Dr. Mohammad Shameem Awarded Young Scientist award by UP Government

*ALIGARH March 31:* Dr. Mohammad Shameem, Department of Tuberculosis and
Chest Disease, J. N. medical College, Aligarh Muslim University had been
awarded with Young Scientist award by UP Government at a function organized
by the Council for Science and Technology, Lucknow on Monday.

The award was conferred on him in recognition of his research on
Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases. The award carries a cash prize of
25,000/=, a citation and a memento.

Dr. Shameem is working as principal investigator on the project sanctioned
by Council for Science and Technology, UP on identification of markers of
sputum culture conversion among tuberculosis patients. The Council for
Science and Technology has also awarded him with the visiting fellowship
this year.

Dr. Shameem had received major research project by Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, Govt. of India, to develop herbal medicine for bronchial
asthma.

Dr. Shameem has acknowledged his teachers and colleague Prof R. Bhargava and
Prof. Zuber Ahmad for their help and support in his research.