Prof (Dr) Amit Kumar, Professor & Head, Division of Animal Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, India is a veterinary microbiologist working in the field of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and vaccinology for more than 20 years. His major contributions include the reporting of various MRSA, VRSA and ESBL producing bacterial pathogens of different bacterial species of animals and human origin. It includes the molecular detection of auto inducer genes in AMR super bugs like Staphylococcus, Klebsiella, E. coli and Pseudomonas, which can be targeted for the inhibition of expression of autoinducer genes to avoid resistance transmission. These led to publication of the first report of multi drug resistant (MDR) bacterial species with phylogenic linkage to similar microbes reported in other countries. His current focus is on the development of alternate therapy by exploiting quorum sensing mechanism of drug resistant bacteria to mitigate anti microbial resistance. He has delivered more than 25 invited lectures on AMR on various forum including national and international workshop, seminar, symposium. He has in his credit more than 100 research papers, 50 book chapters and compiled 10 books as an editor.
Dr Anu Rahal, Principal Scientist, Division of Animal Health, ICAR-CIRG, Mathura is a veterinary pharmacologist with specialization in pharmacokinetics. She has an experience of almost 25 years and in recent past engaged in field of green pharmaceuticals and drug development based on indigenous knowledge based system through advanced validation methods. She is engaged in the selection of phytoconstitutents, their molecular mechanisms involved in host microbial interaction, its survival and reproduction. The recently developed anti brucellosis polyherbal formulation might be a major break though in this field and formulation is in the process of commercialization. Similarly, development of poly herbal formulation for the prevention and cure of bovine anaplasmosis is another significant contribution. She has nearly 65 reviews, research papers, short communications published in various journals of international and national reputes. She has edited 5 books and contributed 23 book chapters.
Dr Yanshi a veterinary graduate with specialization in public health is currently working as a Scientist in the public health government agency of the United Kingdom on epidemiology of various zoonotic pathogens. She graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, post graduated in Public Health from School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK. She has also worked at Royal Veterinary College, London in the One Health Poultry Hub. In her career, she has participated in 14 training courses, 13 workshops, 10 conferences, 5 symposiums and seminars with remarkable publications in different languages. Her main focus is on the epidemiological studies involving zoonotic pathogens particularly multi drug resistant bacteria involved in human diseases.
