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{{short description|Indian virologist and academic (born 1957)}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Shahid Jameel
| image = [[File:Dr. Shahid Jameel.jpg|border|frameless]]
| alt =
| caption = Dr. Shahid Jameel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| residence = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India
| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]]
| fields = {{ublist | [[Virology]] }}
| workplaces = {{ublist | [[University of Colorado Health Sciences Center]] | [[International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology]] | [[Wellcome Trust]] [[Department of Biotechnology|DBT India]] Alliance }}
| alma_mater = {{ublist | [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (BSc) | [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]] (MSc) | [[Washington State University]] (PhD) }}
| doctoral_advisor = {{ublist | A. Siddiqui | B. A. McFadden }}
| doctoral_students =
| known_for = Studies on [[hepatitis E virus]]
| awards = {{ublist|[[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]] (2000) }}
| children = 2
| spouse = Rizwana Jameel
}}
'''Shahid Jameel''' (born 8 August 1957) is an Indian [[virologist]] and academic. He is the director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences since its inception in the year 2020 at [[Ashoka University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashoka University appoints Dr. Shahid Jameel as the Director of Trivedi School of Biosciences|url=https://ashoka.edu.in/welcome/stories/welcome-561|work=[[Ashoka University]]|year=2020|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref> He was formerly head of the scientific advisory group to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortia ([[INSACOG]]) established in December 2020,<ref>{{cite news|title=Top Indian virologist quits government panel after airing differences|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-india-virologist-idUSL3N2N308Q|work=[[Reuters]]|first=Krishna N|last=Das|date=16 May 2021|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India’s Genome Sequencing Program Is Finally Good To Go – So What’s the Hold Up?|url=https://science.thewire.in/health/insacog-ccmb-igib-novel-coronavirus-variants-genome-sequencing-covid-19-surge/|work=[[The Wire]]|first=Priyanka|last=Pulla|date=28 February 2021|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref> and the chief executive officer of [[Wellcome Trust]] [[Department of Biotechnology|DBT India]] Alliance. Known for his research in [[hepatitis E virus]], Jameel is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. [[National Academy of Sciences, India]], [[Indian Academy of Sciences]], and [[Indian National Science Academy]]. The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 2000.<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref>{{Refn|group=note|Long link - please select award year to see details}}

