ASSOC. PROF. DR. SUDHAKAR G. BHANDARE Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University Malaysia Kelantan, Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu – 16100, Kelantan, Malaysia Email: [email protected] Tel: Office: +609-7717325; Fax: +609-7717132; Cell: +601121354372 Educational Qualification 2015 PhD (Food Microbiology and Public Health), University of Nottingham, UK. 2006 MSc (Meat Science & Technology), University of Bristol, UK, First class. 2001 MVSc (Food Hygiene & Veterinary Public Health), Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai, India, First class. 1999 BVSc&AH (Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry), Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, Rahuri, India, First class. Additional courses 2013 ‘Bioinformatics: Genome Annotation with Artemis’, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, UK on 25th April, 2013. 2013 ‘1st International Hands-on Phage Biotechnology Course’, Bacteriophage Biotechnology Group, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal from 1-4th July, 2013. 2012 UK Home Office Animal Personal Licensee Training Course, Biomedical Sciences Unit (BMSU), University of Nottingham, UK from 16-18th and 23rd April, 2012. Received Animal Personal licence (PIL No. 40/10875). 2012 Practical Techniques in Molecular Biology and Gene Regulation, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, UK, one week training in June 2012. 2012 Introduction to Bioinformatics, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, UK on 13th June, 2012. 2011/13 Various Central Short Courses of the University of Nottingham, UK as below: i) Endnote training for reference management (11th Nov, 2011) ii) Creating a Poster in PowerPoint (5th Dec, 2011) iii) Producing charts in Word, Excel and PowerPoint (31st Jan, 2012) iv) SciQuest Training (24th April, 2012) v) Microsoft PowerPoint: Advanced (23rd Jan 2013) vi) Creating and Managing long documents in Microsoft Word (26th Feb, 2013) 2007 IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) certificate, with 7.0 band score 1 2005 AWO (Animal Welfare Officer) and PWO (Poultry Welfare Officer) intensive courses completed during MSc (Meat Science and Technology) 2002 MOBC (Medical Officers’ Basic Course), Border Security Force Academy, Gwalior, India, A grade (stood second in merit) 2002 DBM (Diploma in Business Management), Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai, India, B+ grade Awards • Massey University Doctoral Research Scholarship-2007, New Zealand (not taken up). • Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Award – 2005 at University of Bristol, UK for M.Sc in Meat Science and Technology. • University silver medal at the Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, Rahuri, India for being second in merit for BVSc&AH in the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and eighth in merit in the Indian province of Maharashtra. • Winner of cash prize of Rs. 101/- for being first in merit in the subject of Veterinary Microbiology during BVSc&AH curriculum in the year 1996 • "Best Poster Presentation Award" 1st prize in ‘Food Safety’ area at 38th Indian Dairy Industry Conference held during 17-19 February, 2010 at Bangalore, India. • International PhD student exchange award under Global Food Security Initiative, University of Nottingham, UK at China Agricultural University, Beijing for two months from September to October, 2013. Career path 1. Associate Professor (Veterinary Public Health) [Current] University Malaysia Kelanatan, Kota Bharu, Malaysia. • Undergraduate teaching in Veterinary Public Health (DVT4403), research and extension. • Course coordinator for Final Year Research Projects (DVT5436). • Member of syllabus drafting committees for Master’s degree programmes, One Health and Applied Genomics. • Collaborator on the ongoing UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) project at the University of Nottingham, UK. • The International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) approved food safety auditor. • Invited Technical Expert (Food safety) for the Department of Standards Malaysia, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia. 2. Assistant Professor (Veterinary Public Health) [July 2009 till September, 2011] Bombay Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sc. University, Nagpur, India • Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in food microbiology, zoonoses, environmental hygiene, meat hygiene, food safety management, meat science, research and extension. 