Vice Chancellor of King George's Medical University, Lucknow
Soniya Nityanand
Born (1962-09-06 ) 6 September 1962 (age 63) Alma mater Known for Research in immuno-hematology Awards Scientific career Fields Immunology ,Hematology Institutions
Soniya Nityanand (born 6 September 1962) is an Indianimmunologist andhematologist . She is currently serving as the Vice Chancellor of theKing George's Medical University , Lucknow. In 2025, she was awarded thePadma Shri [ 1] [ 2]
Early life and education [ edit ] Nityanand completed her MBBS and MD fromKing George's Medical College , Lucknow.[ 3] [ 4] Karolinska Institute in Stockholm,Sweden in 1996.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Nityanand began her academic career as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at King George's Medical College from October 1991 to November 1993.[ 4] Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), where she has served in the Departments of Immunology and Hematology since November 1993.[ 4]
She was also a visiting fellow in Immunology and Hematology at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, from 1991 to 1992.[ 6]
In 2021, she was appointed as the Director of theDr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences .[ 7]
In August 2023, Nityanand was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor ofKing George's Medical University , Lucknow, becoming only the second woman to hold the post.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Nityanand has received several prestigious awards during her career:
^ "Padma Awards 2025 announced" .Press Information Bureau . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 25 January 2025. Retrieved7 June 2025 .^ "Padma Awards 2025 – Notifications" (PDF) .Padma Awards (Official) . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 28 April 2025. Retrieved8 June 2025 .^a b "The Faculty" .www.sgpgi.ac.in . Retrieved4 March 2017 .^a b c d e f g h i "StreeShakti - The Parallel Force" .www.streeshakti.com . Retrieved4 March 2017 .^ "A legacy of medical excellence: Soniya Nityanand & her father" .Times of India . 28 January 2025. Retrieved8 June 2025 .^ "KGMU VC: पिता ने तैयार की थी पहली गर्भनिरोधक गोली, बेटी बनी लखनऊ मेडिकल कॉलेज की कुलपति" .Zee News Hindi . 1 August 2023. Retrieved8 June 2025 .^ "जानें कौन हैं Dr Soniya Nityanand, जिन्हें बनाया गया Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Ayurvigyan Sansthan का नया निदेशक" .Patrika (Dainik Patrika) . 28 May 2025. Retrieved8 June 2025 .^ "यूपी: सोनिया नित्यानंद बनीं KGMU की वाइस चांसलर, इंटरव्यू में पूछा गया क्या आप कुर्सी संभालने के लिए तैयार हैं?" .Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). 3 August 2023. Retrieved8 June 2025 .^ "पद्मश्री अवॉर्ड पाने वाली KGMU की कुलपति का इंटरव्यू: प्रो. सोनिया नित्यानंद बोलीं– नई टेक्नोलॉजी के साथ आगे बढ़ें, रिसर्च पर फोकस जरूरी" .Bhaskar (Dainik Bhaskar) . May 2025. Retrieved8 June 2025 .^ "Lucknow KGMU Vice‑Chancellor Prof. Soniya Nityanand honored with Padma‑Shri; father has also achieved this" .Amar Ujala . 25 January 2025. Retrieved8 June 2025 .^ "KGMU turns 120 years – OPD में सालभर में आते हैं 19 लाख मरीज; कुलपति डॉ. सोनिया नित्यानंद का विशेष इंटरव्यू" .Bhaskar (Dainik Bhaskar) . January 2025. Retrieved8 June 2025 .^ "KGMU alumna Soniya Nityanand is now its VC, to have three‑year term" .Times of India . 2 August 2023. Retrieved8 June 2025 .^ "Padma Award Winners 2025 Full List: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri" .Bru Times News .^ "Full list of Padma Awards 2025" . The Hindu. 25 January 2025. Archived fromthe original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved25 January 2025 .^ "Sadhvi Ritambhara, Prof Soniya Nityanand among 10 Padma awardees from UP" .The Times of India . 26 January 2025. Retrieved26 January 2025 .
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