Venugopal Nair

Venugopal Nair

教授　禽类病毒项目主管，英国Pirbright研究所

Short biography: Professor Venugopal Nair is the Head of the Avian Viral Diseases programme overseeing the research on avian diseases at the Pirbright Institute. Prof. Nair also heads the Avian Oncogenic virus group & the OIE Reference Laboratory on Marek’s disease. He has a longstanding experience in the field of avian viral diseases, and is the Associate Editor of the major reference book ‘Diseases of Poultry’. In addition to the position at the Pirbright Institute, Prof. Nair holds positions as Jenner Institute Investigator (Oxford), Visiting Professor of Avian Virology (Zoology, Oxford) Honorary Visiting Professor (Imperial College London), Honorary Professor (University of Liverpool), and Member of the Oxford University Bioscience DTP. In recognition of his overall contribution to Science, he was awarded OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list 2015. Prof. Nair’s group has made major contributions to our understanding of avian viral biology and pathogenesis including reverse genetics for avian viruses and vaccine vectors.

Twitter handle: @Venugopal40