== Biography ==
[[File:Bab-e-Sayyad.jpg|thumb|left|Entrance to Aligarh Muslim University]]
Shahid Jameel was born on 8 August 1957 in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] to Abdul Majid Siddiqui, a medical academic, and his wife Jameela Aleem.<ref name="Dr. Shahid Jameel">{{Cite web |url=http://indianmuslimlegends.blogspot.ae/2012/06/347-dr-shahid-jameel.html |title=Dr. Shahid Jameel |date=2017 |publisher=Indian Muslim Legends}}</ref> He obtained a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] degree from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] in 1977 and an [[Master of Science|MSc]] degree in Chemistry from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] in 1979.<ref name="Shahid Jameel-Indian fellow">{{Cite web |url=https://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=P04-1357 |title=Shahid Jameel-Indian fellow |date=2017 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy |access-date=2017-10-22}}</ref>{{Refn|group=note|Long link – please select '''J''' and click on ''Shahid Jameel'' to see details}} Jameel did his doctoral studies at [[Washington State University]] where he received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in Biochemistry in 1984. Jameel performed his postdoctoral work on [[molecular virology]] at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology of [[University of Colorado Health Sciences Center]]. Three years later, he joined the institute as an assistant professor at the division of [[rheumatology]]. His stay there lasted a year and on his return to India in 1988, he joined [[International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology]] (ICGEB) where he established the Virology Research Group.<ref name="Top Scientist, Economist in fray for AMU Vice Chancellorship">{{Cite web |url=http://theindianawaaz.com/top-scientist-economist-in-fray-for-amu-vice-chancellorship/ |title=Top Scientist, Economist in fray for AMU Vice Chancellorship |date=21 March 2017 |publisher=The Indian Awaaz}}</ref> He continued his research at ICGEB as a senior scientist and the head of the virology research group for around 25 years.<ref name="CEO's profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.wellcomedbt.org/CEO-message |title=CEO's profile |date=2017 |publisher=WellcomeDBT}}</ref> In 2013, he moved to [[Wellcome Trust]] [[Department of Biotechnology|DBT India]] Alliance as its chief executive officer and holds the position.<ref name="India lacks culture of good mentorship for researchers">{{Cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-lacks-culture-of-good-mentorship-for-researchers-shahid-jameel/articleshow/51723917.cms |title=India lacks culture of good mentorship for researchers |date=7 April 2016 |publisher=Economic Times |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324095159/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-lacks-culture-of-good-mentorship-for-researchers-shahid-jameel/articleshow/51723917.cms |archivedate=24 March 2017 }}</ref><ref name="New CEO takes the reins at Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance">{{Cite web |url=https://wellcome.ac.uk/news/new-ceo-takes-reins-wellcome-trust-dbt-india-alliance |title=New CEO takes the reins at Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance |date=2013 |publisher=Wellcome}}</ref> He was short listed as one of the five choices for the post of the vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University in January 2017<ref name="AMU considering scientist Shahid Jamil, economist Abusaleh Sharif among others for next VC">{{Cite web |url=http://twocircles.net/2017jan28/403676.html |title=AMU considering scientist Shahid Jamil, economist Abusaleh Sharif among others for next VC |date=28 January 2017 |publisher=Two Circles}}</ref> and remained in contention when the list was later shortened to three by AMU Court.<ref name="AMU Court Recommends Panel Of Three Names For New Vice Chancellor">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/education/amu-court-recommends-panel-of-three-names-for-new-vice-chancellor-1656080 |title=AMU Court Recommends Panel Of Three Names For New Vice Chancellor |date=February 2017 |publisher=ND TV}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Jameel's research on virology started with his work on [[hepatitis B virus]] during his stay at the laboratory of A. Siddiqui at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center from 1984 to 1987 where he also worked on gene expression of [[interleukin-1 family]] of [[cytokines]].<ref name="Indian fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://insaindia.res.in/disp.php |title=Indian fellows |date=2017 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref> Later, he is known to have carried out studies on the molecular biology of [[hepatitis E virus]] (HEV) and [[human immunodeficiency virus]] (HIV) and he is credited with identifying molecular characterisation and transmission routes of these viruses.<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=484 |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee |date=2017 |publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize}}</ref> He elucidated the structure of the viruses as well as their functions which are reported to be useful in developing diagnostic and [[prophylactic]] protocols.<ref name="Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners">{{cite web | url=http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf | title=Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners | publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |page=71 |date=1999}}</ref> His group identified that [[Subtypes of HIV|HIV-1 subtype C]] is the most prevalent form of infection in India and he continues his work focusing on HIV accessory proteins, HIV co-receptor dynamics, hepatitis B, X and [[SARS virus]] 3a proteins.<ref name="Indian fellow" /> He headed the group which worked on the development of vaccines for HIV-1 subtype C, a project funded jointly by ICGEB and [[National Institutes of Health]].<ref name="ICGEB New Delhi: NIH Joint Grant Awarded">{{Cite web |url=http://www.icgeb.org/news_English/items/icgeb-new-delhi-nih-awards-grant-to-joint-icgeb-emory-vaccine-center.html |title=ICGEB New Delhi: NIH Joint Grant Awarded |date=2010 |publisher=ICGEB Delhi}}</ref> His research has been documented and cited in texts and articles<ref name="Browse by Fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://repository.ias.ac.in/view/fellows/Jameel=3AShahid=3A=3A.html |title=Browse by Fellow |date=2017 |publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref><ref name="On PubMed">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Jameel+S |title=On PubMed |date=2017 |publisher=US National Library of Medicine}}</ref>{{Refn|group=note|Please see ''Selected bibliography'' section}} and he has contributed chapters to books published by others.<ref name="ChengMiyamura2008">{{cite book|author1=R. Holland Cheng|author2=Tatsuo Miyamura|title=Structure-based Study of Viral Replication: With CD-ROM|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pFxBBvyLIgQC&pg=PR13|year=2008|publisher=World Scientific|isbn=978-981-279-085-9|pages=13–}}</ref><ref name="GuerrantWalker2011">{{cite book|author1=Richard L. Guerrant|author2=David H. Walker|author3=Peter F. Weller|title=Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A7GVvFh4WZwC&pg=PT59|date=5 April 2011|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=978-1-4377-3777-6|pages=59–}}</ref> Besides, he has also published three books, ''Isocitrate Lyase and Proteinases from Fat-rich Seedlings'',<ref name="Jameel1984">{{cite book|author=Shahid Jameel|title=Isocitrate Lyase and Proteinases from Fat-rich Seedlings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yUvKtgAACAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Washington State University}}</ref> ''Current Developments in Animal Virology: Papers Presented at the First ICGEB-UCI Virology Symposium, New Delhi, February 1995''<ref name="JameelWagner1996">{{cite book|author1=Shahid Jameel|author2=Edward K. Wagner|title=Current Developments in Animal Virology: Papers Presented at the First ICGEB-UCI Virology Symposium, New Delhi, February 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5FFAQAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Science Publishers|isbn=978-1-886106-61-1}}</ref> and ''Advances in Animal Virology: Papers Presented at the Second ICGEB-UCI Virology Symposium, New Delhi, November 1998''<ref name="JameelVillareal2000">{{cite book|author1=Dr. Shahid Jameel|author2=Luis Villareal|title=Advances in Animal Virology: Papers Presented at the Second ICGEB-UCI Virology Symposium, New Delhi, November 1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BqkVAQAAMAAJ|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Science Publishers|isbn=978-1-57808-094-6}}</ref> and has mentored a number of doctoral, post-doctoral and master's scholars.<ref name="Top Scientist, Economist in fray for AMU Vice Chancellorship"/>

