Seyed E. Hasnain
Appearance
Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain | |
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![]() The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Hasnain in 2006 | |
Born | Gaya, Bihar, India | 13 April 1954
Awards | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2014 G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research 2001 Om Prakash Bhasin Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Life sciences |
Institutions | IIT Delhi (2011 – 2024) |
Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain is an Indian academic.
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.
Distinctions
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany [4]
- Robert Koch Fellow (Visiting Scientist Programme)[5]
- Member, German Science Academy – Leopoldina[6]
- Member, Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India[7]
- Member, Scientific Advisory Council to the Union Cabinet – Govt. of India[7]
- Padma Shri Award from the President of India in 2006[8]
- J. C. Bose National Fellow, University of Hyderabad[9]
- Humboldt Research Award 2008 (The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany[10])
References
- ^ National Institute of Immunology Home Page
- ^ University of Hyderabad Home Page
- ^ "Dr S E Hasnain Appointed New Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard" (PDF).
- ^ "Indian scientist gets Order of Merit from German government | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Robert Koch-Fellow"- Programm Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leopoldina-halle Archived 4 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "The Hindu : National : Scientific advisory council to Prime Minister constituted". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Scientists from Bihar
- Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni
- Academic staff of Delhi University
- Indian Sunni Muslims
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering
- 20th-century Indian biologists
- Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Biological Science