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{{Short description|Indian virologist and researcher}}
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'''Pragya D. Yadav''' (born 1 July 1978) is an Indian scientist at the [[ICMR]]-[[National Institute of Virology]] (NIV), who is known for her research contributions in the field of [[communicable diseases]] and [[Highly pathogenic avian influenza|highly pathogenic]] [[Viral disease|viral infections]], such as [[Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever]] (CCHF), [[Nipah virus|Nipah]], [[Ebola]], leading to improvising national public health surveillance policy for interventions and management. Yadav is among the scientists who detected the first three [[COVID-19 pandemic cases]] in India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhardwaj |first1=Shalini |title=ICMR played crucial role in India's COVID-19 fightback: Scientist |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/icmr-played-crucial-role-in-indias-covid-19-fightback-scientist20220402110005/ |publisher=[[Asian News International]] |date=2 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Faisal |first1=Mohd |title=भारत ने कोरोना पर पाया काबू, वैज्ञानिक प्रज्ञा यादव ने कहा- ICMR ने इस लड़ाई में निभाई महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका |url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-icmr-played-crucial-role-in-india-covid19-fightback-scientist-pragya-yadav-22592113.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagaran]] |date=2 April 2022 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rana |first1=Chahat |title=The hits and misses of India's ambitious COVID-19 genome sequencing project |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/health/the-hits-and-misses-of-indias-ambitious-covid19-genome-sequencing-project |publisher=[[The Caravan]] |date=13 May 2022}}</ref> She headed the team that developed [[Covaxin]], the first indigenous [[COVID-19 vaccine]] in India <ref>{{cite news |last1=Biraia Jaiswal |first1=Pooja |title=Hope for a better tomorrow reigned supreme at THE WEEK's Women's Day event |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/2022/03/11/hope-for-a-better-tomorrow-reigned-supreme-at-the-weeks-womens-day-event.html |publisher=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] |date=13 March 2022}}</ref>

She was conferred the 2017 [[Sahib Singh Sokhey|Major Gen Saheb Singh Sokhey Award]] in October 2019 by the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]], [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]].<ref name=d>{{cite news |title=Harsh Vardhan honours three National Institute of Virology scientists |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-harsh-vardhan-honours-three-national-institute-of-virology-scientists-6078598/ |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |date=20 October 2019}}</ref> She was selected as fellow of the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], USA, [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]], Japan. She was elected fellow of the [[National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]], India.<ref name=b/>

== Early life and career ==
She was born on 1 July 1978, in Kui Kol, [[Sant Kabir Nagar district]], in the North Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. She studied at Sarswati Shishu Mandir in [[Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar]], from 1984 to 1989 and attended Vidyut Parishad Intermediate College, [[Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar|Tanda]], from 1989 to 1995. She holds a [[B.Sc.]] and [[M.Sc.]] from [[Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University]]. She completed a [[Doctoral degree]] at the [[ICMR]]-[[National Institute of Virology]] in affiliation with the [[University of Pune]] in 2004.<ref name=a>{{cite web |title=Pragya D Yadav |url=https://naas.org.in/detail.php?id=811 |website=Naas.org.in |publisher=[[National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]] |date=2021}}</ref>

== Work ==
Yadav joined [[ICMR]]-[[National Institute of Virology]] in 2003. In 2006, she traveled to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], USA, for Biosafety level four laboratory ([[BSL 4]]) management training. After returning from the US, she was involved in setting up the [[Biosafety level|BSL 4 lab]] at [[National Institute of Virology|NIV]], which was operationalized in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vaccine women |work=Spectrum |publisher=[[The Sunday Tribune]] |date=8 May 2022 |location=[[Chandigarh]]}}</ref> She is in-charge of Biosafety level 4 (BSL 4) laboratory at the [[National Institute of Virology]] (NIV). Yadav was instrumental in isolating the [[SARS-CoV-2 virus]] and conducting animal studies to develop indigenous COVID-19 vaccines [[Covaxin]] and [[ZyCoV-D]].<ref name=b/> She has expertise in [[Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever|Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]], [[Nipah virus|Nipah]], [[Ebola]], [[Hantaan orthohantavirus]], [[Kyasanur Forest disease]], [[Viral hemorrhagic fever]] and [[Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus]]. Her clinical research includes co-authoring 226 peer-reviewed articles in the past 17 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pragya D. Yadav, ICMR National Institute Of Virology Pune, MH |url=https://www.medifind.com/doctors/pragya-d-yadav/314228145 |website=Medifind.com |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

