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Biography
Dr. Suresh Tikoo is the Program Manager for Vectored Vaccine research team at VIDO-InterVac. He received his DVM and MVSc in India and completed his PhD in Veterinary Microbiology at the University of Saskatchewan in 1992.
Dr. Tikoo and his team have been carrying out the molecular characterization of non-human adenoviruses (bovine adenovirus-3 and porcine adenovirus-3), with the aim of developing them as live vaccine vectors for animals (cattle and swine) and humans. He also has published more than 86 peer-reviewed manuscripts and review articles, 25 issued patents and 7 pending patents. and has mentored 25 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
At the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Tikoo is a tenured Professor at the School of Public Health, and. an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western college of Veterinary Medicine.
Responsibilities:
♦ Program Manager, Vectored Vaccines
♦ Professor, School of Public Health
♦ Member, Science management team
♦ Member, Faculty of College of Graduate studies
♦ Adjunct Professor, Veterinary Microbiology
Education:
♦ College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, GBPUAT Pantnagar Nanital, Uttaranchal, India; BVSc&AH (DVM) 1977; MVSc (Vet. Microbiology) 1980
♦ Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada, PhD 1992
Current Research Interests:
♦ Molecular characterization of non-human adenoviruses
♦ Non-human adenovirus as a vaccine delivery vector
♦ Targeted animal adenovirus
♦ Adenovirus DNA packaging
♦ Protein-protein interactions in non-human adenovirus
♦ Role of structural\non-structural proteins in viral replication
