Work Experience

• Director, ICAR-National Institute on Foot and Mouth Disease, Bhubaneswar from 31.01.2021 to Till date
• Head, Division of Biological Products, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar from 21.02.2015 to 30.01.2021
• Principal Scientist Division of Biological Products, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar from 08.08.2011 to 20.02.2015
• Senior Scientist Division of Biological Products, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar from 08.08.2005 to 08.08.2008 and again from 07.08.2008 to 07.08.2011
• Scientist (Senior Scale) Division of Biological Products, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar/ Izatnagar from 18.05.2002 to 07.08.2005
• Scientist Division of Virology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar from 08.08.1996 to 17.05.2002
• Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, State Animal Husbandry Department, Rajasthan from 01.06.1995 to July, 1996
• Scientist, Biomed Pvt. Ltd, Ghaziabad from 01.11.1993 to May, 1995

Patents Filed/Awards/Recognitions/Official Appreciations

Patents Filed:

• Patent application No. 485/DEL/2001 entitled “A modified method for production and quality control of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccine”
• Patent application number 2237/DEL/2013, 29.07.2013 entitled “Development of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) negative Marker vaccine candidate using a virus neutralizing monoclonal antibody” (ICAR as applicant).
• Patent application number 202111013086 entitled “A novel Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) viral vector based on the Indian Vaccine strain Sungri/96”
• Patent application number 202011057169, Dated 30.12.2020 entitled “Development of Verocell based live attenuated vaccine candidate virus for Canine Distemper using Indigenous strain”.
• Patent application no 202211031732 dated 02.06.2022 entitled “Development of monoclonal antibody (mAb) based competitive ELISA for the detection of canine distemper virus (CDV) antibody”.
• Patent application no 202211067069 dated 22.11.2022 entitled “Live attenuated FMDV serotype O Ind R2/1975 negative marker vaccine strain”.

Awards/Recognitions/Official Appreciations:

• 1990 -“University Bronze Medal” for Securing III Highest Rank in B.V.Sc. & A.H.
• 2001 -“One-Time Award” of ICAR with cash prize of INR 2,00,000 for developing monoclonal antibody based Competitive-ELISA kit for Rinderpest sero-surveillance (A team award)
• 2001 - “Award of merit” from the Director of Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar in recognition of meritorious contribution in Veterinary Science.
• 2003 - Jawaharlal Nehru Award” for the Best P.G. Agricultural Research (Ph.D. thesis in the Field of Animal Biotechnology)-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
• 2006 - “Dr. C. M. Singh-2002” Award for the best Ph.D. thesis of Deemed University IVRI, Izatnagar.
• 2006 - “Dr. D. R. Uppal” Award-2001/2002 for the best Ph.D. thesis of Deemed University IVRI, Izatnagar.
• 2011 - “Award of Honour” by Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute in the year 2011 for significant contribution in extension/ up-liftment /management activities of the Institute.
• 2013 - “Khorana Technology Transfer Course Award”: IUSSTF & University of Wisconsin, USA funded by DBT.
• 2017 - Till date - PPR Global Eradication Programme: Member, Advisory Committee, (FAO of UN &OIE).
• 2018 - Member, PPR National Strategic Plan, Govt. of India
• 2019 - Member, Rinderpest Contigency Plan, Post eradication Era, GoI
• 2020 - Member, OIE Ad hoc group on Rinderpest (World Organization for Animal Health./OIE)
• 2022-Member, Partnering & Financing Panel (PFP) of GF-TADs (FAO-WOAH/OIE).

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