Gagandeep Kang

Gagandeep Kang FRS (born 3 November 1962) is an Indian microbiologist and virologist who has been leading the work on enteric diseases, diarrheal infections and disease surveillance at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation since 2023.

Kang previously was the Professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India and from August 2016 to July 2020 was executive director of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. Her major research focus is on viral infections in children, and the testing of rotaviral vaccines. She also works on other enteric infections and their consequences when children are infected in early life, sanitation and water safety. She was awarded the prestigious Infosys Prize in Life Sciences in 2016 for her contributions to understanding the natural history of rotavirus and other infectious diseases. In 2019, she became the first Indian woman to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. She was on the Life Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2020.

Kang is co-author of book ''Till We Win: India's Fight Against The COVID-19 Pandemic'', with Chandrakant Lahariya, a leading Indian medical doctor and Public policy and health system expert and Randeep Guleria, the director of AIIMS, New Delhi. The book has been published by publisher Penguin Random House in India. Gagandeep Kang is a renowned Indian microbiologist and virologist. She is the first Indian woman to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Kang is currently the Executive Director of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) in Faridabad, India. Her research focuses on understanding the transmission and pathogenesis of infectious diseases, particularly those affecting children in developing countries.

She has made significant contributions to the development of vaccines and diagnostic tools for diseases such as rotavirus, cholera, and typhoid fever. Kang has received numerous awards and honors for her work, including the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian honors. Provided by Wikipedia