Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain | |
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 PresidentA.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Hasnain in 2006 | |
| Born | (1954-04-13)13 April 1954 (age 71) 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) |
Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain is an Indian academic and aMicrobiologist. He is a recipient of the prestigiousPadma Shri award.
Hasnain spent several years at theTexas A&M University, U.S., and returned to India in 1987 to work as a staff scientist at theNational Institute of Immunology (NII).[1] Hasnain was appointed as the first director ofCentre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) in February 1999. He served as the 7th vice-chancellor ofUniversity of Hyderabad from 2005 to 2011.[2] He took charge as vice-chancellor ofJamia 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.––
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