Ravinder N. Maini
| Ravinder Nath (Tiny) Maini | |
|---|---|
 Sir Ravinder N. Maini in Budapest, 2013. | |
| Born |
1937 (age 78–79) |
| Residence | London, England |
| Fields | Immunology |
| Institutions | Imperial College School of Medicine |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
| Known for | discovery of anti-TNF therapy as an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis |
| Notable awards |
Crafoord Prize (2000) Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research (2003) Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research (2008) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2014) |
Sir Ravinder Nath Maini FMedSci (1937 - ) is rheumatology professor at the Kennedy Institute, part of Imperial College London. Maini was born in Ludhiana in the Punjab region of India but has lived most of his life in the UK. He did his bachelor's degree at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
In the 1980s Maini and colleague Marc Feldmann identified TNF alpha as a key cytokine in the process of rheumatoid arthritis.
Honours and Awards
- 2000 Maini was awarded the Crafoord Prize.[1]
- 2003 He was knighted for his work
- 2003 He received the Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research.[2]
- 2004 Fothergillian prize from the London Medical Society [3]
- 2008 He was awarded the Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research together with Marc Feldmann.[4][5]
- 2010 Ernst Schering Prize from the German Schering Foundation together with Marc Feldmann. [6]
References
- ↑ The Crafoord Prize 2000
- ↑ The Lasker Prize
- ↑ http://f1000.com/prime/thefaculty/member/1135712876368761?referrer=GOOGLE
- ↑ Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research - Winners
- ↑ Professors Marc Feldmann and Sir Ravinder Maini Named Winners of the 2008 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
- ↑ http://www.scheringstiftung.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=38&Itemid=28&lang=de
External links
- Emeritus Professor Sir Ravinder Maini
- Sir Ravinder Maini's biography on Faculty of 1000
- What is Faculty of 1000
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