Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine

Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
Heritage Institution for Tropical Diseases
Established24 February 1914 (1914-02-24)
Research typeMedical research
Field of research
DirectorSubhasish Kamal Guha
LocationKolkata, West Bengal, India
22°34′31″N 88°21′36″E / 22.575243°N 88.359927°E / 22.575243; 88.359927
Campus108, Chittaranjan Ave, Calcutta Medical College, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073
Founder
Leonard Rogers
Affiliations
  • WBUHS
  • NMC
Websitewww.stmkolkata.org

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 Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.[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, Ernest Muir, Ronald Ross, Rabindra Nath Chaudhuri,[3] Ram Narayan Chakravarti[4] and Jyoti Bhusan Chatterjee 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

  1. ↑ David Arnold (2000). Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. p. 198. ISBN 9780521563192.
  2. ↑ Uma Dasgupta (2011). Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, C. 1784–1947. Pearson Education India. p. 591. ISBN 9788131728185.
  3. ↑ "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "History of CSTM". stmkolkata.org. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.


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