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.
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Motto | Heritage Institution for Tropical Diseases |
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Type | Public |
Established | 24 February 1914 |
Founder | Leonard Rogers |
Dean | Prof. Bibhuti Saha |
Director | Prof. (Dr.) Subhasish Kamal Guha |
Students | Totals:
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Location | 22°34′31″N 88°21′36″E / 22.575243°N 88.359927°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | West Bengal University of Health Sciences |
Website | www |
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Prominent researchers like U. N. Bramhachari, Ernest Muir, Ronald Ross, Rabindra Nath Chaudhuri,[3] Ram Narayan Chakravarti[4] and Jyoti Bhusan Chatterjee worked in this institute.[5]
Notable alumni
edit- 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
edit- ^ David Arnold (2000). Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. p. 198. ISBN 9780521563192.
- ^ Uma Dasgupta (2011). Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, C. 1784–1947. Pearson Education India. p. 591. ISBN 9788131728185.
- ^ "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "History of CSTM". stmkolkata.org. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.