Neharika Saxena

Dr
Neharika
Saxena

PhD student
Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner
Biography

I have a MVSc degree in Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology from Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, India and am presently pursuing a PhD degree in Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology from Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (RAJUVAS), Bikaner, India. I have served as a Teaching Associate at PGIVER, Jaipur (RAJUVAS), Rajasthan, as a Veterinary Surgeon in Ambala district of Haryana state and as a Senior Research Fellow in an ICAR project at GADVASU, Ludhiana for short periods. I have participated in the Cornell Veterinary Leadership Program (2013) on a scholarship from the Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. I have also attended 6 other trainings and workshops in India. I have published 4 research papers and have won the International Best Researcher award (2019) awarded jointly by the World Research Council and IJRULA.

Research interests

Epidemiology, Diagnostics and control of Brucellosis in domestic animals.

Projects you're working on

Serology and molecular epidemiology of Brucellosis in camels and their human contacts.

Discipline
Bacteriology Bio-manufacturing Bioinformatics Cellular biology Challenge model development Epidemiology Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Registration Social sciences Statistics
Host species
Buffalo Camels Dogs Poultry Small ruminants Zoonoses
Pathogen
Bacteria›Brucella Viruses Viruses›Poxviruses Viruses›Rabies virus Viruses›Respiratory syncytial virus Viruses›Retroviruses Viruses›Rift Valley fever virus Viruses›Rotavirus
Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Commercialisation Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Deployment Field trials Marketing Pre-clinical trials Vaccine delivery