Honours and awards

·         Dr. R. D. Patil awarded with Third Prize for Paper (Poster) Presentation during XXXV^th Annual Convention & National Conference of Indian Association for Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infectious Diseases (IAVMICON23), held at DGCN COVAS, Palampur from 7-8 April, 2023.

·         Dr. R. D. Patil has been elected as Zonal Secretary (North Zone), Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists for the period of 2023 to 2025.

·         Dr. Rakesh Kumar has received “Prof. S. Ramachandran Memorial Young Scientist award as Best Molecular Oncologist” in International Veterinary Pathology Congress-2022 (IVPC-2022) on “Global Challenges in Rapid Diagnosis and Management of Animal and Poultry Diseases for Improved Health and Productivity” and XXXIX Annual Conference of Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists and XIII Annual Meeting of Indian College of Veterinary Pathologists” jointly organised by Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science, P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad in association with Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists and Indian College of Veterinary Pathologists during 17^th November to 19^th November, 2022.

·         Dr. Rakesh Kumar has received “IAVP-Best PhD Thesis Award, 2023” for the research work on “Studies on the chemically-induced mammary tumour in laboratory rat model and evaluation of the anti-tumour effect of selected plant extract” in the Annual Conference of Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists at ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

·         Dr. Rakesh Kumar has received “Young Scientist Award” in the RSF Awards 2022 ceremony held virtually on 2nd August 2022 by the Royal Science Forum, Salem, India.

·         Dr. Rakesh Kumar has received “IAVP-Best Poster Presentation Award, 2023” on the topic “Hepatoprotective effect of Inularacemosa plant extract against DEN (Diethylnitrosamine)-induced liver damage in murine model”in the Annual Conference of Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists at ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

·         Dr. Rakesh Kumar has received “Best Oral Presentation Award” on the topic “A report on Parasitic Diseases in Meat Animals of Western Himalayan Region” at the 2^nd Virtual International Conference on Advances in Food and Agricultural Science and Technology, held on 27^th and 28^th August 2022, virtually organized by Chemically Science Review and Letters, India.

·         Dr. Rakesh Kumar has received “Best Oral Presentation Award” on the topic “Effects of root extract of Saussurealappa on chemical-induced liver damage in rats” at the 2^nd Virtual International Conference on Advances in Food and Agricultural Science and Technology, held on 27^th and 28^th August 2022, virtually organized by Chemically Science Review and Letters, India.

·         Dr. Sonali Mishra awarded with First Prize for oral paper presentation on “Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (JSRV): Whole Genome Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis” presented during IAVMICON 2023 at Palampur.