Daijiworld Media Network - Hassan (SP)

Hassan, Mar 17: A native of Hassan district has won a place in a team of scientists who are engaged with the task of finding out a vaccine to bring deadly coronavirus under control. He is Mahadesh Prasad from Arkalgud taluk in the district.

Prasad has been a part of the European Task Force for Coronavirus team. Mahadesh was earlier serving in Germany as a scientist. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave a call to scientists from India working elsewhere to return to their motherland, Mahadesh Prasad had returned. Now he is in Belgium.

Mahadesh has been involved with research there. Countries in Europe have formed ten teams to find a vaccine for coronavirus. World Health Organization has formed ten teams to conduct research on this subject. Mahadesh Prasad has made Karnataka proud by securing a place in this team.

Prasad's family members currently live in Mysuru.

Prasad gets credit for being the first ever youngest person to complete PhD in biochemistry in the history of Mysore University. For his achievements at such a young age, he also has been identified as the first young scientist to have bagged five national and international awards for his achievements in the field of research.

Mahadesh bagged Visiting Virology Fellowship Award of Belgium in 2019, Science and Engineering Research Board's Young Scientist Award in 2016, Post Doctoral Fellowship Award of Sweden in 2012, NIH Post Doctoral Fellowship Award from USA in 2010 and DAAD Fellowship Award from Germany in 2009.

Mahadesh has so far presented 16 research papers at the international level on various subjects including biochemistry, virology, stem cell biology, tumour virology, cancer genetics and system vaccinology. The European Council has recognized him as a certified lab animal expert.