Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain is an Indian academic.
Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Institutions | IIT Delhi (2011 – 2024) |
Biography
editHasnain 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
edit- 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]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "Dr S E Hasnain Honorary Doctorate from Queen's University" (PDF).
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://172.16.1.100/admin/uploads/spotlights/VC_Award.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dr S E Hasnain Profile".