#university of calcutta

Asima Chatterjee (1917-2006) was the first woman awarded a Doctor of Science by an Indian University–in 1944, by the University of Calcutta. A chemist, she published nearly 400 papers in national and international journals and much of her work has been extensively cited. Her work led to the development of anti-epileptic drugs & anti-malarial drugs.

She was also the first woman to be elected as the General President of the Indian Science Congress, a premier institution that oversees scientific research.

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