Background
Banker, Dushyant Dhirajlal was born on July 15, 1922 in Bombay, India. Son of Dhirajlal Ghelabhai and Lilavati Dhirajlal (Shah) Banker.
Banker, Dushyant Dhirajlal was born on July 15, 1922 in Bombay, India. Son of Dhirajlal Ghelabhai and Lilavati Dhirajlal (Shah) Banker.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1944. Doctor of Medicine in Pathology, Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Bacteriology, Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1951.
Assistant clinical pathologist, Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1947-1950;
assistant professor pathology, Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay, 1951-1955;
chief bacteriologist, Glaxo India, Ltd., Bombay, 1955-1974;
manager technical audit, Glaxo India, Ltd., Bombay, 1974-1977;
chief pathologist, Sir HN Hospital, Bombay, 1977-1988;
pathologist, Special Reference Laboratory, Bombay, since 1989. Research project director Indiana Council Medical Research, 1951-1955. Trustee Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, Bombay, since 1965.
Short-term consultant World Health Organization, Burma, since 1982. Consultant Bharat Serums and Vaccines, P.L., India, since 1989.
Member Indian Association Pathology and Microbiology (life), Indian Association Microbiologists (life), New York Academy of Sciences, Association of Microbiology (president 1965-1968).
Married Hansa Maganlal Mehta, August 30, 1951. Children: Rajiv, Amita.