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Renowned Indian Biologist Shivaji Sisinthy Passes Away
Hyderabad, India – December 1, 2025 – Dr. Shivaji Sisinthy, emeritus director of research and senior scientist at the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), passed away earlier this month after an illness. He was a pioneer in Indian biology, notably being the first Indian biologist to participate in expeditions to both the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Dr. Sisinthy, a graduate of BITS Pilani and Delhi University, dedicated his career to scientific research. After postdoctoral research at IISc, Bengaluru, he joined CSIR-CCMB in 1980 and helped establish the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LACONES). He served as Director of the Prof Brien Holden Eye Research Centre at LVPEI from 2016 to 2020, prior to that, he had retired from CCMB in 2012, and joined LVPEI in 2013.
Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Sisinthy published over 375 research papers. His contributions to the field were recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Antarctic Award for excellence in Biological Sciences in 2002, the Carl Woese Memorial Award in 2014, and the National Award in Polar Sciences and Cryosphere by the Government of India in 2016.
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