It’s been a busy February for Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla!
Dr. Dhalla, Distinguished Professor and Director of Cardiovascular Development, was recently given the honour of addressing the 36th annual convocation of the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) in Amritsar, India. In his address, Dhalla encouraged the university to develop a joint research initiative between the department of applied health sciences and the Government Medical College in Amritsar to enhance human health and welfare. The address, given to over 1600 graduates, also touched on issues of social injustice, human dignity, climate change and global poverty. Dr. Dhalla also received an honourary Doctor of Science degree from the university.
Only a few weeks earlier, Dr. Dhalla was elected Honorary Foreign Fellow of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences, and Honorary Fellow of the Punjab Academy of Sciences, in recognition for “outstanding research contributions and achievements in the field of Medical Sciences” – an honour received February 7, 2010 during the 13th Punjab Science Congress held in Chandigarth, India.
The GNDU convocation received news coverage in both the Hindustan Times and the Jalandhar Sunday Tribune.
Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla receiving Fellowship Award from the Punjab Academy of Sciences, Patiala in Chandigarh, India.
Left to right: Sh. Narinder N. Vohra, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Prof. I.J.S. Bansal, President of the Academy, Dr. Ranbir C. Sobti, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, and Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla
Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla receiving Special Lecture Award by the Life Science and Applied Health Faculties, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.
Left to right: Dr. Ajaib S. Brar, Vice Chancellor and Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla
Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla receiving Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.
Left to right: Dr. Ajaib Brar, Vice Chancellor, Sh. Shivraj Patel, Governor of Punjab, Dr. Naranjan S. Dhalla, and Dr. Inderjit Singh, Registrar