Background
PAINTAL, Autar was born on September 24, 1925. Son of Doctor Manitoba Singh and Rajwans Kaur.
PAINTAL, Autar was born on September 24, 1925. Son of Doctor Manitoba Singh and Rajwans Kaur.
Doctor of Philosophy (September 24, 1925, in Mogok, Burma – December 21, 2004, in Delhi, India) was a medical scientist who made pioneering discoveries in the area of neurosciences and respiratory sciences. Paintal completed his Doctor of Philosophy under the supervision of David Whitteridge in Edinburgh.
He was a merit student and did his post graduation in Physiology from King George Medical College, Lucknow. His major contribution to the world of Science is the development of a single-fiber technique for recording afferent impulses from individual sensory receptors. Paintal discovered several sensory receptors including atrial B receptors, pulmonary J-receptors, ventricular pressure receptors, stomach stretch receptors, and muscle pain receptors.
They have set the beginning of new era in physiological understanding.
Paintal returned to India in 1953 and joined All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He later became Director of the Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute.
He was also the first Principal of University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. Paintal"s second daughter Priti Paintal is an established music composer in the United Kingdom with her own company ShivaNova (wwwshivanovacom).
Paintal"s son Doctor Gautam Paintal is a professional geologist.
Paintal"s second wife Doctor Ashima Anand-Paintal is also a scientist
Royal Society.