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      • Rai Bahadur Sir Upendranath Brahmachari FRSM FRS (Bengali: উপেন্দ্রনাথ ব্রহ্মচারী; 19 December 1873 – 6 February 1946) was a prominent Indian physician and scientist. In 1922, he synthesised urea -stibamine (carbostibamide) and demonstrated its effectiveness in treating kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis).
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  2. Rai Bahadur Sir Upendranath Brahmachari FRSM FRS (Bengali: উপেন্দ্রনাথ ব্রহ্মচারী; 19 December 1873 – 6 February 1946) was a prominent Indian physician and scientist. [1] In 1922, he synthesised urea -stibamine (carbostibamide) and demonstrated its effectiveness in treating kala-azar (visceral ...

  3. Jul 7, 2023 · In a high-ceilinged but small room in the Campbell Medical College in Calcutta, a 47-year-old Bengali doctor made a discovery in 1920. His breakthrough saved many lives, not just in India but also in France, Greece, and China. It also earned him two Nobel Prize nominations, immortalising him across the world.

  4. Aug 4, 2024 · Upendranath Brahmachari (1873-1946) was a prominent Indian scientist and physician renowned for his groundbreaking work in tropical medicine. He is most famous for discovering urea stibamine, a highly effective treatment for kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis), a deadly parasitic disease.

  5. Oct 3, 2019 · We are referring to Dr Upendranath Brahmachari, the pioneer who discovered Urea Stibamine, the life-saving drug widely employed in the treatment of Kala-azar,(Visceral leishmaniasis), a disease that affects internal organs like the liver, bone marrow and the spleen.

  6. Upendranath Brahmachari was a renowned Indian scientist and a prominent medical practitioner of his era. This biography of Upendranath Brahmachari provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

  7. Jan 16, 2024 · Leading scientist and physicist of his time Dr Upendranath Brahmachari's name is not often mentioned in school lessons. However, he is the man whose life-saving discovery was responsible for saving lakhs of lives across continents from China to France.

  8. Upendra Nath Brahmachari was a leading medical practitioner of India of his time. His monumental discovery of Urea Stibamine, an organic antimonial compound, played a crucial role in the treatment of and campaign against Kala-Azar. His “Treatise on Kala-azar” is a premier work on the subject.