{"id":10262,"date":"2020-11-06T12:07:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T17:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=10262"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:41:44","slug":"dr-deepti-pillai-named-as-a-2020-21-scholarship-of-engagement-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/dr-deepti-pillai-named-as-a-2020-21-scholarship-of-engagement-fellow.php","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Deepti Pillai Named as a 2020-21 Scholarship of Engagement Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/pillai_111-sm-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Deepti Pillai\" class=\"wp-image-10263\" style=\"width:200px;height:301px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University\u2019s Office of Engagement has announced the 2020-21 Scholarship of Engagement fellows \u2013 a list which includes Dr. Deepti Pillai, clinical assistant professor of diagnostic microbiology in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology.&nbsp; Dr. Pillai is one of a total of 14 faculty members in either clinical or tenure tracks from Purdue\u2019s West Lafayette, Northwest, and Fort Wayne campuses selected for the program.&nbsp; Eight of the fellows are from the West Lafayette campus, two are at Purdue Northwest, and four are from Purdue Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Pillai and the other 2020-2021 Scholarship of Engagement fellows will work with a panel of senior faculty mentors from across the Purdue system who have a history of successful scholarship of engagement.&nbsp; The purpose of the program is to promote faculty development of scholarship of engagement throughout the Purdue system in support of the promotion and tenure process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During their fellowship, participants will be responsible for identifying, planning and completing a project with societal benefit and scholarly output. They will work with the Office of Engagement\u2019s team of mentors to develop appropriate goals and are required to attend a set of workshops to advance their understanding of engagement and service learning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Pillai is&nbsp;board certified by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (bacteriology).&nbsp; She earned her BVSc and MVSc veterinary degrees at Nagpur Veterinary College in India before doing graduate work at Kansas State University where she earned her PhD in 2011.&nbsp; Her areas of interest include antimicrobial resistance and identifying critical bacterial targets as vaccines candidates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about the Scholarship of Engagement fellows program and fellows is available on the Office of Engagement website.\u00a0 Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/purduetoday\/releases\/2020\/Q4\/office-of-engagement-names-2020-21-scholarship-of-engagement-fellows.html\">view a news release that lists all of the newly named fellows<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purdue University\u2019s Office of Engagement has announced the 2020-21 Scholarship of Engagement fellows \u2013 a list which includes Dr. Deepti Pillai, clinical assistant professor of diagnostic microbiology in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology.  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