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). 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. He took charge as Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi on 2 September 2016 and served the office till 2021.
Distinctions
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Robert Koch Fellow (Visiting Scientist Programme) Member, German Science Academy – Leopoldina Member, Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India Member, Scientific Advisory Council to the Union Cabinet – Govt. of India Padma Shri Award from the President of India in 2006 J. C. Bose National Fellow, University of Hyderabad Humboldt Research Award 2008 (The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany)