Careers360 Faculty Research Awards 2026: AIIMS researchers honoured across medicine, nursing, neuroscience
Three researchers from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have been recognised in the third edition of the Careers360 Faculty Research Awards 2026
The researchers were awarded for their work in the fields of medicine, nursing and neuroscience. The scholars received their awards from GD Yadav, a leading Indian chemical engineer, educator and Padma Shri awardee.
Careers360 Faculty Research Awards: AIIMS researchers felicitated
Nikhil Tandon, Professor and Head of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at AIIMS New Delhi, has been acknowledged for his research in the field of medicine. He has 396 scholarly publications, 72,300 citations and an H-index of 78 in medicine. His work covers cardiometabolic diseases, diabetes, hypertension and epidemiology, with a special focus on applying basic research to healthcare and public health.
Tandon has been involved in the CARRS Cohort and has led epidemiological and clinical intervention studies on diabetes and hypertension prevention. He has also contributed to WHO expert groups and national advisory committees, such as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Government of India.
Suresh K Sharma, Professor and Principal of the College of Nursing at AIIMS Jodhpur, has been recognised in the nursing domain. He is also associated with the institution’s School of Public Health. Sharma is also a visiting scholar at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. He has 23 scholarly publications, 156 citations and an H-index of 19.
He was selected as an ICN Global Nursing Leadership Fellow in 2020 and serves as Director of the International Network of Doctoral Education in Nursing. He is also associated with the Education Expert Advisory Committee of the International Council of Nurses in Geneva.
Manjari Tripathi, Professor and Head of Neurology at AIIMS New Delhi, has been honoured in neuroscience. She has 210 scholarly publications, 3,850 citations and an H-index of 53. Manjari is also in charge of the Centre of Excellence for Epilepsy at the institute. Her research interests include epilepsy, sleep medicine, cognitive neurology, autoimmune neurology and neuroimaging.
Her research has received several national and international awards, including the BMJ Best Research Paper Award and the ILAE–IBE Outstanding Achievement Award.