Background
Chandra, Ranjit Kumar was born on February 2, 1938 in Mailsi, Punjab, India. Son of Hukam Chandra and Kaushalya Devi-Khurana.
educator physician research scientist
Chandra, Ranjit Kumar was born on February 2, 1938 in Mailsi, Punjab, India. Son of Hukam Chandra and Kaushalya Devi-Khurana.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Panjab University, Amritsar, India, 1960. Doctor of Medicine, All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1963. Doctorate (honorary), Pontificial Catholic University, Santiago, Chile, 1981.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Beijing Medical University, 1987. DM (honorary), Universite di Chile, Santiago, 1993. DrMedChir (honorary), Universite di Napoli, Italy, 1994.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 2003.
Lecturer Postgraduate Institute Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 1964—1965. Assistant professor All-India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1966—1974. Research professor Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, 1975—2001.
President, vice-chancellor Université Internationale des Sciences de la Santé, Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, 2002—2004. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, 1966—2000, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, 1966—1975, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1979—1994, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1979—1999. Editor-in-chief Nutrition Research, New York, 1980—2003.
President International Congress of Nutrition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1993—1997. Editor Reviews of biomedical Books and Journals, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 2004, Survey Nutritional Immunology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 2006.
President Friends of India Association, St. John's, Canada, 1996—1997. Master: American College Physicians. Fellow: Royal College Pediatrics and Child Health, Royal College Physicians Canada.
Member: National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Allergy.
Children: Sujata Chandra-Pike, Amrita, Tarang Chandra-Faeh, Rahul.