2 • Principal Investigator (August, 2010 to September, 2011), ‘Outreach Programme on Zoonotic Diseases (OPZD)’. OPZD is an Indian national network project sanctioned during the XI five year plan of Indian Council for Agricultural Research. Project deals with ‘Prevalence, molecular characterization and economic impact of major zoonotic parasitic diseases viz. hydatidosis, cysticercosis and trichinellosis’. • Member of admissions committee for BVSc&AH admissions. • Taught and supervised following students at master’s level. a) H.B.Chethan Kumar (2011) Project: Studies on incidence and molecular characterization of Trichinella spps in pigs slaughtered at Deonar abattoir, Mumbai, India. b) Viraj V. Bhadrige (2010) Project: Studies on prevalence, antigenic characterization of cysticercosis and its economic impact on cattle, buffalo and pig meat production. c) Santosh Sajjan (2010) Project: Studies on prevalence, antigenic characterization of hydatid cysts and its economic impact on pig meat production. 3. Assistant Professor (Veterinary Public Health) [April 2008 to July 2009] Mathura Veterinary College, Uttar Pradesh Veterinary & Animal Sc. University, Mathura, India • UG and PG teaching in food microbiology, veterinary public health, food safety management, meat Science, research and extension. • A practical learning project for hands on training in meat production and processing. • Drafted syllabus for Indira Gandhi National Open University for their PG Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management (PGDFSQM). • Member of the ‘Application Scrutiny Committee’ for faculty recruitment and the interview panel member of Veterinary Public Health and Livestock Products Technology positions. 4. Livestock Development Officer [November 2007 to March 2008] Govt. of Maharashtra, India • Various administrative responsibilities at block level for veterinary services. • Extension activities for educating masses for animal diseases and their control. • Organisation of animal health camps and to bring awareness amongst livestock farmers regarding zoonotic diseases. 5. Asst. Manager (Production) [May 2007 to November 2007] Godrej Realgood Chicken processing plant, Bangalore • Headed the Production as well as Quality Assurance (QA) department. Production responsibilities were forecasting, planning, executing and meeting production targets. QA responsibilities were implementation and maintenance of quality systems and compliance to regulatory requirements. • Managed and led the production team of ten people as well as contract labour. • Actively involved in implementation of ISO 22000 - 2005. Organization has achieved ISO 22000 – 2005 certificate with my inputs as a FSMS team member. 3 6. Guest Lecturer (Veterinary Public Health) [September 2006 to April 2007] Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai • Taught Zoonoses & Human Health and Environmental Hygiene courses to BVSc students. 7. Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Assistant Commandant/Captain) [July 2001 to Sept 2005] Border Security Force, Govt. of India • Was associated with procurement and inspection of meat supplied to the troops as well as veterinary care and management of animals viz. camels and horses used for transportation of troops and their ration. • Was in charge of the Military Veterinary Hospital and thus have an ample experience in record keeping, budgeting and office as well as manpower management. Additional achievements A) ‘Secretary’, The Board of Faculty of Veterinary Science (2008) Uttar Pradesh Veterinary & Animal Sc. University, Mathura, India • Unanimously elected as the youngest Secretary of the Board of Veterinary Faculty. • Responsible for conducting the Faculty Board meetings on regular intervals to discuss the agenda points pertaining to the problems of the students and the faculty. B) ‘Chairman’ of students’ council (1998) K.N.P College Veterinary Science, Shirval (Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University) • Chaired the students’ council. • Shouldered a responsibility of conducting annual social gathering, student finances, represented at University meetings, acted as a link between students and academic staff. Research activity A) UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) (June 2014 - June 2016): Co-researcher on the ongoing international project ‘Development of a bacteriophage-based biocontrol technology for the treatment of Cholera’, a project between the University of Nottingham, UK & National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), Kolkata, India, a WHO Collaborating Centre for diarrheal diseases research & training. This project is worth £40000/- and in order to put this project together I had to extensively liaise with the institutes and authorities in India. B) PhD Research project (2011 to mid-2015) University of Nottingham, UK Title: Bio control of Vibrio cholerae using bacteriophages. This project is aimed at assessing the potential of bacteriophage for treating Vibrio cholerae infection. The project involved isolation and characterisation of phages. Phages were obtained from 4 Public Health England (PHE), London and Felix d’Herelle Reference Centre for Bacterial Viruses, Canada. In addition, seven