KAMALA SOHONIE 112th BIRTHDAY
Kamala Sohonie was an Indian biochemist and the first woman to earn a PhD in a scientific discipline in India. She was born on March 7, 1912, in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. Sohonie’s father was a professor of English, and her mother was a homemaker.
- Kamala Sohonie was an Indian biochemist.
- She was born on March 7, 1912, in Bombay, India.
- Sohonie was the first woman to earn a PhD in a scientific discipline in India.
- She completed her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Bombay in 1939.
- Sohonie conducted research on the nutritional aspects of proteins in ragi and wheat.
- She conducted further research on the metabolism of urea and related compounds in England.
- Sohonie worked at the University of Cambridge and the University of London.
- She returned to India and taught at the Royal Institute of Science in Bombay.
- Sohonie later became the Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
- She was dedicated to teaching and research throughout her career.
- Kamala Sohonie passed away on June 28, 1998.
- Her accomplishments paved the way for women in science in India.
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