Jameel sits in the Court of the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], having nominated to the governing body of the University in August 2016.<ref name="Zafar Iqbal, Gopichand Narang, Kalbe Sadiq, Shahid Jameel elected to AMU Court">{{Cite web |url=http://viewsheadlines.com/zafar-iqbal-gopichand-narang-kalbe-sadiq-shahid-jameel-elected-to-amu-court-10033/ |title=Zafar Iqbal, Gopichand Narang, Kalbe Sadiq, Shahid Jameel elected to AMU Court |date=10 August 2016 |publisher=View Headlines}}</ref> He has served as the editor of medical section of ''VirusDisease'' journal of [[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]] (erstwhile ''Indian Journal of Virology'') and is a former member of the editorial boards of ''Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedicine'', ''[[Journal of Biosciences]]'' and ''Proceedings of the [[Indian National Science Academy]]'' (PINSA).<ref name="Indian fellow" /> He has delivered keynote addresses or invited speeches which included the ''Sir Syed Day Celebration 2016'' in Chicago<ref name="Sir Syed Day Celebration 2016">{{Cite web |url=http://www.amuaachicago.org/event_detail?q=27 |title=Sir Syed Day Celebration 2016 |date=2016 |publisher=Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association of Greater Chicago}}</ref> and is a designated speaker at the National Conference on Biotechnology and Environment (NCOBE-2017) to be held at [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] in August 2017.<ref name="National Conference on Biotechnology and Environment (NCOBE-2017)">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jamiabiotech.com/ |title=National Conference on Biotechnology and Environment (NCOBE-2017) |date=2017 |publisher=Jamia Millia Islamia |access-date=2017-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324083750/https://www.jamiabiotech.com/ |archive-date=2017-03-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
Jameel received the BM Birla Science Prize in Biology of B. M. Birla Science Centre in 1995.<ref name="B M Birla Science Prizes">{{Cite web |url=http://www.birlasciencecentre.org/awards/birlaSciencePrizes/ |title=B M Birla Science Prizes |date=2017 |publisher=B M Birla Science Centre}}</ref> The [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] elected him as a fellow in 1996<ref name="NASI fellows">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=J |title=NASI fellows |date=2017 |publisher=National Academy of Sciences, India}}</ref> and the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] followed suit a year later.<ref name="Fellow profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ias.ac.in/describe/fellow/Jameel,_Dr_Shahid |title=Fellow profile |date=2017 |publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref> The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]] awarded him [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]], one of the highest Indian science awards in 2000<ref name="Medical Sciences">{{Cite web |url=http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Medical_SCIENCES.htm |title=Medical Sciences |date=2017 |publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224074105/http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Medical_SCIENCES.htm |archivedate=2013-02-24 }}</ref> and he became a fellow of the [[Indian National Science Academy]] in 2004.<ref name="INSA Year Book 2016">{{Cite web |url=http://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/YearBook_2016.pdf |title=INSA Year Book 2016 |date=2017 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref> He is a member of [[Guha Research Conference]] as well as the [[American Society for Microbiology]]<ref name="Dr. Shahid Jameel - Indian Scientist">{{Cite web |url=http://imcds.in/muslim-scientist/ |title=Dr. Shahid Jameel – Indian Scientist |date=2017 |publisher=Indian Muslim Community Development and Services}}</ref> and the award orations delivered by him include the Dr. M. R. Das Memorial Lecture of the Indian National Science Academy.<ref name="Dr. M. R. Das Memorial Lecture">{{Cite web |url=http://insaindia.res.in/recipients.php#mrdms |title=Dr. M. R. Das Memorial Lecture |date=2017 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy}}</ref>

== Selected bibliography ==
=== Books ===
* {{cite book|author=Shahid Jameel|title=Isocitrate Lyase and Proteinases from Fat-rich Seedlings|year=1984|publisher=Washington State University}}
* {{cite book|author1=Shahid Jameel|author2=Edward K. Wagner|title=Current Developments in Animal Virology: Papers Presented at the First ICGEB-UCI Virology Symposium, New Delhi, February 1995|year=1996|publisher=Science Publishers|isbn=978-1-886106-61-1}}
* {{cite book|author1=Dr. Shahid Jameel|author2=Luis Villareal|title=Advances in Animal Virology: Papers Presented at the Second ICGEB-UCI Virology Symposium, New Delhi, November 1998|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Science Publishers|isbn=978-1-57808-094-6}}

=== Chapters ===
* {{cite book|author1=R. Holland Cheng|author2=Tatsuo Miyamura|title=Structure-based Study of Viral Replication: With CD-ROM|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pFxBBvyLIgQC&pg=PR13|year=2008|publisher=World Scientific|isbn=978-981-279-085-9|pages=13–}}
* {{cite book|author1=Richard L. Guerrant|author2=David H. Walker|author3=Peter F. Weller|title=Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A7GVvFh4WZwC&pg=PT59|date=5 April 2011|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=978-1-4377-3777-6|pages=59–}}

=== Articles ===
* {{Cite journal |vauthors=Panteva M, Korkaya H, Jameel S |title=Hepatitis viruses and the MAPK pathway: is this a survival strategy? |journal=Virus Res. |publication-date=2003 |volume=92 |issue=2 |pages=131–40 |pmid=12686421 |doi=10.1016/s0168-1702(02)00356-8 |year=2003}}
* {{Cite journal |vauthors=Sehgal D, Thomas S, Chakraborty M, Jameel S |title=Expression and processing of the Hepatitis E virus ORF1 nonstructural polyprotein |journal=Virol. J. |publication-date=2006 |volume=3 |issue=38 |pages=38 |doi=10.1186/1743-422X-3-38 |pmid=16725054 |pmc=1481634 |year=2006}}
* {{Cite journal |vauthors=Chandra V, Taneja S, Kalia M, Jameel S |title=Molecular biology and pathogenesis of hepatitis E virus |journal=J. Biosci. |publication-date=2008 |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=451–64 |pmid=19208971 |doi=10.1007/s12038-008-0064-1 |year=2008|s2cid=25522943 }}
* {{Cite journal |last=Imran Ahmad, R. Prasida Holla, Shahid Jameel |title=Molecular Virology of Hepatitis E Virus |journal=Virus Res. |publication-date=2011 |volume=161 |issue=1 |pages=47–58 |doi=10.1016/j.virusres.2011.02.011|pmc=3130092 |pmid=21345356 |year=2011}}
* {{Cite journal |vauthors=Holla P, Ahmad I, Ahmed Z, Jameel S |title=Hepatitis E virus enters liver cells through a dynamin-2, clathrin and membrane cholesterol-dependent pathway |journal=Traffic |publication-date=2015 |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=398–416 |doi=10.1111/tra.12260 |pmid=25615268 |year=2015|doi-access=free }}

== See also ==
* [[Subtypes of HIV]]
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite book|author1=Tomris Özben|author2=Mordechai Chevion|title=Frontiers in Neurodegenerative Disorders and Aging: Fundamental Aspects, Clinical Perspectives and New Insights|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FXtvdcI3CB4C&pg=PA256|year=2004|publisher=IOS Press|isbn=978-1-58603-428-3|pages=256–}}
* {{Cite journal |title=India's biotech centre gets fresh lease of life |last=K. S. Jayaraman |journal=Nature India |date=23 December 2013 |publisher=Nature Asia|doi=10.1038/nindia.2013.171 }}
* {{Cite web |url=https://indiabioscience.org/videos/alternate-careers/at-the-crossroads-shahid-jameel |title=At the crossroads – Shahid Jameel |date=2017 |publisher=India BioScience |work=Presentation – video |access-date=2017-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324085254/https://indiabioscience.org/videos/alternate-careers/at-the-crossroads-shahid-jameel |archive-date=2017-03-24 |url-status=dead }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/amu-launches-aligarh-open-university-programme-117021301114_1.html |title=AMU launches Aligarh Open University programme |date=13 February 2017 |publisher=Business Standard}}

== Further reading ==
* {{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/aligarh-muslim-universitys-vc-selection-process-in-muddle/articleshow/56990817.cms |title=Aligarh Muslim University's VC selection process in muddle |date= 6 February 2017 |publisher=Times of India |work=News report}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://blogs.nature.com/indigenus/2013/08/biologys-gentle-genius-through-the-eyes-of-a-protege.html |title=Biology's 'gentle genius' through the eyes of a protege |date=2 August 2013 |publisher=Nature India}}

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