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{{Infobox person
| name = Samavedam Srinivasa Sriramachayulu
| image = Dr Chari.jpg
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| caption = S. Srinivasa Sriramacharyulu
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1925|06|25}}
| birth_place = [[Visakhapatnam]], Andhra Pradesh, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|12|23|1925|06|25|df=y}}
| death_place = New Delhi
| other_names =
| spouse = Pushpa<ref name="GALE" />
| known_for =
| occupation = {{hlist|Pathologist|Medical researcher}}
}}
'''Samavedam Srinivasa Sriramacharyulu''' (25 June 1925– 23 December 2009) was an Indian medical scientist. He was the first Additional Director of the Indian Council of Medical Research. He was the founding director of the Institute of Pathology.<ref name="Obituary">[http://instpath.gov.in/Newsletter-Jan-Dec-2009.pdf Dr. Samavedam Srinivasa Sriramacharyulu]</ref> In 1985, he was awarded the [[Padma Sri]], India's fourth-highest civilian award, for his outstanding contribution to the medical sciences and research.<ref name="Padmasri">{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=21 May 2014|access-date=15 October 2024|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002842/http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|archive-date=9 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life ==
He was born on 25 June 1925, in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Obituary" /> His graduate and post-graduate education came at Visakhapatnam Medical College. He earned his D.Sc. in Pathology while working as an Assistant Research Officer at the Nutritional Research Laboratories, Coonoor.<ref name="IJMR" /> He received a Tata Lady Memorial Trust Research Fellowship in 1950 under Professor M.D. Anantachari.<ref name="Obituary" /> In 1959, he went to the [[Armed Forces Institute of Pathology]] in Washington DC, USA for training in neuropathology.<ref name="Obituary" />

== Career ==
He was Director of the Institute of Pathology (1965–82). He acted as the First Additional Director General (1985) of the Indian Council of Medical Research.<ref name="IJMR">{{cite journal |last1=Nath |first1=Indira |title=Obituary |journal=Indian Journal of Medical Research |date=1 March 2010 |volume=131 |issue=3 |pages=463–465 |url=https://journals.lww.com/ijmr/citation/2010/31030/obituary.21.aspx |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref> In 1976, he received fellowships from institutions such as the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences|Indian National Science Academy of Medical Sciences]], the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]], the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Medical Sciences, etc., and performed medical research.<ref name="Obituary" />

He was involved in autopsies on victims of the Kanishaka air crash, Sivarasan of [[Rajiv Gandhi]] assassination, and the [[Bhopal disaster]]. The latter affected him for the rest of his life and he got immersed in understanding the causes of deaths due to [[methyl isothiocyanate]] (MIC), but also the long-term effects on the survivors.<ref name="IJMR" />

He died on 23 December 2009, in New Delhi.<ref name="Obituary" /><ref name="GALE">[https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A224711446/AONE?u=tel_oweb&sid=googleScholar&xid=5000fe4f Dr S.S. Sriramachari (1925–2009)]</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Padma Sri]] in 1985

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