YearName of Award/PrizeAwarding OrganizationAchievement for which awarded

1976

National Merit Scholarship

Government of India

One of top 3 students in the Bachelor of Science Program
1978

University Gold Medal

Utkal University

First-Class-First in the Masters of Science Program
1978

Prasant Ku. Memorial Prize

Utkal University

Top Student & established new grade record in the Masters of Science Exam
1988

Research Excellence Award

Iowa State University

Award Winning Research & Thesis in the Doctoral Program
1988



Humanitarian Award



Iowa State University



Dedicated contribution to the general welfare of students and being the first international student to be elected to serve as Mayor
1992

Swebelius Cancer Research Award
Swebelius Foundation

Role of phosphatases in cell secretion

1993

Swebelius Cancer Research Award
Swebelius Foundation

Role of GTP-binding proteins in cell secretion
1995

OHSE Award

Yale University School of Medicine

Monomeric GTP-binding proteins on cell secretion
1996

OHSE Award

Yale Uomniversity School of Medicine
Moneric GTP-binding proteins on cell secretion
2002


Foreign Member


Korean Academy of Science & Technology, Seoul, S. Korea

“for the discovery of a new cellular structure the porosome and for dedicated service to science and education”
2002


Hallim Distinguished Award (Shared with Prof. Ahmed H. Zewail)
Korean Academy of Science & Technology, Seoul, S. Korea

“for the discovery of a new cellular structure the porosome”

2003


Wise & Hellen Burroughs Foundation Distinguished Lecture
Iowa State University


“porosome discovery”


2004

Distinguished Professor

Wayne State University

“for outstanding contribution to science and education”
2004




George E. Palade University
Professor


Wayne State University




“for the discovery of a new cellular structure the ‘porosome’ and for his pioneering contributions to the understanding of cell secretion and membrane fusion”
2005


Sir Aaron Klug Distinguished Award

Mississippi State University


“pioneering discoveries on the molecular machinery and mechanism of cell secretion”
2005


George E. Palade Distinguished Award

Wayne State University


“for his pioneering discovery of the porosome, the universal secretory machinery in cells”
2006

Award & Felicitation
(Chader Presented)
Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science, Pune, India
“for contribution to science, education, and society”
2006

Foreign Member

Romania Academy of Medical Sciences
“for pioneering contribution to science and education”
2006

George E. Palade Distinction Gold Medal
Carol Davila University, Romania

Excellence in Medicine

2007

Academy of Scholars Member

Wayne State University

“for pioneering contribution to science and education”
2007





Basic Biological Science Award




American Society of Animal
Science




“for the monumental and pioneering discovery of a new cellular structure called the porosome, the universal secretory machinery in cells, and elucidation of its structure, chemistry, and function.”
2009




Ranbaxy Basic Research in Medical Sciences
Award


Ranbaxy Science Foundation




“for his pioneering discovery of a new cellular structure -the “porosome”, the universal secretory machinery in cells, and for the general molecular mechanism underlying cell secretion”
2011



Fellow



AAAS



“You are being honored for your pioneering discovery of the ‘porosome’ –the universal secretory machinery in cells”
2012

Foreign Member

Georgian National Academy of Science, Tbilisi, Georgia
“Pioneering contribution to science and education”
2014

Honorary Professor

Târgu Mureș University, Romania

“Pioneering contribution to science”

2015

Distinguished Scientist Award

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
Contribution to science

2017

Honorary Professor

University of Delhi, India

“remarkable achievements in the area of basic and applied biology”
2017

Teaching Excellence Award

Wayne State University School of Medicine
“excellence in teaching”

2017


“Research Warrior”


Wayne State University Undergraduate Student Organization
Support and involvement in Undergraduate Research

2017


Honorary Scientist Award


Victor Babes National Research Institute, Romania

“for creativity and inventiveness invested in the discovery of the porosome, the universal portal for cell secretion”
2018

Foreign Member

European Union Academy of Science
“pioneering contributions to Science”

2019

Fellow

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
Scientific contributions

2021Teaching Excellence AwardWayne State University School of Medicine“excellence in teaching”
2024



Lipid Science Prize



Camurus Lipid Research Foundation’ Lund, Sweden


for: “… ground breaking discovery of the porosome, the universal secretory machinery in cells and its utilization in drug development…”


HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREES
2002 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Vasile Goldis University, Romania
2002 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Pusan National University, Korea.
2003 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine & Pharmacy, Romania.
2003 Honorary Doctor of Medicine, 'Babes-Bolyai' University, Romania, May 26, 2003.
           Jointly with Professors George E. Palade, and Günter Blobel.


2003 Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy, Institute of Physiology, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Georgia
2005 Honorary Doctorate in Medicine, ‘Carol Davila' University, Bucharest, Romania