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Prof. Ashraf’s contribution to the scientific society
has been widely recognized. He is the recipient of
Visitor’s award-2020 in the category biological sciences.

Among the major accolades he has received DBT- Islamia, New Delhi to complete his graduation and masters both basic and applied aspects of Ashraf’s group discovered previously
Ramachandran National Bioscience Award and in Biosciences in the year 1994 and 1996 respectively. During cardiovascular biology and human unknown cause of thrombosis at
ICMR- Basanti Devi Amir Chand Award in the year his university days Prof. Ashraf discovered his motivation disease. He remains a pioneer in the altitudes is centrally regulated by a
field of high altitude thrombosis and
to contribute for human’s epistemological realm. To keep
complex network of coagulatory and
2018. He is the fellow of National Academy of Sciences, up his motivation and in his quest to contribute to the larger has done seminal work in resolving NLRP3-inflammasome mediated
Allahabad and Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore. inflammatory responses. This novel
was
highly
recognized
finding
Prof. Ashraf holds the membership of prestigious worldwide and published in the
Guha Research Conference and National Academy of Proceedings of National Academy
of Sciences, USA; also proposed
Medical Sciences, India. as potential therapy (Nature India-
doi:10.1038/nindia.2017.143).
Among other seminal works, his lab
developed a microRNAs mimic-based
therapy against thrombosis; for the
first time the antithrombotic potential
of microRNAs was established. These
preclinical findings were validated
in human patients, supporting the
he world grows at an unprecedented rate in its translational significance of miR-
accomplishments as well as complications. The 145 for development of a novel
advancements in human sciences in the recent decades antithrombotic. In an another recently
have been a striking phenomenon of the preceding published study his group identified
and the current centuries. Yet, a lot must be achieved, the role of long non-coding RNAs
for we have only begun to unravel the mystery of the in hypoxia induced thrombosis which
human body. Prof. M Zahid Ashraf has lived with the was first of its kind study and received
ideology “Knowledge coupled with the right resources an editorial commentary highlighting
and diligence can yield marvellous breakthroughs.” the same.
Prof. Ashraf was born and raised in a small Prof. Ashraf’s contribution to
village of Bihar named Jalkaura. After completing the scientific society has been widely
his schooling, he moved to Jamia Millia recognized. He is the recipient of
Visitor’s award-2020 in the category
Prof. M Zahid Ashraf Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute which earned him a PhD. exposure to hypoxia. accolades he has received DBT-
biological sciences. Among the major
pool of scientific knowledge he did his doctoral research at
the mystery of blood clotting on
He further received his post-doctoral training at the Lerner
Amongst the major outcomes of
Ramachandran National Bioscience
Research Institute of Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio,
his translational research, the landmark
Award and ICMR- Basanti Devi Amir
Unravelling the unprecedented molecular pathways USA. work was internationally recognized Chand Award in the year 2018. He
and published in prominent journal
is the fellow of National Academy
On his return to India, he joined Defence Institute
of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS) as a scientist ‘Blood’ in 2014, received a special of Sciences, Allahabad and Indian
and later moved to his alma-mater, Jamia Millia Islamia, commentary by the Journal Blood. Academy of Science, Bangalore.
currently serving as a Professor & Head in the Department The study revealed a novel cause Prof. Ashraf holds the membership
of Biotechnology. Prof. Ashraf is best known for his for blood clot formation at altitudes of prestigious Guha Research
pioneering work in High altitude induced thromboembolic and proposed ‘Calpain’ as a novel Conference and National Academy of
disorders. Prof. Ashraf’s work has a significant impact in biomarker for early diagnosis. Prof. Medical Sciences, India.