| Akash Manoj | |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Honours: | National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement 2017 (gold medal) |
Akash Manoj is an Indian cardiology researcher and inventor from Tamil Nadu.[1] He is known for his award-winning research on "silent" heart attacks.[2] He developed a novel technique that can non-invasively detect and alert at-risk patients of a potential asymptomatic heart-attack. His method involves transcutaneously isolating, identifying, spectroscopically analyzing, and sensing elevation in the levels of a cardiac biomarker called heart-type fatty acid binding protein (h-FABP) in realtime – a process that significantly establishes a path to preventative cardiovascular healthcare.[3] [4]
Akash graduated high school from The Ashok Leyland School in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. His recent interview[5] with Forbes India suggests that he is currently studying at a medical school in Prague, Czech Republic.
Akash was awarded with "National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement" (Gold Medallion) [Now: [[Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puruskar|Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar]]] by the President of India and an award at Intel ISEF 2018. Additionally, he has received several other notable national and international awards.[6]