"A New Strategy to Elicit Cross-protection Immunity Against Respiratory Virus Infections In A Pig Model"

Renukaradhya Gourapoura, Ohio State University

March 2, 2016 @ 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

W201Millenium Science Complex

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A Brief Bio-sketch Renukaradhya J. Gourapura (Aradhya), DVM, MS, PhD Associate Professor since 2008, Food Animal Health Research Program, OARDC, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691 Research Interests: 1. Development and evaluation of biodegradable nanoparticle based intranasal vaccines to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and influenza in pigs. 2. Evaluation of a panel of adjuvants to use with viral vaccines delivered by intranasal route. 3. Studies to demonstrate the role of diverse species of gut microbiota in infants in modulating the immune system prone for allergic diseases using the germfree pig model. Research grants: National Pork Board, USDA-AFRI/NIFA, USDA-NIH: Dual purpose and Dual benefit award; Veterinary Vaccine Industries, Iowa State University and The Ohio State University Summary of publications/patents/book chapters/presentations/conferences: Peer-reviewed research articles: 51; Invited review articles (peer-reviewed): 9 Inventions, patents, and disclosures: 2; Monographs: 2; Book chapters: 4 Invited presentations: 37; Conference proceedings/abstracts/presentations: 92 Licensed vaccine: 1 Professional Activity: 1. Chair, AAVI graduate student presentations award committee, 2014 - current and Co-chair, AAVI mini-symposium, 2014 - current 2. NIH study section member 2015 and 2016 3. Active Member: AAI, ASM, AAVI Advisor to students and fellows (Summary): Advisor to PhD students: 4 completed; 3 in progress; Advisor to MS students: 3 completed Dissertation committee member for PhD students: 7; Thesis committee member for MS students: 4; Postdoctoral fellow: 2; Undergraduate students: 14; Visiting fellows: 4

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