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{{Infobox scientist<br />
| name = Girish Sahni<br />
| image = Dr Giris Shahni.jpg<br />
| caption = Official portrait<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1956|3|2}}<br />
| birth_place = India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|8|19|1956|3|2}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chandigarh]], India<br />
| fields = [[Biotechnology]]<br />
| workplaces = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]]<br />
* [[Institute of Microbial Technology]]<br />
}}<br />
| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Science]]<br />
| known_for = Development of indigenous recombinant streptokinase (clot-buster drug)<br />
| awards =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Girish Sahni''' (2 March 1956 – 19 August 2024) was an Indian biotechnologist and science administrator. He served as the Director-General of the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR) and Secretary to the [[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (DSIR), Government of India, from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this, he was Director of the [[Institute of Microbial Technology|CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology]] (IMTECH), [[Chandigarh]], from 2005 to 2015. In 2014, he received the [[Vigyan Ratna Award]], India's highest national recognition for scientists, awarded under the [[Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar]] (RVP) for lifetime achievements and profound contributions to any field of science and technology by the [[Government of India]]<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Girish Sahni was born on 2 March 1956 in India. He obtained his [[PhD]] from the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bengaluru. He later pursued post-doctoral research at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], [[Rockefeller University]], New York, and the [[Albert Einstein College of Medicine]], New York.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Chakrabarti | first1=Arunaloke | title=Remembering Prof. Girish Sahni: A Visionary Scientist and Pioneer in Biotechnology | journal=Journal of Medical Evidence | date=2024 | volume=5 | issue=4 | pages=370–371 | doi=10.4103/JME.JME_169_24 | doi-access=free }}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Sahni joined the [[Institute of Microbial Technology|CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology]] (IMTECH) in 1991. Over the years, he rose through the ranks and became Director of the institute in 2005.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In 2015, Sahni was appointed Director-General of the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR), one of the largest publicly funded research and development organizations in the world. Concurrently, he served as Secretary to the [[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (DSIR).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Remembering Prof. Girish Sahni: A Visionary... : Journal of Medical Evidence |url=https://www.ovid.com/jnls/jome/fulltext/10.4103/jme.jme_169_24~remembering-prof-girish-sahni-a-visionary-scientist-and |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=Ovid |language=en |doi=10.4103/jme.jme_169_24~remembering-prof-girish-sahni-a-visionary-scientist-and |doi-broken-date=30 March 2026 |doi-access=free }}</ref><br />
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After completing his tenure in 2018, he continued to mentor young scientists and remained engaged with the scientific community.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=CSIR ex-DG who developed India's 1st clot buster drug passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/csir-ex-dg-dr-girish-sahni-developer-of-indias-1st-clot-buster-drug-passes-away/amp_articleshow/112665822.cms |access-date=2026-03-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Research and contributions ==<br />
Sahni's research focused primarily on [[Cardiovascular physiology|cardiovascular]] biology and [[biotechnology]]. He is best known for his role in the development of recombinant streptokinase, India's first indigenous clot-dissolving drug used in the treatment of heart attacks.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-20 |title=PU alumnus, CSIR IMTECH ex-director Girish Sahni passes away |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/pu-alumnus-csir-imtech-ex-director-girish-sahni-passes-away-101724098480393.html |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* [[National Bioscience Award for Career Development]] – Department of Biotechnology, Government of India<ref name=":0" /><br />
* [[Vigyan Ratna Award]] (2014)<ref name=":1" /><br />
* [[Om Prakash Bhasin Award]] (2013)<ref name=":0" /><br />
* Vasvik Industrial Award (2000)<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Girish Sahni died on 19 August 2024 at the age of 68. His death was widely mourned by the scientific and academic communities in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-08-19 |title=Former CSIR chief Girish Sahni passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/former-csir-chief-girish-sahni-passes-away/article68543327.ece |access-date=2026-03-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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