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'''Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Parasitology''' is a [[malaria]] [[medical research|research]] institute located in Begumpet, Secunderabad, [[Hyderabad, India]]. Established in 1955, the institute is a division of [[Osmania University]]. The institute is named after [[Sir Ronald Ross]], winner of [[Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine]], 1902.

== History ==
[[Sir Ronald Ross]] was posted as a general duty medical officer to the regiment stationed in [[Secunderabad]] in 1893. Though he was a surgeon by qualification, Ross was attracted towards research in tropical diseases, especially [[malaria]].<ref name="bg1">{{cite news|last=K. S. S.|first=Seshan|title=Operation: Mosquito|url=http://www.hindu.com/yw/2007/11/23/stories/2007112350120500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201214318/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2007/11/23/stories/2007112350120500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2007|accessdate=30 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 November 2007}}</ref> During his posting, he worked on his research from a laboratory in the old [[Begumpet]] military hospital building. Built in 1895, this building was surrounded by marshes which proved rather helpful for his research experiments.<ref name="tourist">{{cite news|title=Ross institute to be put on tourist map|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-05/hyderabad/27917887_1_begumpet-airport-tourist-map-r-k-singla|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103135637/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-05/hyderabad/27917887_1_begumpet-airport-tourist-map-r-k-singla|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|accessdate=30 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 November 2008}}</ref> It was in this building on 20 August 1897 that he made the discovery of the malarial parasite inside the body of a mosquito.<ref name="mil_hosp">{{cite news|title=A historic day for science|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/20/stories/2006082016750200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103153353/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/20/stories/2006082016750200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2007|accessdate=30 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 August 2008}}</ref> His study confirmed that mosquitoes were the carriers of malaria parasite.<ref name="world_meet_1">{{cite news|title=World meet on malaria in AP|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970818/23050143.html|accessdate=30 September 2010|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|date=18 August 1997}}</ref> For his work in demonstrating the life-cycle of the parasites of malaria in mosquitoes, and thus establishing the hypothesis of [[Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran|Laveran]] and [[Patrick Manson|Manson]], Ross was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] in 1902.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ronald Ross – Biography|url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1902/ross-bio.html|work=Nobelprize.org|accessdate=30 September 2010}}</ref>

In 1955, Satyanarayan Singh, a Professor of [[Zoology]] at [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad's]] [[Osmania University]] acquired the building from the then Deccan Airlines and established the Malaria Research Institute in this building. Research scholars from [[Osmania University]] and [[Osmania Medical College]] worked here until the building was taken over by the [[Airports Authority of India]]. A pilot training center was set up in this building. Former [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Rajiv Gandhi]], was trained in this building. In 1979, Osmania University took over the building and continued research here.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us – Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Parasitology|url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/srrip/about%20us.htm|work=Osmania.ac.in|accessdate=30 September 2010}}</ref>

== Restoration of the building's heritage ==
In 1935, the [[Secunderabad Cantonment Board]], the local civic agency, installed a marble tablet in appreciation of Ross' achievement.<ref>{{cite news|title=World Mosquito Day celebrated|url=http://expressbuzz.com/cities/hyderabad/world-mosquito-day-celebrated/199912.html|accessdate=30 September 2010|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=21 August 2010}}</ref> In 1997, about 700 scientists from 30 countries gathered at this building to commemorate the centennial of Ronald Ross' discovery.<ref name="100_years">{{cite journal|last=Bagla|first=Pallava|title=Malaria Fighters Gather at Site of Early Victory|pmid=9304213|doi=10.1126/science.277.5331.1437 |journal=Science|date=5 September 1997|volume=277|issue=5331|pages=1437–1438|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/277/5331/1437|accessdate=30 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Collis |first=Roger |title=Malaria:How Not to Get It |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/10/style/10iht-freq.t.html |accessdate=30 September 2010 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=10 October 1997 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319041146/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/10/style/10iht-freq.t.html |archivedate=19 March 2013 }}</ref> On this occasion, the building was renovated at the cost of {{INRConvert|4.1|m}} by the [[British High Commission]].<ref name="world_meet_1"/> Being a heritage building, the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] granted {{INR}} 650,000 for its further development. In addition, a plan was announced to convert the facility into a center of excellence and develop the landscape around the building.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ronald Ross Institute to be centre of excellence|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/08/21/stories/0421403u.htm|accessdate=30 September 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 August 2000}}</ref> Despite spending money on renovation, the building was not properly maintained.<ref>{{cite news|last=Saran|first=Suvir|title=Resurrecting a dying heritage|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040104/spectrum/heritage.htm|accessdate=30 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=4 January 2004}}</ref>

In 2008, the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh|state government]] formed a committee for the restoration, conservation and promotion of the building as tourist destination. A grant of {{INR}} 4 million was to be utilised for developing a horticulture park and relocation of airport offices. Upon the completion of restoration, the [[Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation|local tourism department]] was set to promote the building and its heritage as a destination for national and international tourists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ross institute to be put on tourist map|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hyderabad/Ross_institute_to_be_put_on_tourist_map/articleshow/3673898.cms|accessdate=30 September 2010|newspaper=The Times of India|date=5 November 2008}}</ref> Despite several attempts to revive the facility, the building lies secluded and devoid of academic or research activity and without steady source of financial support. Lack of political will and lack of bureaucracy was blamed for its current state.<ref name="collab">{{cite news|title=Ronald Ross Institute cries for attention|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/13/stories/2010051363770300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100517135838/http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/13/stories/2010051363770300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2010|accessdate=30 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 May 2010}}</ref>

Bodies like the [[Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene]] and researchers from [[University of York]] have expressed interest in attaching themselves with the institute.<ref name="collab"/>

==See also==
* [[Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases]]
* [[Genome Valley]]

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