Media Release
Puttur, May 15: Dr Ninaad Lasrado, a young scientist from Puttur, has been named in Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30 Asia – Health Science List for 2025. He is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Dr Lasrado completed his PhD in viral immunology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA, at the age of 24. Following this, he continued his research at Harvard Medical School, part of Harvard University, as a postdoctoral fellow.
He has published over 20 research papers in reputed international scientific journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Science, and Scientific Reports, a section of Nature. Throughout his career, he has received several awards and fellowships in recognition of his contributions to science.
Dr Lasrado completed his primary education at Sudana Residential School, his PUC at Ambika PU College, and graduated in biotechnology from St Aloysius College, Mangaluru.
He belongs to the Mai De Deus Church in Puttur and is the son of Stella Sequeira and Dr H R Lasrado, retired deputy director of the Karnataka Animal Husbandry Department. The family currently resides in Puttur.