Dr. G. Venkatesh

Principal Scientist

M.V.Sc. PhD Animal Biotechnology

Email : g[dot]venkatesh[at]icar[dot]gov[dot]in

Awards & Honors

  1. ICAR – National Eligibility Test qualified for lectureship in Animal Biotechnology.
  2. Awarded TANUVAS Merit Scholarship for Post Graduate (PG) study in 1994.
  3. Awarded ICAR – Junior Research Fellowship for PG study during 1994- 1996.
  4. Awarded ICAR – Senior Research Fellowship for Doctoral study in 1997.
  5. Awarded CSIR – Senior Research Fellowship for Doctoral study in 1997.
  6. University First during B. V. Sc study.
  7. Awarded best poster award at the International conference on Advanced Veterinary Practice in Medicine and Surgery-Augmenting Health and Production held on 21-25 June 2006 at Madras Veterinary College, Chennai in Collaboration with Michigan state University, East Lansing, USA. Session-X Animal Biotechnology pp. 79.

Techniques developed/ Achievements

  1. Expression, Characterisation and purification of recombinant HA1 and Matrix protein of AIV H5N1 in E.coli.
  2. Latex agglutination test using recombinant antigen for detection of antibodies against Mycoplasma synoviae and Mycoplasma gallisepticum.
  3. Flow through enzyme assay using recombinant antigen for detection of antibodies against Mycoplasma synoviae and Mycoplasma gallisepticum.
  4. Indirect ELISA using recombinant antigen for serodiagnosis of Mycoplasma synoviae and Mycoplasma gallisepticum.
  5. Recombinant antigen production for diagnosis of avian mycoplasmosis.
  6. Production of Yeast expressed recombinant antigen for use as FMDV vaccine.
  7. Production of Vero Cell rabies vaccine for animals in microcarrier culture.

Trainings

  1. Attended 8th Annual Asia-Pacific Biosafety Conference and Strategic Planning Workshop at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 23-25 April 2013 (Sponsored by United States Department of Defense and Sandia National Laboratories, USA).
  2. Participated in training on "Laboratory Quality System, Management & Internal Audit as per IS/ISO 17025" from 26-29th July2010 at NITS, A-20 & 21, Institutional Area, Sector 62, Noida.

Publication

  1. Bhat S, Bhatia S, Sood R, Bhatnagar H, Pateriya A and Venkatesh G. (2013). Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against nucleoprotein of avian influenza virus. Monoclonal Antibodies Immunodiagnosis Immunotherapy. 32(6):413-8.
  2. Kulkarni D. D., Tosh, C, Venkatesh, G. and Senthil Kumar, D.. 2013. Nipah virus infection: current scenario. Indian Journal of Virology. DOI 10.1007/s13337-013-0171-y.
  3. Zohra, S, Venkatesh ,G., Murugkar, H.V., Bedekar, M. K., Nagarajan, S. and S.C. Dubey. 2012. Prokaryotic expression and characterisation of recombinant M1 protein of an Indian H5N1 Avian Influenza virus. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. Vol 82, No 12.
  4. Nagarajan, S., Tosh, C., Murugkar, H. V., Venkatesh, G., Katare, M., Jain, R., Behera, P., Khandia, R., Tripathi, S., Kulkarni, D. D. and Dubey, S. C. (2010). Isolation and molecular characterization of a H5N1 virus isolated from a Jungle crow (Corvus macrohynchos) in India . Virus Genes. 41: 30-36 (NAAS impact factor: 8.1).
  5. Dubey S.C., Venkatesh, G. and Kulkarni D. D. 2009.Epidemiological update on swine influenza (H1N1) in pigs. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 49: 324-331.
  6. Murugkar, H. V., Nagarajan, S., Tosh, C., Bhatia, Venkatesh, G., Jain, R., Kumar, S., Khandia, R., Pandey, M., Behera, P., Tripathy, S., Kulkarni, D. D. and S. C. Dubey (2008). H5N1 virus outbreaks in poultry in India. Veterinary Record. Feb 23, 2008:255.
  7. Subathra, M., Senthil Kumar, TMA., Venkatesh, G. and P. Ramadass. (2008) Cloning and expression of OMP of LipL36 of pathogenic leptospira species. Indian Veterinary Journal. 85(6):585.
  8. Ramadass, P., Ananthi, R., Senthilkumar, T.M.A., Venkatesh, G. and V. Ramasamy. (2006). Isolation and characterization of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae from poultry. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 78(10):796-798.
  9. Balamurugan, V., Renji, R., Venkatesh, G., Reddy, G. R., Nair, S. P., and V. V. S. Suryanarayana (2005). Protective Immune Response against FMDV Challenge in Guinea pigs vaccinated with single dose of recombinant P1 protein produced in Pichia Pastoris. Arch Virol. 150(5)-967-979.
  10. Jayakumar, R., Venkatesh, G., Albert Suresh, H., Sheela, K. P., Kumanan, K., and A. Mahalinga Nainar. (2002) Vero Cell rabies vaccine for animals in microcarrier culture. Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 72 (7): 549 –550.
  11. Thirumurugan,G., Jayakumar, R., Venkatesh, G., and K. Nachimuthu (1998).Tissue print hybridization using a non radioactive probe for the detection of rabies virus. Scientific Proceedings of second Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference on Animal Production & Health in Rural Areas. Feb1998, Bangalore, India: 671 – 673.

Projects involved at present

  1. PI in the NABARD funded project titled “Development of an immuno-chromatographic test for the diagnosis of avian influenza virus infections in chicken” from March 2010.
  2. Co-PI in the institutional project titled “ Surveillance of swine influenza (H1N1) among pig population of India”.

Projects involved in the past

  1. Principal investigator in the institutional research project titled “Development of Yeast Expressed Recombinant Antigens for Diagnosis and Immunoprophylaxis of Avian Influenza Virus”.
  2. Co–Investigator in the institutional research project titled "Molecular diagnosis of porcine parvovirus & circovirus infections in India and development of recombinant protein based diagnostics."
  3. Co–Investigator in the institutional research project “Development of Diagnostics for Nipah Virus Infection in Pigs”.
  4. Co-investigator in the institutional research project titled “Development of Improved diagnostics & prophylactics against important bacterial diseases”.
  5. Co-investigator in the institutional research project titled “Development of diagnostics against important viral pathogens (BTV, IBDV, NDV)”.
  6. Associate in the ICAR – NATP project titled “ Human Resource Development in Veterinary Biotechnology under TOE mode”.
  7. Co–Investigator in the institutional service project titled “Production of FMD Vaccine Using BHK21 cell culture technology”.
  8. Co–Investigator in the institutional research project titled “Development of Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine with Double Oil Adjuvants and assessment of immunological memory to evaluate immunogenicity”.
  9. Co–Investigator in the institutional research project titled “Development of Quantitative methods for estimating immunogen (146S content) of FMDV in Vaccine”.
  10. Co–Investigator in the institutional research project titled “Expression of FMD Capsids in Yeast and thei rapplications as immunogen”.

Equal Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities

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