Ananda S Prasad
Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
Biography
Ananda S Prasad has been at Wayne State University since 1963 when he took a position as Director of the Division of Hematology, a post he held until 1984rnwhen he became the Director of the Division of Research. He has also been a Professor of Medicine at Wayne from 1968 until the present. He was appointed asrnDistinguished Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology in 2000. He is author of twelve books and over three hundred scientifi c articles. He hasrnreceived many awards, which include Medal of Honor from the Mayor of Lyon, France, Honorary Doctorate from Claude Bernard University, France, election asrncorresponding member of The European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and American College of Physicians’ (ACP) highest award for outstandingrnwork in science as related to Medicine. In 2010, he received the prestigious Mahidol Award from Royal Highness King of Thailand for his discovery of zinc as anrnessential element for human health. In 2011, he received a Congressional Commendation for his lifelong studies involving zinc as an element essential for humanrnsurvival. In May of 2012, he received The Lawrence M. Weiner Award, honoring outstanding contributions of non-alumni to the School of Medicine through thernexceptional performance of his research at Wayne State University. Most recently, The American College of Nutrition will honor him as a distinguished Professor ofrnInternal Medicine, with its 2014 Alexander and Mildred Seelig Magnesium Award
Abstract
Abstract : Zinc deficiency