08 Jun 2022
School:Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Sciences
Date:08.06.2022
Time:11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Description:
The Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Sciences organized a Career orientation talk entitled “Emerging Zoonotic Pathogens of Animal Origin” on 08/06/2022. The resource person for the talk was Dr. GB Manjunatha Reddy, Senior Scientist, ICAR NIVEDI, Bengaluru, who has one decade of experience and expertise animal Pathogens and Zoonotic disease, also trained many farmers on Animal husbandry. The talk was conducted offline in APJ Hall, SoAS block. 117 Undergraduate students from Biotechnology, Microbiology and Bioinformatics students attended the session.
The session started with a brief introduction of the resource person by Dr. Guruprasad N M followed by welcoming the guest. Dr. GB Manjunatha Reddy has talked deliberated on animal husbandry and association of humans with animals. He also emphasized on the economic importance of products of animals origin and how it is helping rural farmers. He enlightened with the origin of Zoonotic diseases and its implications on human health burden. The overall session was highly interactive and students gained the knowledge of importance of Zoonotic diseases.
Activity Report - Guest Talk by Dr. Manjunatha Reddy
