Om P. Bahl

Om Praksh Bahl (1927 – December 2004) was an Indian-American molecular biologist, academic and a Distinguished Professor of the State University of New York. He was known for his studies on Human chorionic gonadotropin, popularly known as the pregnancy hormone. He was associated with the World Health Organization as an adviser to their Population Council and was a member of the Population Research Committee of the National Institutes of Health. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1973, for his contributions to science and engineering.

Biography O. P. Bahl was born in 1927 in Lyalpur, Punjab Province, British India and did his college studies at Lahore Government College and, later, at Punjab University. several text books and articles. He sat in the Population Council of the World Health Organization and in the Population Research Council of the National Institutes of Health as a member.

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