Dr. Ashraf Mannan
Vice President & Sr. Director
Clinical Diagnostics & Medical Genetics & Genomics
Strand
India
Biography
Dr. Ashraf Mannan joined Strand in 2013 and overlooks the interpretation of NGS based panel test data for clinical samples and preparation of the molecular genetics reports (so far over 3000 reports) sent out to physicians. He has over 13 years of experience in Molecular Genetics, gained through his work as Principal Investigator in the University Medical Centre of Göttingen (UMG) in Germany and by currently working in Strand Life Sciences, India. Dr. Mannan earned his PhD [summa cum laude (best thesis award)] in Human Genetics at the University of Goettingen, Germany and Habilitation (PD) (highest academic qualification for a scholar in Germany) in Molecular Human Genetics at the University Medical Center of Goettingen (UMG), Germany and completed his Masters from the Indian Institute of Science. He was also a member of Cluster of Excellence EXC 171 “CNMPB”, commonly referred as “elite institution” in Germany. For his outstanding contribution in field of hereditary disorder; he was awarded Tom Wahlig Foundation Prize (2005).
Research Interest
Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics
