National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Sukhadeo B. Barbuddhe
FELLOW, ELECTED 2025

Born in Nimgaon, Dist. Gondia, Maharashtra, India on 1June 1967. Educated at Navjabai Hitkarini College, Bramhapuri, Maharashtra1980-1986; Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur, B.V.Sc. and A.H. 1986-91; Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, M.V.Sc. 1991-1993, Ph.D. 1993-1996; Post-Doctorate, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, 2006-07

Director, ICAR-National Meat Research Institute. Hyderabad 2020 to date.

Scientist, 1996-05, Senior Scientist, 2005-11, and Principal Scientist, 2011-14,ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Old Goa; Principal Scientist, 2014-2017, ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur; Principal Scientist, 2017-20, ICAR-National Meat Research Institute, Hyderabad

Awards/Honours: Young Scientists’ Award of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) in Animal Sciences (Year 1997-98), 1999; Biotechnology Overseas Associateship award (2005-06) 2006; Project Coordinator, Centre of Excellence and Innovation in Biotechnology, 2012-17; Convener and Secretary, Scientific Committee, XVIII International Symposium on Problems of Listeriosis (ISOPOL XVIII), Goa, India, 2013; Member, International Advisory Committee of XVI ISOPOL, Savannah, USA, 2007; XVII ISOPOL, Porto, Portugal, 2010; XIX ISOPOL, Paris, France, 2016; XX ISOPOL, Toronto, Canada, 2019; XXI ISOPOL, Norwich, UK, 2024;International Expert Member,Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Food: Attribution, Characterization and Monitoring 2020-2022;Expert Member, Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment of foods, 2023-2027; Advisor, Bi-Regional Advocacy Meeting on Risk Mitigation in Traditional Food Markets in the Asia Pacific region, SEARO WHO, 2023; Chairman, Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India, 2023-26; Member, Scientific Committee, FSSAI, 2023-26; Chairman, FAD 18 of BIS- Meat Industry and Slaughterhouse, 2020-25, AFSTI-FSSAI Award on Food Safety, 2024.

Fellow: Royal Society of Biology (London), National Academy of Veterianry Sciences, Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialists, Association of Public Health Veterinarians

Research Areas: Zoonoses, Foodborne Infections, One Health, Antimicrobial Resistance, Listeriology, Public Health Microbiology

Address: Director, ICAR National Meat Research Institute, Chengicherla, Boduppal Post, Hyderabad 500092, Telangana; 64, Prerna Nagar, Katol Road, Nagpur 440013, Maharashtra; [Tel: Off. (040) 29801672; Cell: 9518542937; Email: barbuddhesb@gmail.com; sb.barbuddhe@icar.gov.in]