Professor Seyed E. Hasnain Honoured With Robert Koch Fellowship
Professor Seyed E. Hasnain honoured with Robert Koch Fellowship
Professor Seyed E. Hasnain, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad has been
honoured with the prestigious Robert Koch Fellowship. Professor Hasnain shares this
honour for this year together with Professor Harald zur Hausen (Nobel Laureate 2008)
and Professor Reinhard Kurth (Former Director, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin).
Professor Hasnain received this fellowship for his contributions to infectious diseases.
The honours were jointly conferred upon them at a formal function organized by the
Robert-Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin, Germany.
Professor Hasnain is the first Indian to get this coveted recognition.
Photo Caption: Seen in the picture (from left to right) are:
Prof Reinhard Kurth, Former Director Robert Koch Institute, Berlin,
Prof Seyed E Hasnain, Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, Prof
Harald zur Hausen (Nobel Prize, Physiology or medicine, 2008) standing
at the statute of Robert Koch after the Award ceremony.
