Dr. V. Gowthaman, B.V.Sc., M.V.Sc., PhD.,
1. Personal
Family Name: Vasudevan
First Name: Gowthaman
Nationality: Indian
Date of Birth: 16.02.1981
Work: Assistant Professor
Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory, Veterinary College and Research Institute Campus, Namakkal-637002, Tamil Nadu, India,  : +91-9488764261(P)
E-Mail: vetgowth@yahoo.co.uk
2. Education and training
 PhD in Veterinary Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P, December, 2011. PhD title “Etio-Pathology and Differential Diagnosis of Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza-H9N2 in Poultry”. Advisor: Dr. S.D. Singh.
 M.V.Sc in Veterinary Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P, August 2008. M.V.Sc title “Sequential Pathological Studies of an Indian Isolate of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) In Indigenous Poultry”. Advisor: Dr. P.R.Vanamayya.
 Bachelor of Veterinary Science (B.V.Sc), Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu- April 2005.
3. Current professional activities
Teaching:
 “Avian Pathology” for undergraduate students of Veterinary Medicine in Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
 “Molecular diagnostic techniques for poultry diseases” (Master trainings)
Research:
 Development of multiplex PCR for differential diagnosis of respiratory -immunosuppressive disease complex in poultry, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, Rs.2.32 million
 Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Avibacterium paragallinarum in Poultry”, M/S. Boehringer Ingelheim India Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai, 0.36 million 
4. Other activities:
1. Associate editor- Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences (ISSN: 2307-8316 (online), ISSN 2309-3331(print))
2. Member in NABL Accreditation committee for Central University Laboratory, Chennai, Centre for Animal Health Studies, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai-51
3. Member in committee constituted for giving recommendations to the Government on the issues on high ICPI value vaccines of LaSota and RDVK for Centre for Animal Health Studies, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai-51.
5. Awards / Fellowships
1. Dr Ram Raksha Kiran Shukla Award for the best MVSc thesis of the year 2009- by Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists
2. Indian Poultry Science Association (IPSA) Young Scientist Award
3. Houghton trust grant of £ 960 to attend advanced training in diagnosis of avian infectious bronchitis and avian metapneumovirus at University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
6. Publications (Top 5):
1. V. Gowthaman., P.R. Vanamayya, S. Nagarajan, S. Suba, S. Bhatia, R. Jain, P. Behera, C. Tosh, H.V. Murugkar and S.C. Dubey. (2010). Influence of dose of inocula on outcome of clinical disease in highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) infections - An experimental study –Avian Disease.54:576-580.
2. V.Sumi, S. D. Singh. K. Dhama, V. Gowthaman and K. Sukumar (2012). Detection and molecular characterization of infectious bronchitis virus isolated from recent outbreaks in broiler flocks in India reveals emergence of new genotype. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 44(7):1791-5.
3. V. Gowthaman, S. D. Singh, K. Dhama, R. Barathidasan, B. S. Mathapati, P. Srinivasan, S. Saravanan, and M. A. Ramakrishnan (2014). Molecular detection and characterization of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (Gallid herpesvirus-1) from clinical samples of commercial poultry flocks in India. Accepted for publication in VirusDisease 25:345-349
4. V. Gowthaman, Singh S, Dhama K, Barathidasan R, Srinivasan P, Saravanan S, Gopalakrishnamurthy T, Deb R, Mathapati B, Ramakrishnan M.(2015). Detection and partial genetic characterisation of a novel variant of Avian nephritis virus in Indian poultry flocks showing diverse clinical signs. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica;63(4):499-507.
5. S. Suba, S. Nagarajan, V. K. Saxena,M. Kumar,P. R. Vanamayya, K. Rajukumar, V. Gowthaman, R. Jain, D. P. Singh and S.C. Dubey (2015). Pathology of a H5N1, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, in two Indian native chicken breeds and a synthetic broiler line. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 53: 202-207.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Gowthaman.V
7. Membership in Scientific Organizations
1. World’s Poultry Science Association
2. World Veterinary Poultry Association
3. Veterinary Council of India- New Delhi
4. Indian Association of Veterinary Pathologists
5. Indian Poultry Science Association
6. Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialist in Infectious Diseases.
7. Association of Avian Health Professionals