Person

Azad, Ahmed Abdullah (1945 - )

Born
17 November 1945
East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Occupation
Biochemist and Pathologist

Summary

Ahmed Abdullah Azad is a biochemist recognised internationally for his research in recombinant DNA, in particular making significant contributions to understanding the role of RNA-RNA interactions in protein synthesis. In 1975 he became a Research Fellow at the Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, before joining the CSIRO Division of Protein Chemistry (later Molecular Science) in 1980. During the next 12 years he worked on several major research projects. These included: cloning and sequencing the neuraminidase gene from an early (1957) strain of Asian influenza virus (with Colin Ward and Peter Ellman), and the gene segments of the UK strain of bovine rotavirus (with Ian Holmes, University of Mebourne); the genetic improvement of cheese starter strains (with Richard Yu, Gilbert Chandler Dairy Institute of Dairy Technology, Werribee, and Ron Hull, CSIRO Dairy Research Laboratory); and the structure and function of HIV regulatory proteins (while seconded to the Biomolecular Research Institute). In 1997 Azad was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (as joint team leader with Kevin Fahey and Colin Ward) for their outstanding contributions to our knowledge of the structure and biology of the Birnaviridae family of double-stranded RNA viruses, leading to the development of a prototype recombinant vaccine against infectious bursal disease of poultry. Azad became Director of Research at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, in 2000.

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1967
Education - Bachelor of Science (hons), Department of Biochemistry, Dacca University
1968
Education - Master of Science, Department of Biochemistry, Dacca University
1968 - 1969
Career position - Graduate research assistant, Cholera Research Laboratory, Dacca, Bangladesh
1969 - 1975
Career position - Scientific Officer and later Senior Scientific Officer, Atomic Energy Centre Dacca
1973
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Canada
1975 - 1980
Career position - Research Fellow, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University
1980 - 1988
Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Protein Chemistry
1988 - 1989
Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Biotechnology
1989 - 1997
Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Biomolecular Engineering
1993
Award - B. Rispens Memorial Award for Avian Pathology, World Veterinary Poultry Association
1993 - 1999
Career position - Seconded to the Biomolecular Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria
1997
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (jointly with Colin Ward, Kevin Fahey, Neil McKern and colleagues
1997 - 2000
Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Molecular Science
2000 - 2007
Career position - Director of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
2007
Career event - Retired

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