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Name: Dr. Suvendu Kumar Behera

Qualification: MVSc., PhD

Designation: Assistant Professor (SG)

Department: Veterinary Medicine

Major Field: Veterinary Medicine

Specializing Field: Small animal medicine with a focus on cardiovascular medicine, ophthalmology, and infectious diseases.

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: 7978035663

Academic identity:  

Google Scholar ID- https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=zTjFb-8AAAAJ  

ORCID ID- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0515-918X

ResearchGate ID- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Suvendu-Behera  

Projects Details: 

Extramural Research Projects

1.      Molecular Epidemiological Study of Canine Parvovirus-2 Variants in Dogs and Cats Across Seven North-Eastern States of India and Its Management

            Funding Agency: SERB, DST, Government of India

            Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

            Funding: ₹51,43,600

            Duration: 2019–2022

            Status: Completed

2.      Manipulating Anaerobic Respiration to Attenuate Pathogenicity of Salmonella typhimurium

            Funding Agency: DBT, Government of India

            Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)

            Funding: ₹60,73,000

            Duration: 2017–2020

            Status: Completed

3.      DBT Star College Scheme – Strengthening Life Science and Biotechnology Education at Undergraduate Level

            Funding Agency: DBT, Government of India

            Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)

            Funding: ₹82,00,000

            Duration: 2020–2023

            Status: Completed

Intramural Research Projects (As sanctioned by CAU, Imphal, Manipur) 

1.   Molecular Characterization of Canine Parvovirus-2 from Clinical Cases of Dogs in Mizoram
     Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
     Funding: ₹1,99,200
     Status: Completed

2.  Clinico-Epidemiological and Patho-Biochemical Studies on Canine Parvovirus Type-2 Infection in Dogs
     Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
     Funding: ₹1,47,000
     Status: Completed

3.   Estimation of Economic Losses and Analysis of Morbidity and Mortality of Important Diseases of Swine in Mizoram
     Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
     Funding: ₹1,93,000
     Status: Completed

4.   Histopathological Studies on Necropsy Samples of Livestock, Wildlife, and Poultry with Non-specific or No Gross Lesions
     Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
     Funding: ₹1,49,400
     Status: Completed

5.   Isolation of Salmonella Species from Chicken and Detection of Their Virulence Gene(s)
     Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
     Funding: ₹1,97,900
     Status: Completed

6.   Study on Hemato-Biochemical Alterations and Oxidative Stress Associated with Canine Adenovirus Type-1 Infection in Dogs
     Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
     Funding: ₹1,00,000
     Status: Ongoing

Publications:

1. No. of Research Articles: 63

2. No. of Review Articles: 03

3. No. of Popular Articles: 27

4. No. of Books: Nil

5. No. of Book Chapters: 20

6. List of Top Five Publications:  

• Behera, S.K., Lalhriatchhungi, M.H., Chakraborty, P., Roychoudhury, P., Maibam, L., Behera, P., Chaudhary, J.K.,  Prasad, H., Rajesh, J.B.,  Sarma, K., G.E., Chethan., Shah, N.P., Maibam, W.K., Jadhav, R.K. and Lalhmangaihzuali 2024. Isolation and genetic characterization of parvoviruses fromdomestic cats reveals emergence of CPV-2c in India: A first report. Veterinaria Italiana, 60(2): 1-12. DOI: 10.12834/VetIt.3430.23463.2.

• Chakraborty, P.,  Behera, S. K., Lalhriatchhungi, M. H., Roychoudhury, P., Maibam, L., Behera, P., Chaudhary, J. K., Prasad, H., Rajesh, J. B., Lalhmangaihzuali, M., Mary, H. C. J., Lalrosanga, L. H., Dawngliana, M. S., Chander, V. and Kumar, M. (2024). The first comprehensive study on isolation and genetic characterization of canine parvoviruses from dogs in Mizoram, India reveals the emergence of CPV-2c. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 25(3): 261-272.

• Nikhil K.C., Laxmi Noatia, Swagatika Priyadarsini, Pashupathi M., Jagan Mohanarao Gali, M. Ayub Ali, S.K. Behera, Bhaskar Sharma, Parimal Roychoudhury, Ajay Kumar and Parthasarathi Behera (2022). Recoding anaerobic regulator fnr of Salmonella Typhimurium attenuates it’s pathogenicity. Microbial Pathogenesis 168 (2022) 105591.

• Sarma, K., Chethan, G.E., Roychoudhury, P., Borthakur, S.K., Jawalagatti, V., Prasad, H., Behera, S.K., Thakur, N., Bora, N. and Das, D. (2021). A 5‑Year Prospective Study on Incidence and Clinico‑pathological Changes Associated with Naturally Occurring Trypanosomosis in Dogs of Mizoram, India. Acta Parasitologica, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-021-00425-0.

• Chethan, G.E., De, U.K., Singh M., Prasad, H., Akhilesh, Sarma, K.,  Roychoudhury, P., Rajesh J.B., Patra, M.K. and Behera, S.K. (2020). Assessment of certain biomarkers for predicting survival in response to treatment in dogs naturally infected with canine parvovirus. Microbial Pathogenesis 149: 104485.