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All authors declare that there are no existing commercial or financial relationships that could, in any way, lead to a potential conflict of interest. Kuldeep Dhama, M.V.Sc., Ph.D. (Gold Medalist), is working as Principal Scientist in the Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. With 25 years of research and teaching experience in the areas of microbiology, immunology, virology, public health, medicine, and biomedicine as an eminent researcher, he has developed several diagnostics, vaccines, immunomodulatory modules, and hypotheses to counter infectious diseases of animals, poultry, and public health concerns. He has to his credit 600 publications, 6 books, and 65 book chapters. Dr. Dhama has been recognized as an extremely productive researcher in the journal Nature. He has been honored with 50 Best Paper Awards and other recognitions. He is an NAAS (National Academy of Agricultural Science, India) Associate and has worked as Nodal Officer, WTO, and Member, Wildlife Health Specialist Group (IUCN). He is actively serving as Editor-in-Chief, Co-EIC, Editor, and Member, Editorial Board, of nearly 20 scientific journals. His Google scholar h-index is 47 and Scopus h-index is 31.
Sharun Khan, M.V.Sc., is currently working as a researcher in the Stem Cell Laboratory, Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India. His area of interest is regenerative medicine with a focus on understanding cell biology and molecular pathways involved in the maintenance and differentiation of stem cells originating from different tissues. He has particular interest and knowledge in the fields of veterinary medicine, pharmacology, infectious diseases of animals, wildlife diseases, diagnosis and therapy of animal diseases, nutrition, and biomedicine. With excellent academic records, he has received awards and recognitions (fellowships and scholarships) and participated in national and international workshops, training programs, and courses. He has a keen interest in learning excellent scientific writing skills and has published 30 papers, including in international journals of repute. He is highly enthusiastic about gaining knowledge of advancements in educational and scientific research areas.
Ruchi Tiwari is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, DUVASU, Mathura, India. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. (Hons) degree from DUVASU. With an excellent academic record and 10 years of research and teaching experience, she has expertise in the field of diagnosis, prevention, and control of important livestock/poultry diseases/pathogens having public health significance, along with particular reference to veterinary microbiology, immunology, ethnoveterinary medicine, alternative and complementary therapies, and bacteriophage therapy. Dr. Tiwari has published 150 research/review articles and 5 book chapters. She has been honored with the Young Scientist Award, Best Paper Awards (10), and Outstanding Women Faculty Award (2019). She is serving as Editor and Member, Editorial Board, and Reviewer of 15 international journals. Her Google scholar h-index is 40 and Scopus h-index is 26.
Shubhankar Sircar, a Ph.D. scholar, received his master’s degree from Integral University Lucknow, India, in 2012 and is presently serving as a Senior Research Fellow in an ICAR-National Fellow Scheme in the Division of Biological Standardization at the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, India. His area of interest is molecular epidemiology and genotype distribution of major enteric viruses, with a focus on developing different molecular as well as serological diagnostic testing assays. Apart from his expertise in viral diagnosis, he has particular interest and knowledge in the fields of infectious diseases of farms, animals, and wildlife. With good academic records, he has received a few awards and recognitions (Best Poster and Young Scientist) and participated in several national and international workshops, training programs, and conferences. He has published 30 papers in journals of repute. He is highly enthusiastic about gaining knowledge of advancements in educational and scientific research areas.
Sudipta Bhat, a Ph.D. scholar, received his bachelor's (B.V.Sc.) from West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India, and masters (M.V.Sc.) from ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly, India. He has been pursuing a Ph.D. in Veterinary Virology, ICAR-IVRI, since 2016. He has worked on the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus and now is working on emerging enteric viruses of zoonotic importance from different animal species. He has published his research findings in international journals. His area of interest is infectious diseases with a focus on understanding the antigenic and genetic diversity of viruses causing disease of several livestock species. With brilliant academic records, he has also been awarded several fellowships and scholarships and participated in several national and international workshops, training programs, and courses.
