Science and Society Orations
Dr. Chittaranjan S. Yajnik, Director, Diabetes Unit, KEM Hospital & Research Centre, Pune.
Dr. Yajnik, a Diabetologist, is well known for his description of the ‘thin-fat’ Indian which describes the fact that though not obese by international criteria, Indians are adipose (high body fat percent). He specializes in intrauterine programming of diabetes and has demonstrated a possible role for maternal micro-nutrient nutrition in its etiology.
Mrs. Arati Gokhale, Central Coordinator, Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre, KEM Hospital, Pune.
Mrs. Arati Gokhale’s pathbreaking efforts have put Pune on the map of deceased organ donation in India. As Central Coordinator, Zonal Transplant Coordination Center (ZTCC)-Pune, Arati has tackled many challenges successfully. She learnt to face challenges head-on right after she completed her Masters in Social Work from Karve Institute and started her career as a social worker in Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune.
