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Saeed Ahmad Nagra
Born	Islamabad, Pakistan
Residence	Islamabad, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Federal Research Centre for Nutrition (Germany) Federeration of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (Pakistan University of Punjab Allama Iqbal Open University (Pakistan)
Alma mater	Quaid-e-Azam University University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Known for	Nutrition and Biomedical Technology.
Notable awards	Best Teacher Award (2001)

Saeed Ahmad Nagra is a Pakistani Biochemist and a prominent scientist in the field of biomedical science. Nagra is one of the prominent biochemist from Pakistan who has published more than 70 articles. His articles heavily focus on the field of Food irradiation and Agriculture. He has been the chairman of Hall council from 2008 to 2009. Currently, he is the President of the Federation of All Pakistan Universities and Academic Staff. He is also teaching at the University of Punjab as a professor of Biochemistry.

[edit] Life and career

Nagra attended Qau where he received his B.Sc in Chemistry in 1972. Later on, Nagra obtained his masters degree in Chemistry from Quaid-e-Azam University in 1974, and Ph.D in Nutrition from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in 1979.

As DAAD fellow he worked at Federal Research Centre for Nutrition in Germany. He joined the Institute of Chemistry as lecturer in Biochemistry in 1982 and elevated to the designation of Professor of Biochemistry in 2002. He holds more than 70 research papers to his credit published in national and international journals. He has written chapters in Allama Iqbal Open University and Urdu Science Board publications.

He was elected as fellow of Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences in 1999. The University of the Punjab awarded him the Best Teacher Award for the year 2001. His field of interest is biomedical research, nutritional surveillance, trace elements in health and disease and infant nutrition.

He is also Fellow Chemical Society of Pakistan, Secretary PU Journal of Science and had been working as Chairman Hall Council from January 2008 to March 2009. Dr. Nagra has also won the president ASA election for year 2009. Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association has elected him as president of FAPUASA for Punjab province.

[edit] Fellowships and Memberships

• A member of Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences (1999)
• An elected Fellow of Chemical Society of Pakistan (2009-to date)
• an elected President of Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association

[edit] References

• [1] PU WEBSITE