Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow
Vijayawada: State Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar has announced that the Government Medical College, Eluru will be named after Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow on Thursday.
Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu has approved a proposal in this regad in honour of the memory and scientific contributions if world renowned scientist Dr. Subba Row, a Bio-chemist whose research helped saving millions of lives across the world.
His pioneering research led to formulation of critical anti-biotics and several medicinies like hetrogen and tetracycline. His discovery of nature and properties of Folic Acid is acknowledged as a pioniring breakthrough. He was born in 1895 in Bhimunipatnam, West Godavari dt. and passed away in 1948.
The minister also thanked Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan for proposing the renaming go Eluru government college.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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