Scientific Career
After graduation in 1960, Kamboj joined the Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1961 as a research scientist where he later became the Head of the Department of Endocrinology, which position he held until 1981. In 1981, Kamboj was appointed the Deputy Director, Division of Endocrinology of the Central Drug Research Institute which position he held till 1992. In 1992, he took over as Director, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow and continued till 1997. From 1997 till 2008, he was the President, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), (Allahabad) which is world's largest Publicly funded R & D Organization.
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