Azar Andami

Azar Andami' (Persian: آذر اندامی, 8 December 1926 – 19 August 1984) was an Iranian physician and bacteriologist noted for her development of a cholera vaccine.

Azar Andami
Born(1926-12-08)December 8, 1926
DiedAugust 19, 1984(1984-08-19) (aged 57)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeBehesht-e Zahra Cemetery
NationalityIranian
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
Known forFirst El Tor Vaccine
Spouse(s)Mansour Khalatbari
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsMicrobiology
InstitutionsPasteur Institute of Iran

Early life and career

Born in Rasht, Iran in 1926, she began her career as a teacher for the Ministry of Culture.

After teaching, she attended the University of Tehran and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine in 1953. At first, she specialised in gynaecology. She moved to the Pasteur Institute in Tehran and then to Paris to study bacteriology.

Dr. Azar Andami published several scholarly papers and invented a vaccine against cholera, a bacterial disease primarily caused by drinking contaminated water.[1]

Death and legacy

She died in Tehran on 28 August 1984 at the age of 58. A crater, named "Andami", on the planet Venus was named in her honour by the International Astronomical Union.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "آذر اندامی - سایت خبری گیلتاب". سایت خبری گیلتاب (in Persian). 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  2. FindTheData : Where does the name for the astrogeological feature Andami come from?
  3. "This Day in History". Kayhan International. Kayhan. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2019.


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