Background
Vaidya, Ashok Dayababubhai was born on November 27, 1936 in Jetpur, Gujarat, India. Son of Babubhai Pranjivan and Daya Babubhai (Dave) Vaidya.
Vaidya, Ashok Dayababubhai was born on November 27, 1936 in Jetpur, Gujarat, India. Son of Babubhai Pranjivan and Daya Babubhai (Dave) Vaidya.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1960;
Doctor of Medicine, U. Bombay, 1964;
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University and Bombay U., 1982.
Senior science officer, Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1964-1967;
research fellow, Yale Medical School, New Haven, 1967-1969;
assistant professor, Yale Medical School, New Haven, 1969-1970;
head clinical research, Ciba-Geigy, Bombay, 19770-87;
medical director, Ciba-Geigy, Bombay, 1987-1994;
research director, S.P.A. Research Center, Bombay, since 1994. Research consultant Foundation for Medical Research, Bomay, since 1995. Senior research consultant G.S.Med.
College, 1970-1986.
Executive member National Union of Students, Bombay, 1959. General society Medical College of Gymkhana, Bombay, 1959. Fellow Academy Indian Medicine, Indian College Allergy and Applied Immunology.
Member Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (India. Secretary), Indian Society Clinical Pharmacology (president 1991-1993), Indiana Pharmaceutical Society (vice president 1994-1995).
Married Rama Ashok Mehta, February 2, 1961. 1 child, Vidita.