Yadav is a member of the Advisory Council of the [[International Society for Infectious Diseases|International Society on Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever]] in 2017. She is a Task Force member of the [[Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations]] (CEPI) Standards Assays Nipah in 2019. She is also a member of the [[World Health Organization|WHO]] SEARO Expert Reference Group on the [[Nipah virus]] in 2020.<ref name=b/>

In one of her research studies published in April 2022 by the [[Indian Journal of Medical Research]], in which she wrote that there is no evidence to claim that bat coronaviruses can cause disease in humans and also bat coronaviruses have no relation with [[SARS-CoV-2]] responsible for the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Presence of 'bat coronavirus' found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, says ICMR study |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/icmr-study-finds-presence-of-bat-coronavirus-in-two-indian-bat-species/1928630/ |newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)]] |date=15 April 2020}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
Pragya D Yadav was awarded the Bharat Bhagya Vidhata Award by the [[Ministry of Culture (India)]] in March 2022. The award was presented by the former Union health minister [[J. P. Nadda]] at the [[Red Fort]].<ref name=b>{{cite news |title=NIV scientist awarded for work on vaccine development in India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/niv-scientist-awarded-for-work-on-vaccine-development-in-india/articleshow/90579686.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 April 2022}}</ref> The [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] conferred the Dr. Pran Nath Chhuttani Oration Award for 2021–2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=NAMS Orations Awards - 2022-2023 |url=https://www.nams-india.in/downloads/cmeevents/NAMS-ORATION%202022-2023.pdf |work=Nams-India.in |date=23 May 2022}}</ref> She was awarded the Dr. K.M. Bhansali Oration award by the Indian Association of Occupational Health, Mumbai, in 2021<ref name=a/> followed by the Dr. Vinod Kumar Bhargava Award by the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] in the same year.<ref name=a/> In October 2019, Yadav was honoured with the Major General Saheb Singh Sokhey Award 2017 by the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] for research on the public health importance of [[Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever]] in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=ICMR Awards & Prizes 2017 & 2018 |url=https://sts.icmr.org.in/Result/ICMR_Award_2017-18_Booklet.pdf |publisher=[[ICMR]] |page=15}}</ref> The award was given by the Union Health Minister, [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]].<ref name=d/> In 2012, she was awarded the [[Indian Council of Medical Research|ICMR]]'s Dr. T Ram Chandra Rao Award by the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]], [[Government of India]].<ref name=a/>

She has received many other awards such as:
* Young Scientist Awards, by the National Academy of Vector-Borne Disease Association, 2013<ref name=b/>
* Research Foundation [[Indian Council of Medical Research|ICMR]]-[[National Institute of Virology|NIV]], Achievers of the year 2016-2017<ref name=b/>
* Exemplary Services Award by the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] for work on [[Nipah virus]], 2019<ref name=b/>
* Indian Virology Society Award, 2019<ref name=b/>
* COVID Worrier Award by the [[Governor of Maharashtra]], 2020<ref name=b/>
* Amritsar Award, by the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]], [[Government of India]], 2021<ref name=b/>
* Outstanding COVID-19 Frontline Warrior Award for the [[COVID-19]] work, by the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]], 2021<ref name=a/>

== References ==
{{reflist}}13. Dr Pragya Yadav bags Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award; becomes 1st woman among ICMR scientists to win:https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/dr-pragya-yadav-vigyan-yuva-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-woman-imcr-scientists-9505234/

14. Dr. Pragya from Ayodhya Honored by the President: Vice-Chancellor of Avadh Universityhttps://wortheum.news/award/@ayodhya-mandal/dr-pragya-from-ayodhya-honored-by-the-president-vice-chancellor-of-avadh-university

== External links ==
* [https://niv.co.in/profiles/pdyadavpr.htm Pragya D. Yadav's Profile] on [[National Institute of Virology]]
* [https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/understanding-monkeypox-protection-spread-consequences-7939675/ Monkeypox is largely a self-limiting disease, but high-risk groups can have severe consequences] at ''[[Indian Express]]''
* [https://mobile.twitter.com/indiatoday/status/1510266312643256322 Dr Pragya Yadav's interview] with ''[[India Today]]''
* {{Google Scholar ID | id= F2KFdPUAAAAJ}}
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[[Category:Indian virologists]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian scientists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian scientists]]
[[Category:Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni]]
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[[Category:People from Sant Kabir Nagar district]]
[[Category:Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University alumni]]

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