Suresh
Kuchipudi
Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Associate Director, Animal Diagnostic Lab,
Clinical Professor and Head of Microbiology Section
Expertise:
- Health & Medicine
- Agriculture
Focus Areas:
- Global Health
- Health Policy
- Infectious Disease
- Zoonotic and Emerging Viruses
In The Media:
About
- Kuchipudi's research works to support the development of novel diagnostic tools and intervention therapies for endemic and emerging viral diseases of animals and humans, including monkeypox virus and SARS-CoV-2.
- He is an American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) board-certified specialist in virology and immunology.
Suresh Kuchipudi is a clinical professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences and interim director of Penn State’s Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, where he is head of the microbiology, overseeing bacteriology, virology, serology and molecular diagnostic units. Kuchipudi’s current research interests involve several important veterinary and zoonotic viruses such as pox diseases, including monkeypox, goat pox and sheep pox; coronaviruses, including COVID-19; influenza A; flaviviruses; and herpes viruses.
In The Media
Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says
from The New York Times November 2, 2021
A type of coronavirus is spreading significantly in deer in the US. Could they spread it to humans?
from USA Today November 14, 2021
Why So Many Epidemics Originate in Asia and Africa
from U.S. News & World Report March 4, 2020
Penn State Conference to Address Animal Infectious Diseases
from Bovine Veterinarian December 9, 2019
Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard?
from The New York Times February 7, 2022
In Penn State News
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