Shahid Jameel | |
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 Dr. Shahid Jameel | |
| Born | 8 August 1957 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Known for | Studies on hepatitis E virus |
| Spouse | Rizwana Jameel |
| Children | 2 |
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| Institutions | University of Oxford |
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Shahid Jameel (born 8 August 1957) is an Indian virologist and academic. Dr. Jameel is the Sultan Qaboos bin Said Fellow at Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and Research Fellow, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford. He serves as the Principal Investigator for the Centre's project on Public Health, Science and Technology in Muslim societies. Previously he was the director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences since its inception in the year 2020 at Ashoka University.[1] He was formerly head of the scientific advisory group to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortia (INSACOG) established in December 2020,[2][3] and the chief executive officer of Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance. Known for his research in hepatitis E virus, Jameel is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. National Academy of Sciences, India, Indian Academy of Sciences, and Indian National Science Academy. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 2000.[4][note 1]
- ^ "Ashoka University appoints Dr. Shahid Jameel as the Director of Trivedi School of Biosciences". Ashoka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Das, Krishna N (16 May 2021). "Top Indian virologist quits government panel after airing differences". Reuters. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Pulla, Priyanka (28 February 2021). "India's Genome Sequencing Program Is Finally Good To Go – So What's the Hold Up?". The Wire. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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