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|birth_date = {{birth date|1895|4|13|df=y}}<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|1978|10|29|1895|4|13|df=y}}<br />
|citizenship = India<br />
|nationality = Indian<br />
|fields = [[Pathology]], [[Cancer]]<br />
|alma_mater = [[University of London]]<br />
|awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] {{small|(1954)}}<br />
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'''Vasant Ramji Khanolkar''' (13 April 1895 &ndash; 29 October 1978), better known as '''V. R. Khanolkar''', was an Indian pathologist.<ref>[http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/40/7/2626.full.pdf+html Obituary, V. R. Khanolkar at Cancer Research.]</ref><br />
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He made major contributions to the epidemiology and understanding of cancer, blood groups, and leprosy. He is often referred as the "Father of Pathology and Medical Research in India."<ref>V.R. Khanolkar: father of pathology and medical research in India by Pai S.A. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2002; 6(5): 334-7.</ref><br />
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He was born on 13 April 1895 in [[Gomantak Maratha Samaj]] Family. He studied medicine at the [[University of London]] and obtained his M.D. in Pathology in 1923. He was a Professor of Pathology in Grants Medical and Seth G. S. Medical Colleges.<br />
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He was also closely associated with the [[Tata Memorial Hospital]] and served as director of laboratories and research. The government of India appointed him a national research professor of medicine, a position which he held for ten years. He helped to organize the Indian Cancer Research Centre and served as director from its inception until 1973.<br />
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He was founder President of the [[Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists]]. He published three books on cancer and leprosy and more than 100 scientific papers.<br />
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He received [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1955 from the [[Government of India]].<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref><br />
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He died October 29, 1978.<br />
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Dr. V. R. Khanolkar Oration was established in 1987 by the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] in his memory.<ref>http://www.nams-india.in/Oration%20and%20Awards.pdf</ref><br />
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==Honorable positions==<br />
* He was the president of the International Cancer Research Commission from 1950 to 1954.<br />
* He was president of the [[International Union Against Cancer]].<br />
* He was a member of the [[World Health Organization]] panel on cancer and leprosy.<br />
* He was a member of the United Nations scientific committee on the effects of atomic radiation.<br />
* He was a member of the World Health Organization advisory committee on medical research.<br />
* He was a member of the governing body of the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]].<br />
* He was the vice-chancellor of [[Bombay University]] from 1960 until 1963.<br />
* He was chairman of the Biological and Medical Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Department, Government of India between 1955 and 1960.<br />
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==Selected publications==<br />
* V. R. Khanolkar, Non-specific training of antibody production. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, Volume 27, Issue 2, pages 181–186, 1924.<br />
* V. R. Khanolkar, T. B. Panse, and V. D. Divekar. Gamma-Sitosteryl Glycoside in Tobacco. [[Science (journal)|Science]], 16 September 1955: Vol. 122. no. 3168, pp.&nbsp;515 – 516<br />
* L. D. Sanghvi, K. C. M. Rao, V. R. Khanolkar. Smoking and Chewing of Tobacco in Relation to Cancer of the Upper Alimentary Tract. [[British Medical Journal]], 1955; 1:1111-1114.<br />
* V. R. Khanolkar, Diagnosis of Leprosy, [[Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology]], 1961, Volume : 27, Issue : 3, Pages : 59–68.<br />
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