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Dr. V. BALAMURUGANM.V.Sc., Ph.D.,Post Doc (Germany)

Designation: Principal Scientist & WOAH Designated Expert for PPR and Leptospirosis

Mail-id: B.Vinayagamurthy@icar.org.in / vinayagamurthybalamurugan@gmail.com

Mobile: 09481807438

Area of Specialization

Veterinary Virology -Microbiology, Bacteriology, Immunology Animal Science and Veterinary Science

Research Projects

Institutional Completed

Institutional Ongoing

Externally Funded Completed

Externally Funded Ongoing

Collaborative Completed

Collaborative Ongoing

Publications

Research/Review papers

210+

NCBS -GenBank Sequences/Genomes

265+

Book Chapters

Lab Manuals

Compendium

Conference abstracts

250+

Hand Books

National Action Plan

Patents

Granted

Applied

Trainings and Workshops

Trainings/workshops organized

Trainings/workshops attended

Students Guided

MVSc/MSc

PhD

Special Attainments / Honors / Awards 🏆🥇

Young Scientist Award for the Biennium 2005–06 – Awarded by ICAR, Government of India, in 2007.
ICAR Award for Outstanding Team Research for the Biennium 2005–06 – Awarded by ICAR, Government of India, in 2008.
DBT Long-Term Biotechnology Overseas Associateship (2006–07) – One-year specialized training in niche areas of biotechnology; awarded in 2007.
DBT Short-Term Biotechnology Overseas Associateship (2006–07) – Six-month program; awarded in 2007.
Best Performance Evaluation Certificate – Grade A – Awarded by NAARM in 2003 for FOCARS 76 Batch.
Venus International Foundation Outstanding Scientist of the Research Awards – 2016.
Pearl Foundation Outstanding Research Award in Agricultural Science (Veterinary Science) – 2016.
Dr. Albert Linghard Memorial Award (Product-Oriented Research) – Conferred by ISVIB in 2022.
Special Appreciation Award – Awarded by ICAR-NIVEDI, 2024.
Best Researcher Award – Awarded by ICAR-NIVEDI, 2025.
Awards from National Scientific Societies – Received for Best Oral/Poster Presentations and other recognitions – 25 awards.

Other Recognitions 🌟

Designated WOAH Expert for Two WOAH Reference Laboratories (PPR and Leptospirosis) – Effective from 14th June 2024. First time globally that one expert has been designated for two WOAH Reference Laboratories for specific diseases.
Ranked 6th Best Animal Science and Veterinary Scientist in India (2024) – World Rank: 1103, according to Research.com. Holds a D-index of 37 with 4,442 citations.
Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS) – Elected in 2017 under Animal Science.
Associate Fellow, National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (AFNAVS) – Since 2022.
Fellow, Indian Virological Society (FIVS) – Since 2015.
Fellow, Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB) – Since 2022.
Fellow, Indian Association of Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infectious Diseases (IAVMI) – Since 2024.
Fellow, Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialists (IAVPHS) – Since 2024.
Executive Member, Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB) – Since October 2024.
Member, PPR Global Research and Expert Network (GREN) Bureau – FAO-WOAH PPR Secretariat, Rome, Italy, since 1st December 2023.
Editorial Board Member, BMC Veterinary Research – Part of Springer Nature (SCI indexed, Impact Factor: 2.7) since 2020.
Sectional Editor, Virus Disease – Springer publication (SCI indexed, Scopus Impact Factor: 3.392) since 2012.
Springer Nature Editorial Contribution Award – Received in 2025 for contributions to Virus Disease.
Sectional Editor, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences – ICAR publication (NAAS Rating 2025: 6.2) since 2024.
Recognition of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accreditation – For PPR and Leptospirosis laboratories under the Livestock Disease Diagnosis Laboratory of ICAR-NIVEDI, granted by NABL since December 2023.

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