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Mehdi, Syed Qasim was born on February 13, 1941 in Lucknow, India.
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Mehdi, Syed Qasim was born on February 13, 1941 in Lucknow, India.
Master of Science, Lucknow University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1969.
Nuffield Committee fellow Oxford University, 1970-1972, Wellcome Trust research fellow, 1972-1976. Special research associate Stanford (California) University, 1976-1980, senior research associate, 1980-1986. Head National Institute Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Lahore, Pakistan, 1986-1991.
Director biomedical and Genetic Engineering Laboratories, Islamabad, Pakistan, since 1991. Director Alexander Medical Foundation, Woodside, California, 1979-1988. Biomedical research consultant Pakistan Atomic Energy, Islamabad, 1984-1991.
Visiting professor molecular biology Husein Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute Chemistry, Karachi, Pakistan, since 1992. Member science and medical advisory board Foundation Fighting Blindness, Washington, since 1993.
Member governing body Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, since 1988. Life member Pakistan Red Crescent/Red Cross Society, since 1988. Member Human Genome Organization (member international executive committee, chairman Southwest Asian committee diversity project since 1997), Bio-chemical Society, Sigma Xi.
Son of Syed Hasan Mehdi The Rajkumar of Pirpur and Sadiqunnisa Maharajkumari of Mahmudabad. Married Syeda Niloufer Wajid Ali, February 4, 1972.
Member, International Executive Committee, Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP) USA. (1994-present)
Chairman, Southwest Asia Committee, HGDP. (1997-present).
Regional/Geographical Reporter. Asia- India-Pakistan. 12th HLA Work-shop/Conference, Saint Malo/Paris. June 2-12, 1996.
Chairman, Southwest Asian Committee, HGDP. USA.
Fellow, Third World Academy of Sciences
Fellow, Islamic Academy of Sciences
Fellow, Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences-Pakistan
Fellow, Chemical Society of Pakistan.
Regional Reporter for Asia: IND/PAK. International HLA Workshop/ Conferences
Member, International Bioethics Committee, UNESCO. 2002-2005
