PGI's Prof Vishali Gupta earns prestigious gold medal for ocular inflammation research

Chandigarh: In a remarkable achievement, Professor Vishali Gupta of the Advanced Eye Centre at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has been conferred a gold medal by the International Uveitis Study Group (IUSG), an elite global society of leading academicians in ocular inflammation.

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With its highly selective membership of approximately 150 experts worldwide, the IUSG awards this honour only once every four years to a researcher who has demonstrated outstanding excellence and impact in the field of uveitis, PGIMER said in a statement on Friday, news agency PTI reported.

The gold medal is one of the most competitive accolades in the speciality, decided through a rigorous two-stage voting process by all members of the society.

Gupta will formally receive the award and deliver the gold medal lecture at the IUSG meeting in Tubingen, Germany, in July 2026, the statement added.

"This historic recognition marks the first time that an Indian-trained and India-based clinician-scientist has been selected for this distinction since the inception of the IUSG," it added, reports PTI.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Gupta said the recognition mattered to her because it validates work done entirely within India. “Everything I have done, every bit of my training and research, has been here,” she said. “Many people feel they need foreign training to be recognised. For me, being acknowledged for work done in India is the most meaningful part of this honour''.

Gupta expressed her gratitude to her mentor, Professor Amod Gupta, former Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at PGI, for his guidance, and to PGIMER Chandigarh for providing the foundation, support, and global platform that enabled her academic growth.

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