{"id":3009,"date":"2018-12-05T09:51:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T14:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=3009"},"modified":"2024-11-21T12:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:05:21","slug":"pvr18-dr-suresh-mittal-named-distinguished-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/pvr18-dr-suresh-mittal-named-distinguished-professor.php","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Suresh Mittal Named Distinguished Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dean Willie Reed presents newly named Distinguished Professor of Virology Suresh Mittal with a commemorative plaque at a reception held in his honor in Lynn Hall.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine gained a new distinguished professor this summer when the Purdue Board of Trustees ratified the appointment of Dr. Suresh Mittal as Distinguished Professor of Virology in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology<\/a>. Dr. Mittal was invited to be present for the meeting on August 3, when the official action was taken. He also was honored by his Purdue Veterinary Medicine colleagues at a special reception held in his honor in Lynn Hall August 22.<\/p>\n

Dr. Mittal is an internationally renowned scholar in the area of molecular virology and a leader in designing human and nonhuman adenoviral vectors for recombinant vaccines and gene therapy. One of his current research interests is to develop a universal influenza virus vaccine. In addition to his appointment in the College of Veterinary Medicine, he is the Infectious Disease Program leader for the Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology, and Infectious Disease (PI4D) and a member of the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, the Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, and the Bindley Bioscience Center.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Suresh Mittal shares a laugh with a fellow PVM faculty member, Dr. Elikplimi Asem, professor of physiology in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences<\/a>, at the reception held in Dr. Mittal\u2019s honor.<\/p><\/div>\n

During the reception in Lynn Hall, Dean Willie Reed said being named a distinguished professor is a very important professional honor. \u201cDr. Mittal is a distinguished professor not only in title, but in all the ways you can describe a university professor,\u201d Dean Reed said. Noting Dr. Mittal\u2019s renowned vaccine research, Dean Reed said, \u201cHopefully someday we\u2019ll have a universal vaccine to prevent influenza based on his research.\u201d Among the major grants Dr. Mittal\u2019s research team has received is a $1.55 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to fund research aimed at developing a broad spectrum vaccine capable of covering emerging influenza viruses that have the potential to trigger an influenza pandemic in humans.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Suresh Mittal with members of his research team who attended the reception (left-right): pre-veterinary student Sara Penka and postdoctoral research associates Dr. Ekramy Sayedahmed and Dr. Shruti Shukla. (Not pictured: postdoctoral research associate Dr. Rashmi Kumari)<\/p><\/div>\n

Dean Reed also commended Dr. Mittal for his commitment to the College, his colleagues and graduate students. \u201cHe\u2019s trained PhD students, post-docs, and he\u2019s helped mentor junior faculty members, which I think is just a tremendous thing for someone of his stature to take time to help others and bring them along,\u201d Dean Reed said. \u201cHe is always willing to do whatever the College asks\u2026 Every time I\u2019ve called to ask him to serve on a committee, he willingly says yes.\u201d Dean Reed also pointed out how Dr. Mittal serves the broader scientific community, through such commitments as participating on NIH study sections and doing reviews for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n

In addition, Dean Reed said Dr. Mittal is a capable teacher, carrying a teaching load in the College\u2019s DVM program, while also serving as an outstanding scientist. \u201cThe research that he\u2019s done is cutting edge, and I\u2019ve seen many articles about his work in local and national newspapers, and he\u2019s done TV and radio interviews.\u201d Dean Reed added, \u201cHe waves the PVM flag all across Purdue\u2019s campus, and for that I\u2019m grateful. I just can\u2019t say enough great things about him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dean Reed presented Dr. Mittal with a commemorative plaque bearing an engraving of the College\u2019s Continuum sculpture and an inscription with his new title of Distinguished Professor of Virology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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