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The Kshanika Oration Award was instituted in 1977 by Dr K.N. Sen, former Professor of Medicine, School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta to be given annually to eminent women scientists for outstanding contributions in Biomedical Sciences.
The award for 2000 is being presented to Dr Prabha Balaram, Additional Professor and Head, Research Division, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram for her research work on "Biology of gestational trophoblastic diseases".
Dr Balaram is an immunologist of more than 20 years standing and has established a well organized laboratory to undertake research in immunological, molecular, cytogenetic and ethnopharmacological aspects of cancer. She has been actively involved in routine immunological evaluation of cancer patients and patients with immune deficiency disorders. Her fields of interest in research encompasses the study of the biology of gestational trophoblastic diseases and identification of markers for identification of aggressive disease mechanisms of metastsis in various cancers such as those of breast, uterine cervix, radio resistance mechanism in oral cancer, molecular biology and viral association in oral and nasopharyngeal cancers.
The contributions made by Dr Balaram have significantly contributed to our understanding of the biology and clinical management of cancer. She has also guided many scholars for their M.D./Ph.D. Degrees. She has more than 100 publications to her credit and is a recipient of several awards and honours.