Biography:
Dr. S. Dandapat graduated in Veterinary Science (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) from OUAT, Bhubaneswar, India in 1985, completed his Master’s degree (M.V.Sc) in 1989 and Ph.D in 2000 with specialization in Veterinary Immunology at the Deemed University, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar (U.P.), India. He has undergone training on “Production and quality control of oral polio vaccine” at the Institute of Poliomyelitis at Moscow (sponsored by Govt. of India) during 1990. He joined as Scientist (Agricultural Research Service) under ICAR, Govt. of India in 1993 and by now he has experience of teaching for last 22 years and guided 9 Ph.D and 6 M.V.Sc students. He has research experience of around 28 years and handled many projects as the project leader in the area of microparticle and nanoparticle vaccine delivery systems, immunomodulation, vaccine development etc. Presently he is working as Principal Scientist and Head of Immunology Section, ICAR-IVRI. His present research focus is on duck plague vaccine development. He is recipient of ‘Best Teacher Award’ and many other awards for his research contribution and he is the life member of eight scientific societies in India.
Title : Strategic efforts towards development of a cell culture attenuated duck plague vaccine using an Indian virulent field isolate