Draft: Shahid Baig
Prof. Dr. Shahid Mahmood Baig | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 October 1960 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Government Gordon College Quaid-i-Azam University Bosphorus University Duke University |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2023) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human Genomics Disease gene discovery Health Biotechnology Science and Technology |
| Institutions | National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Aga Khan University Center Excellence in Molecular Biology Pakistan Science Foundation Health Services Academy |
| Chairman of the Pakistan Science Foundation | |
| In office 2020–2023 | |
| Dean of Life Sciences Health Services Academy, MoNHSRC, Government of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2024 [1] | |
Shahid Mahmood Baig (Urdu: شاہد محمود بیگ; born 9 October 1960) is a Pakistani scientist and geneticist.
Early life and education
Shahid Mahmood Baig was born on 9 October 1960 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Baig earned his F.Sc. (Biology) in 1978, and B.Sc. (Biology) in 1981 from Gordon College Rawalpindi, M.Sc. (Biology) in 1984, MPhil (Physiology of Reproduction) in 1986, and PhD (Human Molecular Genetics) in 1997 from Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad (PhD research at Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey), first postdoc (Molecular Biology and Genetics) from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2000, and second postdoc (Oncogenomics) from Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, in 2012. [2][3]
In 2023, he was elected a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences. [4]
Awards
- Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) Award by the Government of Pakistan (2023) [5][6]
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction) Award by the President of Pakistan (2015) [7][8][9]
- Life Time Achievement Award in Biology Zoological Society of Pakistan (2021) [10]
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- ^ "Pakistan Academy of Sciences | Fellows". www.paspk.org. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Division, Cabinet. "Cabinet Division". cabinet.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ APP (2024-03-24). "President Zardari confers civil awards on Pakistanis, foreign nationals". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
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- ^ "President confers civil, military awards on meritorious figures". The Nation. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "The complete list of recipients of awards on Pakistan Day". The Express Tribune. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "ZSP | Zoological Society Of Pakistan". zsp.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-02-02.