Background
Sehgal, Rakesh was born on March 23, 1958 in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Son of Ram Lubhaya and Shakuntala (Taxali) Sehgal.
Sehgal, Rakesh was born on March 23, 1958 in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Son of Ram Lubhaya and Shakuntala (Taxali) Sehgal.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, H.P. Medical College, Simla, India, 1981. Doctor of Medicine in Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute Medical Education/Research, Chandigarh, India, 1985.
House physician, H.P. Medical College, Simla, 1982; junior resident, Postgraduate Institute Medical Edition and Research, Chandigarh, 1982-1985; senior resident, Postgraduate Institute Medical Edition and Research, Chandigarh, 1985-1988; assistant professor parasitology, Postgraduate Institute Medical Edition and Research, 1988-1993; associate professor, Postgraduate Institute Medical Edition and Research, since 1993. Australian Catholic University fellow Association Commonwealth Universities, London, 1994. Lecturer in field.
Secretary Environment Society of India, Chandigarh, since 1993. Fellow Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, International Research Into Science and Technology (London). Member National Academy Medical Sciences, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, New York Academy of Sciences, Post Graduate Institute Drs.
Alumni Association (secretary), Indian Society Parasitology (joint secretary), Indian Association Microbiologists (life), National Association Indian Drs. for PRevention of Nuclear War (joint secretary).
Married Alka Arora, September 3, 1984. Children: Sushant, Rajat.