National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Vinayagamurthy Balamurugan
FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 22 October 1973. Educated at Sir M. Ct. Muthaiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School, Chennai, 1989-1991; Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University (TANUVAS), B.V.Sc. 1991-1997; Post-graduated ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Deemed University, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, M.V.Sc. 1997-1999; Ph.D, 1999-2002. Postdoctoral associateship in biotechnology at Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Germany, 2008.

Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Yelahanka, Bengaluru 2015 to date

Scientist, 2003-07 and Scientist (Senior Scale) 2007-09, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Nainital, Uttarakhand; Senior Scientist, ICAR-NIVEDI, Bengaluru 2009-15.

Awards/Honours: Recipients of ICAR-Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist Award for the Biennium 2005-2006 for contribution in the field of Animal Science-2007; ICAR-Team Research Award for outstanding research contributions in Multi-disciplinary Team -2005-2006 during 2008. Editor: VirusDisease (Veterinary Virology) Springer Journal, since 2012; Editorial Board Member: BMC Veterinary Research, Part of Springer Nature since 2020.Sectional Editor, Indian Journal of Animal Science, ICAR Journal, from 2024.Designated Expert for World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Reference Laboratory for Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Leptospirosis, ICAR-NIVEDI from 14th June 2024.

Fellow: Indian Virological Society (IVS), India 2015; Associate Fellow, National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (India) 2022; Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB) 2022.Indian Association for veterinary Microbiologists Immunologists and specialists in Infectious Diseases (IAVMI) 2024. Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialists (IAVPHS) 2024.

Research Areas: Areas: Animal Science and Veterinary, Veterinary Virology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Veterinary Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health in the area of epidemiology and diagnostics of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR-small ruminant plague) in livestock and leptospirosis in livestock and humans

Address: Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, P.O. 6450, Ramagondanahalli, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560064, Karnataka; C-403, G.K. Lake View Apartments, 94/2, Ananthapura, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560064, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. (080) 23093136; Cell: 9481807438, 9108427438; Email: balavirol@gmail.com; b.vinayagamurthy@icar.gov.in]