Suresh V. Kuchipudi, BVSc, MVSc, PhD, PGCHE, FHEA, DipACVM, MBA
- Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Emerging Infectious Diseases,
- Clinical Professor and Associate Director, Animal Diagnostic Lab
Lab Phone: 814-863-5737
University Park, PA 16802
- Email skuchipudi@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4436
- Fax 814-865-3907
Areas of Expertise
- Infectious diseases
- Pathogen-host interactions
- Zoonotic and Emerging Viruses
- Vaccines and therapeutic development
- Immune responses to viruses
- Viral pathogenesis
- Diagnostic assay development
Websites
Education
- MBA, Pennsylvania State University, USA, 2021
- Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (Diplomate ACVM)-(Virology-2014, Immunology-2018 )
- Ph.D., Institute of Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow UK,
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, (FHEA)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE), University of Nottingham, UK,
- MVSc, Tamil Nadu Veterinary, and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India,
- BVSc & AH, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India,
Biography
Dr Kuchipudi is a Clinical Professor and serves as the Associate Director of the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (ADL). Dr Kuchipudi is the head of microbiology, overseeing bacteriology, virology, serology, and molecular diagnostic units of the ADL. He is an American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) board-certified specialist in virology and immunology. The central theme of Dr. Kuchipudi's research is the investigation of host and virus determinants of zoonotic virus spillover, with the overall goal of gaining a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying the emergence of a new epidemic or pandemic viral pathogens and translating this knowledge for the development of innovative diagnostics and novel interventions. Current research in the Kuchipudi lab involves SARS-CoV-2 and a range of other emerging and zoonotic viruses.
Honorary positions
- Adjunct Professor, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Graduate Programs
Teaching
- VBSC-444- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
- VBSC-496- Independent Studies
Professional Memberships
- American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM)
- American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD)
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Full list of publications: Pubmed
Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Bio-sciences
Animal Diagnostics Research Faculty
