Sukhdeo B. Barbuddhe

Dr. S. B. Barbuddhe, PhD, is the director of ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad. Dr. Barbuddhe has been working on neglected zoonotic diseases with special reference to listeriosis, brucellosis, and coxiellosis and also on antimicrobial resistance. He and his team have contributed significantly to the genomic landscape of Listeria monocytogenes in the Indian subcontinent and public health microbiology of various zoonotic and foodborne infections. He is international expert member of Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Microbiological Risk Assessment of L. monocytogenes in RTE foods. His major achievements include discovery of a novel speciesof Listeria, L. goaensis,which is indigenous to the subcontinent and a predominant, stable, and widespread epidemic clone of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b in India. He has published over 100 articles in high-impact journals. Dr. Barbuddhe is recipient of Biotechnology Overseas Associateship and NAAS Young Scientist Award. He is a fellow of National Academy of Veterinary Sciences.