The National Academy of Medical Sciences, India has awarded the Dr. Tulsi Das Chugh Award - 2020 to Dr. Satish Mishra, a CSIR-CDRI scientist. The award has been awarded to Dr. Mishra for his exceptional research work on the life cycle of the Malarial Parasite.

His exceptional research aimed on 'Secreted Protein with Altered Thrombospondin Repeat (SPATR) which is essential for Asexual Blood Stages but not Required for Hepatocyte Invasion by the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Barghei'.

The recipient are awarded with a scroll, cash incentive, and a commemorative medal at the time of annual conference held by the academy.

On 1961, Registered as the 'Indian Academy of Medical Sciences', now known as the National Academy of Medical Sciences encourage and promote the academic excellences to meet social and medical objectives. The institute also promotes countrywide CME programmes, workshops, symposia etc. and also grant fellowships as well as memberships to selected persons.