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Congratulations Dr. Firdausi Qadri

Congratulations Dr. Firdausi Qadri

The Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB) extends its heartiest congratulations to its lifetime member, Dr. Firdausi Qadri for being honored with the VinFuture Special Prize 2024! This prestigious recognition is for innovative improvement of oral cholera vaccination to combat infectious diseases in underprivileged communities. Dr. Qadri has played a key role in improving vaccination against cholera by performing large-scale clinical studies with a Vietnamese live vaccine strain. The press release from the VinFuture foundation states, "The impact of Dr. Firdausi Qadri’s investigations is huge since these protocols for vaccinations have now been successfully carried out in Bangladesh and can be adopted widely. Use of an affordable oral vaccine is a great advantage over injectable vaccines. In addition to its low price, it is easy to use and avoids the need for sterile needles.”
Dr. Firdausi Qadri is a renowned Bangladeshi scientist and immunologist, celebrated for her groundbreaking work in infectious disease research. As a Senior Scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dr. Qadri has dedicated her career to improving global health through scientific innovation. Dr. Qadri's outstanding achievements have earned her numerous accolades, including the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Moselio Schaechter Award by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Christophe & Rodolphe Mérieux Foundation Prize by French Academy of Sciences, Prof. C.N.R. Rao Prize from TWAS, and GNOBB Awards (2019). She has received Gold Medal for outstanding research in Biological Sciences (2006) by the Bangladesh Academy of Science. Dr. Qadri is serving as advisory member (SAGE, IsDB), scientific expert member (IsDB, GTFCC) in different national and international committees.
GNOBB is immensely proud of her remarkable achievements and wishes her continued success in all future endeavors!

https://vinfutureprize.org/laureates/dr-firdausi-qadri/ 

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