Asad Ullah Khan

Asad Ullah Khan
Asad Ullah Khan
Born	Badaun, India
Alma mater	Aligarh Muslim University; International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology; Rutgers University;
Known for	Discovery of Aligarh super bug in India
Awards	2020 Om Prakash Bhasin Award for Science and Technology; 2020 Visitor's award 2019; 2014 AMU Outstanding Research Award; 2012 N-BIOS Prize; 2011 DBT CREST Award; 2010 AMU Active Teacher Award; 2009 AMI-ALEMBIC Award; 2006 AMI Young Scientist Award;
	Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry; Microbiology;
Institutions	Aligarh Muslim University;

Asad Ullah Khan is an Indian microbiologist, biochemist and a professor at the Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit of the Aligarh Muslim University. He is known for his studies on multidrug resistant clinical strains as well as for the first sighting in India of Aligarh super bug (NDM-4), a variant of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 (NDM-1). He is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Biotech Research Society, India and the Indian Academy of Microbiological Sciences. The Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India awarded him the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences, in 2012.

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