Pune: NIV’s Former Director Dr Khorshed Pavri Passes Away
Pune/Mumbai, 29th December 2021: Dr Khorshed M Pavri, former Director of the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, breathed her last on 27th December 2021, in Mumbai.
She was NIV’s first woman director (1978-88) and steered the institute to great heights. She was a virologist par excellence and her core areas of interest included viruses that cause hepatic and enteric infections.
She made significant contributions to the understanding of the transmission of Hepatitis A, B, and E viruses and the identification of enteric viruses that caused fatal gastroenteritis among children. She contributed to the foundation of modern clinical and epidemiological research on arboviruses in the country. She was also an authority on several virology diagnostic techniques.
Dr Pavri was non-compromising and always expected high standards of research while being a source of inspiration to young scientists. Dr Pavri has served on many national and international committees including those of the World Health Organization (WHO). She was a member of the Scientific Committee to the Cabinet and also of the World AIDS Foundation.
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