CoDEV Collaborators
Dr Suresh Kuchipudi BVSc & AH MVSc PhD Diplomate ACVM
Clinical Associate Professor and Section Head Mammalian Virology & Immunology, Animal Diagnostic Lab, PennState College of Agricultural Sciences, USA
Research interests:
- Diagnostic virology and serology
- Zoontoic and emerging viruses
- Negative strand RNA viruses
- Avian and mammalian influenza
Dr Aravindh Babu R. Parthiban BVSc MVSc PhD
Assistant Professor, Center for Animal Health Studies, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Scientists
Research Interests:
- Veterinary virology
- Viral vaccinology
Dr Sterghios A. Moschos FSRC FIBMS MRSB
Reader in Industrial Biotechnology & Biochemistry, Director, Westminster Genomic Services, University of Westminster, UK
Research Interests:
RNA biology of disease with a view to developing new diagnostics and treatments
Applied research
- Bringing nucleic acid diagnostic tests to the point of need: from hemorrhagic fevers to molecular medicine (EbolaCheck consortium PI)
- Exhaled Breath Condensate instrumentation engineering: molecular biomarkers
- Bioreactors for large scale manufacturing cell-transducing miRNAs and siRNAs
- Biological delivery system engineering for nucleic acid drugs
Basic research
- Documenting protein and microRNA binding to specific mRNAs
- Analysing microbes associated with venomous snake and spider bites
- Exploring the microbes of the deep lung
- Understanding the mechanisms of host-interaction in Neisseria meningitides
Rajesh Chhabra MVSc
Assistant Scientist, College Central Laboratory, College of Veterinary Sciences, LUVAS, Hisar, India
Research interests:
- Diagnostic virology and bacteriology
- Immune response to viruses
Dr Srinivas Rao DVM PhD MBA
Chief, Translational Research Program, Vaccine Research Centerm NIAID, National Institute of Health
Research Interests:
- HIV/AIDS in vivo model systems
- Influenza vaccine platforms
- Emerging infectious diseases
Dr Rathnapraba Sambandam MVSc PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Biotechnology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
Research Interests:
- Molecular virology
- Hybridoma technology
Dr M. D. Venkatesha BVSc MVSc PhD
Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals, Bangalore
Research Interests:
- Animal disease diagnostics
- Transboundary animal diseases
- Molecular diagnostics