Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
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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 | Kolkata, West Bengal, India 22°34′31″N 88°21′36″E / 22.575243°N 88.359927°ECoordinates: 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 |
Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata. October 2014.
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.
Prominent researchers like U. N. Bramhachari, Ronald Ross, Rabindra Nath Chaudhuri,[3] Ram Narayan Chakravarti[4] and Jyoti Bhusan Chatterjea 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[]
- ^ 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.
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