Yashpal Singh Malik, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., serving as an ICAR-National Fellow and Professor, is an expert on enteric viral infections, zoonosis, and emerging viral diseases of animals and humans. He has contributed immensely to viral disease epidemiology, virus-host interactions, microbial biodiversity, characterization, and diagnosis of pathogens. He performed his postdoctoral work at the University of Minnesota. He acquired advanced training in molecular virology from the Division of Virology, University of Ottawa, Canada, and Wuhan Institute of Virology, China. He has represented India in the scientific arena in more than 12 countries. He is the Secretary-General of the Indian Virological Society and Secretary for the World Society for Virology (USA). He is a study group member of the ICTV on Birnaviridae and Picobirnaviridae. He has authored five books from reputed publishers, including Elsevier and Springer Nature, and has published 225 scientific research articles and reviews in journals of high impact factor. His h-index is 29, and his RG score is 39.
Karam Pal Singh, Ph.D., obtained his B.V.Sc. and A.H. degrees from CSA University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, India, and M.V.Sc. (1987) and Ph.D. (1990) degrees in veterinary pathology from the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, India. He worked as Scientist, Senior Scientist, and Principal Scientist before taking charge as the Acting Head, Division of Pathology, on 1 January 2019. He worked at the Institute of Animal Health, Pirbright, United Kingdom, as a visiting fellow from April to December 1996. He worked at the Institute of Animal Health, Pirbright, United Kingdom, as a Postdoctoral Fellow on a Wellcome Trust Fellowship from September 2002 to August 2004. Further, he worked at the Veterinary Research Centre, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, as an Expert Pathologist from June 2008 to May 2009. Dr. Singh is a veterinary pathologist. His area of interest is infectious diseases with a focus on understanding the pathogenesis and molecular diagnosis of viral diseases, with particular reference to rabies and bluetongue viruses.
Wanpen Chaicumpa, D.V.M. (Hons.), Ph.D. (microbiology), is Emeritus Professor, Research Consultant, and Head of the Center of Research Excellence on Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Engineering at the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, and consultant of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Thailand. Her research interests are intestinal immunity against enteric infections, vaccine development, immuno- and molecular diagnoses of tropical infections, allergy, immunotherapy, and antibody engineering. She is an executive member of the Thailand Academy of Sciences. She has served as Editor in Chief of the Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. She served as a consultant to the WHO Southeast Asian Regional Office, India. She has published over 250 publications, owns more than 30 patents/patent applications, and has published three textbooks (Animal Viruses, Immunology for Diagnosis of Diseases, and Practical Immunology for Students of Diploma of Tropical Medicines).
D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, D.V.M., M.Sc., graduated from Universidad de la Amazonia, School of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, in Florencia, Colombia, in 2015. She completed a master of sciences in microbiology, Universidad Metropolitana, Barranquilla, Colombia, in 2019. She served as a Young Researcher, Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (UTP), in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. She is a member of the Colombian Infectious Diseases Association (ACIN) and the International Society for Infectious Diseases. She is a member of the Committee on Tropical Medicine, Zoonoses, and Travel Medicine of the ACIN. She has been recognized as Junior Researcher, Ministry of Science in Colombia, MinCiencias. She is a Professor of veterinary medicine and zootechnics, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Americas (FUAM), in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. She is a Lead Professor of the Zoonoses Research Incubator (SIZOO), FUAM. Her main research interest is the study of zoonotic tick-borne and vector-borne diseases.
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, M.D., M.Sc., D.T.M. and H., F.R.S.T.M.H. (Lon), F.F.T.M.R.C.P.S. (Glasg), F.A.C.E., Ph.D.(c), Hon.D.Sc., is an expert in tropical and emerging diseases, particularly in zoonotic and vector-borne diseases. He is President of the Travel Medicine Committee, Pan-American Infectious Diseases Association (API), as well as the Vice President, Colombian Infectious Diseases Association (ACIN). He is a member of the Committee on Tropical Medicine, Zoonoses, and Travel Medicine, ACIN. He is part of the Executive Board of the Latin American Society for Travel Medicine (SLAMVI) and of the Council of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. Since 2014, he has been recognized as Senior Researcher, Ministry of Science (MinCiencias), Colombia. He is Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, and of the Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de las Americas, in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. He is Codirector of the Public Health and Infection Research Group, UTP, classified A1 by Colciencias. His Scopus H index is 30 (Google scholar H index, 46).