Dr. Suresh Tikoo, D.V.M., Ph.D.
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Responsibilities:
♦ Program Manager,Vectored Vaccines
♦ Member, Science management team
♦ Member, Neonatal immunization program
♦ Member, Faculty of College of Graduate studies
♦ Adjunct Professor, Veterinary Microbiology

Education:
♦ College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, GBPUAT Pantnagar Nanital, Uttaranchal, India; BVSc&AH (DVM) 1977; MVSc (Vet. Microbiology) 1980
♦ Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada, PhD 1992

Current Research Interests:
1. Molecular characterization of non-human adenoviruses
2. Non-human adenovirus as a vaccine delivery vector
3. Targeted animal adenovirus
4. Adenovirus DNA packaging
5. Protein-protein interactions in non-human adenovirus
6. Role of structural\non-structural proteins in viral replication

Major Accomplishments:
Earlier, Dr. Tikoo developed a truncated form of glycoprotein gD of bovine herpesvirus (BHV) -1, which was produced and tested as a subunit vaccine for BHV-1. For the last 10 years, Dr. Tikoo and his team have been carrying out the molecular characterization of non-human adenoviruses (bovine adenovirus-3 and porcine adenovirus-3), with the aim of developing them as live vaccine vectors for animals (cattle and swine) and humans. Under his direction, VIDO has successfully developed a bovine adenovirus-3 vector as a live vaccine delivery vehicle for cattle. Dr. Tikoo has published more than 75 peer-reviewed manuscripts and review articles and has mentored 18 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. He holds seven issued patents and six pending patents.