Seyed E. Hasnain
Indian bio-scientist and academic (born 1954)
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Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain is an Indian academic and a Microbiologist. He is a recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri award.
G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research 2001
Om Prakash Bhasin Award
Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain | |
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President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Hasnain in 2006 | |
| Born | 13 April 1954 Gaya, Bihar, India |
| Alma mater | JNU, New Delhi |
| Awards | Order of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany 2014 G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research 2001 Om Prakash Bhasin Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Life sciences |
| Workplaces | IIT Delhi (2011 – 2024) |
Biography
Hasnain spent several years at the Texas A&M University, U.S., and returned to India in 1987 to work as a staff scientist at the National Institute of Immunology (NII).[1] Hasnain was appointed as the first director of Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) in February 1999. He served as the 7th vice-chancellor of University of Hyderabad from 2005 to 2011.[2] He took charge as vice-chancellor of Jamia Hamdard,[3] New Delhi on 2 September 2016 and served the office till 2021. An invited professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2011–2018), he is currently serving as one of the first 5 National Science Chair of SERB at IIT, Delhi. ––
Distinctions
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany [4]
- Robert Koch Fellow (Visiting Scientist Programme), Germany[5]
- Honorary Doctorate (2011) from Queen’s University, Belfast, U.K.[6]
- Member, German Science Academy – Leopoldina, Germany[7]
- Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, USA
- Member, Scientific Advisory Council to the prime minister of India[8]
- Member, Scientific Advisory Council to the Union Cabinet – Govt. of India[8]
- Padma Shri Award from the president of India in 2006[9]
- J. C. Bose National Fellow, University of Hyderabad[10]
- Fellow of TWAS, Trieste, Italy
- Humboldt Research Award 2008 (The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany[11])
- Member of Aga Khan Foundation
- FICCI Award
- Ranbaxy Research Award
- Goyal Award
- Bhasin Award[12]