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| name = Naranjan S. Dhalla<br>ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਢੱਲਾ
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| birth_place = Ghanieke, Punjab, India
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'''Naranjan S. Dhalla''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|OM|FRSC}} ({{lang-pa|ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਢੱਲਾ}}; born 1936) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[cardiovascular]] research scientist focusing on cardiovascular [[pathophysiology]] and [[cardiology|therapy]] of [[heart disease]].

Dhalla is recognized as a world leader in heart research. His laboratory employs a variety of experimental models to investigate a wide range of cardiovascular diseases at the subcellular and molecular levels.

Born in Ghanieke, [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]], he received a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Physics and Chemistry from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh|Panjab University]] in 1956, an A.I.C. in Chemistry from the Institution of Chemists in [[Calcutta]], India in 1961, a Master of Science in Pharmacology from [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1963, and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from University of Pennsylvania in 1965.

In 1968, he joined the [[University of Manitoba]] as an assistant professor in physiology. In 1972, he became an associate professor and a full professor in 1974. In 1991, he was appointed a distinguished professor of physiology. From 1996 to 2006, he was the director of [[St. Boniface Hospital]] Research Centre's Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences. He currently serves as the executive director of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences.

Dhalla also served the [[International Society for Heart Research]] as secretary general from 1972 to 1988 and as president elect, president, and past president from 1989 to 1998. He is credited for expanding the reach of the ISHR by establishing chapters in Russia, China, Japan, India, South America and in many other countries of the world.

In 1997, he was made a member of the [[Order of Canada]], Canada's highest civilian honour, for having "distinguished himself in the field of cardiovascular research".<ref>{{OCC|3747}}</ref> In 1996, he was awarded Manitoba's [[Order of the Buffalo Hunt]] and the [[Order of Manitoba]] in 2002. In 2000, he was made a fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]].

In 2007, he was granted heraldic arms from the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] with the motto "Satayam Shivam Sundaram" or "Truth Purity Beauty".

In 2009, Dhalla was awarded an honorary doctorate from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.

==References==
* {{cite web|url=http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project-pic.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1159&ProjectElementID=4084|title=PUBLIC REGISTER OF ARMS, FLAGS AND BADGES|access-date=April 25, 2013}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegfame.ca/naranjan_dhalla.shtml|title=CITIZENS HALL OF FAME DR. NARANJAN DHALLA|access-date=April 25, 2013}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/physiology/contacts/dhalla.html|title=Naranjan S Dhalla|work=[[University of Manitoba]]|access-date=April 25, 2013}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=deverell&t=52235&d=1514|title=Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry|work=[[University of Toronto Press]]|access-date=June 22, 2006}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/physiology/faculty_and_staff/dhalla.shtml |title=Naranjan S Dhalla |work=[[University of Manitoba]] |access-date=June 22, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128155506/http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/physiology/faculty_and_staff/dhalla.shtml |archive-date=November 28, 2005 }}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/press/top/1996/10/1996-10-19-05.html|title=MANITOBA'S HIGHEST HONOUR AWARDED TO DR. NARANJAN DHALLA|access-date=June 22, 2006}}
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