The Dr. Prem Nath Wahi Award was instituted in 1990 by late Dr. P. N. Wahi, former DirectorGeneral, ICMR for significant contributions made by a scientist in the field of basic and/or clinical cytology and/or preventive oncology. The award for the year 2013 is being presented to Dr. Priya Srinivas, Cancer Research Program, 5, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thycaud P. O. Thiruvananthapuram for the research work on 'Preclinical evidence using plumbagin, an ROS inducer against BRCA1 mutated cancers'. Dr. Srinivas and her colleagues proved that a naphthaquinone derivative, plumbagin, isolated from Plumbago species of plants, shows targeted anticancer activity in breast cancer gene-1 (BRCA1) defective cancers. Along with reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediated DNA damage, plumbagin inhibits multiple tumourigenic pathways in DNA repair defective BRCA1 deficient cells, resulting in induction of apoptosis.

The Dr J. B. Srivastav Oration Award was instituted in 1978 by Mrs. J. Srivastav in 1978, in memory of her husband Dr J. B. Srivastav, former Director-General of Health Services. It is an award for the work carried out by a scientist in the field of virology. The award for the year 2013 is being presented to Dr Naga Suresh Veerapu, Department of Life Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar for the research work on 'Sporadically reappeared trace amounts of HCV RNA after successful therapy can cause infection'. Dr. Veerapu's work demonstrated that after treating the chronic hepatitis C patients and achieving 60 per cent of sustained virological response (SVR), about 12 per cent of patients had circulating hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA, suggesting absence of 'virologic cure' in few patients. His work showed that one chimpanzee developed chronic infection from the trace amount of HCV RNA recovered from one SVR patient exhibiting the potential danger posed by low level of circulating HCV RNAs in treated HCV patients.

The Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research was instituted in the year 1991-92 as part of the Dr B. R. Ambedkar Birth Centenary Celebrations. It is awarded to a scientist for excellence in any field of biomedical research. The award for the year 2013 is being presented to Dr. V. Mohan, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai. Dr. Mohan's work on Fibro-Calculous Pancreatic Diabetes (FCPD), Asian-Indian Phenotype, Genomics of Diabetes and Epidemiology of Diabetes have put India on the world map of diabetes research. He established the criteria for FCPD and its natural history. His team also produced the 'high fibre white rice'.

The Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize was instituted in 1953 by late Major General Amir Chand for significant research contribution by young scientists in biomedical sciences. This prize is awarded for the best published research work on any subject in the field of biomedical science including clinical research. The award for the year 2013 is being presented to Dr. Sandeep Grover, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh for the research work on 'Delirium'. Dr. Grover has made some important contribution to enhance the existing state of knowledge regarding incidence and prevalence of delirium among medically ill patients, symptom profile of delirium, symptom profile in various age groups, validating instruments for assessment of symptoms, psychological impact on patients and their caregivers and evaluating the effectiveness of atypical antipsychotic in the management of delirium.