Satish Chandra Agarwal received his MD from the university of Lucknow (1953) and PhD from the university of London, Uk (1959). His areas of specializations were medical microbiology, immunology, virology. His research findings showed that Diptheria toxin produces circulation failure by making arterioles refractory to adrenaline and noradrenaline and Diptheritic paralysis is due to diminished synthesis of acetylcholine in neurons. His findings also showed that protein RNA fraction from Nocardia asteroids was an effective immunizing agent in experimental myecetoma. Dr. Agarwal was a member of WHO expert group on Bacterial and Enteric Diseases (1972-79). He was a fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal College of Pathologists, London. He was Founder President, Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists.

Subodh Mitra received his MD from University of Berlin (1924) and FRCS from University of Edinburgh, UK (1925). His areas of specialization were in obstetrics and gynaecology, cancer surgery and radiology. Mitra designed a new technique of operation for the cancer of the cervix. He made special contributions to cancer surgery of the uterus, toximia and anaemia of pregnancy and fundamental research on cancer. He was Vice-Chancellor, University of Kolkatta. He was an honorary member, Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Italy. He was President, International Congress of Obstetrics (1950), German Congress of Obstetrics (1952), Interantional Cancer Congress (1954).