Seyed E. Hasnain Explained
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), 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]
Notes and References
- http://www.nii.res.in National Institute of Immunology Home Page
- http://www.uohyd.ernet.in/ University of Hyderabad Home Page
- Web site: Dr S E Hasnain Appointed New Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard.
- Web site: Indian scientist gets Order of Merit from German government | Hyderabad News - Times of India. The Times of India.
- http://www.rki.de/cln_100/nn_197442/DE/Content/Forsch/FellowProgramm/fp__node.html?__nnn=true "Robert Koch-Fellow"- Programm
- Web site: Dr S E Hasnain Honorary Doctorate from Queen’s University.
- http://www.leopoldina-halle.de/cms/ Leopoldina-halle
- Web site: The Hindu : National : Scientific advisory council to Prime Minister constituted . www.hindu.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050220100143/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/26/stories/2005012604521200.htm . 20 February 2005 . dead.
- Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . 21 July 2015.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2010-04-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100412132704/http://www.dst.gov.in/whats_new/press_releases05/two-prestigious.htm . 12 April 2010 . dmy-all .
- http://172.16.1.100/admin/uploads/spotlights/VC_Award.pdf{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Web site: Dr S E Hasnain Profile.
