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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Krishan_Chandra_Singhal > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Krishan_Chandra_Singhal.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishan_Chandra_Singhal > Source revision: 1292120936 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian pharmacologist (1941–2025)}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Krishan Chandra Singhal | image = KC Singhal.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|06|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [Aligarh](/source/Aligarh), [United Provinces](/source/United_Provinces_(1937%E2%80%931950)), [British India](/source/British_India) (now [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh), India) | death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|04|20|1941|06|16|df=y}} | death_place = | citizenship = India | spouse = Usha Singhal | children = | awards = | known_for = [Pharmacology](/source/Pharmacology) & [Pharmacovigilance](/source/Pharmacovigilance) | alma_mater = [Aligarh Muslim University](/source/Aligarh_Muslim_University), [King George Medical College](/source/King_George_Medical_College), [Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner](/source/Sardar_Patel_Medical_College%2C_Bikaner) }} ''' Krishan Chandra Singhal''' (16 June 1941 – 20 April 2025) was an Indian [pharmacologist](/source/Pharmacology) who served as the founder [vice chancellor](/source/vice_chancellor) of [NIMS University](/source/NIMS_University) in [Jaipur](/source/Jaipur), India. ==Early life and education== Singhal was born at [Aligarh](/source/Aligarh) on 16 June 1941. He completed high school and then earned his [BSc](/source/BSc) from [Aligarh Muslim University](/source/Aligarh_Muslim_University). He once secured second position in a competition organised under "Physical Culture Test' in 1957–58 session.History of Non Resident Student’s Centre, Aligarh Muslim University (1910-2000) by [Syed Ziaur Rahman](/source/Syed_Ziaur_Rahman), Ibn Sina Academy, Aligarh, India He did [MBBS](/source/MBBS) (1959 batch) and [MD](/source/Doctor_of_Medicine) (1968) from [King George Medical College](/source/King_George_Medical_College), Lucknow; [PhD](/source/PhD) (1976) from [Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner](/source/Sardar_Patel_Medical_College%2C_Bikaner) and [DSc](/source/DSc) (2001) from [Aligarh Muslim University](/source/Aligarh_Muslim_University), Aligarh.Life & Achievements of Prof. K. C. Singhal by S. Z. Rahman & R. A. Khan, Indian Journal of Bio-Research, Golden Jubilee Volume (Vol. 50, No. 2, 2003), 2005: i-iiDSc Thesis in Pharmacology by KC Singhal, Department of Pharmacology, JN Medical College, Aligarh: 2001:iv-xxxx ==Career== Singhal joined Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of [Aligarh Muslim University](/source/Aligarh_Muslim_University) as Assistant Research Officer under a project of [Indian Council of Medical Research](/source/Indian_Council_of_Medical_Research) on 29 January 1968. He then worked as Demonstrator (15 May 1968), appointed Lecturer (1969), Reader (30 March 1979) and Professor (3 May 1988). He became the 'Chairman', Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College from 8 August 1990 to 7 August 1996 and then from 8 August 1999 to 7 August 2002.Life & Achievements of Prof. K. C. Singhal by S. Z. Rahman & R. A. Khan, Indian Journal of Bio-Research, Golden Jubilee Volume (Vol. 50, No. 2, 2003), 2005: i-ii ==Scientific contributions== Singhal made extensive and highly significant contributions in the field of [pharmacology](/source/pharmacology). He established new methods for screening antifilarial agents using ''[Setaria cervi](/source/Setaria_cervi)'' as test organism. He was one of the foremost pioneers in the field of Indian [Pharmacovigilance](/source/Pharmacovigilance) and organised many scientific meets in the field of Pharmacovigilance. He founded the [Society of Pharmacovigilance, India](/source/Society_of_Pharmacovigilance%2C_India) (SoPI) in 1999. ==Personal life and death== Singhal belonged to a family of learned physicians and scholars. This family is very well known in [Aligarh](/source/Aligarh) as a "Doctor Family". His father Dr. Ganga Prasad Gupta was a leading practitioner in [Aligarh](/source/Aligarh). The lifelong companion, Professor Usha Singhal is a noted name in the field of [Physiology](/source/Physiology). All his children and their spouses (sons-in-law and daughter-in-law) are also physicians and doctors. Apart from them, Dr. Singhal's brother and sister-in-law are also celebrated practitioners in [Aligarh](/source/Aligarh).Life & Achievements of Prof. K. C. Singhal by S. Z. Rahman & R. A. Khan, Indian Journal of Bio-Research, Golden Jubilee Volume (Vol. 50, No. 2, 2003), 2005: i-ii Singhal died on 20 April 2025, at the age of 83.[https://indiaeducationdiary.in/condolence-message-on-the-demise-of-prof-k-c-singhal/ Condolence Message on the Demise of Prof. K C Singhal] ==Bibliography== * Manual for Practical exercises in Pharmacy * Manual for Practical exercises in Experimental Pharmacology * Textbook of Pharmacology, JP Brothers, Delhi, India ==Awards and 'Orations' delivered== * BC Sharma Memorial Research Award of [Indian Medical Association](/source/Indian_Medical_Association) (1975) * SS Parmar Foundation Award of Indian Academy of Neuroscience (1984) * Major General SL Bhatia Oration Award of Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India (1995) * Colonel RN Chopra Oration Award of Indian Pharmacological Society (1995) * Platinum Jubilee Oration Award of [Indian Science Congress Association](/source/Indian_Science_Congress_Association) (1996) * G Achari Oration Award of Indian Pharmacological Society (2001) * John Autian Oration Award of Society of Pharmacovigilance, India (2002) * [Distinguished Visiting Professor](/source/Distinguished_Visiting_Professor), [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee), (2005) ==See also== * [NIMS University, Jaipur](/source/List_of_universities_in_Rajasthan) * [PN Saxena](/source/PN_Saxena), teacher * [Syed Ziaur Rahman](/source/Syed_Ziaur_Rahman), student ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Singhal, Krishan Chandra}} Category:1941 births Category:2025 deaths Category:People from Aligarh Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni Category:Academic staff of Aligarh Muslim University Category:Founders of Indian schools and colleges Category:Indian pharmacologists Category:King George's Medical University alumni Category:University of Lucknow alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Krishan Chandra Singhal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishan_Chandra_Singhal) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishan_Chandra_Singhal?action=history)). 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