Akash Manoj

{{short description|Indian cardiology researcher and inventor}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Akash Manoj

| image = Akash with the President of India.jpg

| caption = Akash with the President of India

| nationality = Indian

| parents = {{Unbulleted list|Manoj Prabhakar|Somlatha Manoj}}

| honours = National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement 2017 (gold medal)

}}

Akash Manoj is an Indian cardiology researcher and inventor from Tamil Nadu.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/preventing-heart-attacks-could-be-possible-with-device-made-by-class-x-student/story-j5yHnm4FLV14AKa0iYzJiK.html |title=Meet Akash Manoj, a Student who Built a Device to Predict 'Silent' Heart Attacks (CTG: Health and Fitness) (2017) |website=Hindustan Times|date=7 March 2017 }} He is known for his award-winning research on "silent" heart attacks.{{Cite web |url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/tedx-gateway/tedx-gateway-2018-akash-manoj-child-prodigy-solved-a-problem-that-renowned-innovators-couldnt/1215081 |title=TEDx Gateway 2018: Akash Manoj, child prodigy, solved a problem that renowned innovators couldn't, Section: 'How Does The Device Work?' |work=The Free Press Journal}} He developed a novel technique that can non-invasively detect and alert at-risk patients of a potential asymptomatic heart-attack. His method involves transcutaneously isolating, identifying, spectroscopically analyzing, and sensing elevation in the levels of a cardiac biomarker called heart-type fatty acid binding protein (h-FABP) in realtime – a process that significantly establishes a path to preventative cardiovascular healthcare.{{Cite web |url=https://thelogicalindian.com/exclusive/akash-manoj/ |title=16-Yr-Old Conferred President's Award For Building A Device To Predict 'Silent' Heart Attacks |work=The Logical Indian|date=15 November 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=https://abstracts.societyforscience.org/Home/FullAbstract?ProjectId=15441|title=Full Abstract|website=abstracts.societyforscience.org|access-date=2020-02-08}}