Former Bahrain student gets Presidential Award by Barack Obama

Manama: The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) former student Manish Arora is among the 102 researchers who will receive the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) - the highest honour given by the US government to science and engineering professionals.

The ISB spokesperson said that Manish Arora was a student of 1991-1992 batch. Manish is one among the four Indian-American scientists who have been chosen for the honour. He is a researcher in Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City.

An environmental epidemiologist and exposure biologist, Mr Arora's research focuses on effects of prenatal and early childhood chemical exposures on life-long health trajectories.

He is known for his work on biomarkers that utilise human deciduous and permanent teeth to reconstruct the timing of exposure to various harmful chemicals and essential nutrients.

"I congratulate these outstanding scientists and engineers on their impactful work. These innovators are working to help keep the United States on the cutting edge, showing that Federal investments in science lead to advancements that expand our knowledge of the world around us and contribute to our economy," Mr Obama said in a statement on Tuesday.