher=ISP | date=2014 | accessdate=14 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213195132/http://www.parasitologyindia.org/fellows.htm | archive-date=13 December 2014 | url-status=dead }}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{cite web | url=http://www.wfpnet.org/tab_home.php | title=World Federation of Parasitologists | publisher=WFP | work=Web site | date=2014 | accessdate=13 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222200006/http://wfpnet.org/tab_home.php | archive-date=22 December 2014 | url-status=dead }}
- [https://x.com/ISPParasitology Twitter/X]
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Category:Scientific organisations based in India
Category:1973 establishments in India