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Father of DNA fingerprinting in India passes away
December 12 , 2017
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- Eminent scientist and ‘father of DNA fingerprinting in India Lalji Singh died following a heart attack.
- Singh was one of the leaders, instrumental in making DNA fingerprinting mainstream in India, both at the level of research as well as for forensic applications.
- He was tasked by the government, in the late 1990s, to establish the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) with a mandate of making it a nodal centre for DNA fingerprinting and diagnostics for all species and several diseases.
- Singh served as a director at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad from 1998 to 2009.It is notable that he is the founder of this centre.
- He went on to become 25th Vice Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University (2001 - 2014).
- Until recently, he was active in the Genome Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to diagnose and treat genetic disorders affecting the underprivileged, especially from rural India.
- Singh was also the recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri award.
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