Education
Kerala Agricultural University, 1986, BS, Veterinary Medicine; Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, 1988, MS, Veterinary Public Health/Meat Hygiene; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1991, MS, Food Science and Technology/Food Safety; UConn, 1996, PhD, Animal Science
Professional Areas
Major area of expertise is food safety and sustainable agriculture. Specifically, research focuses on one health approach using natural and eco-friendly plant-derived compounds and probiotics for mitigating pathogens and antibiotic resistance in the poultry production continuum, thereby enhancing bird health, environmental health and food safety (human health).
Citation
For outstanding contributions to sustainable agriculture focusing on enhancing food safety and mitigating antibiotic resistance in the poultry production continuum using natural and environmentally friendly strategies that consist of plant molecules and probiotics.