Multidisciplinary Training

We provide short and long-term training for researchers at every level of their career, including graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty.

Some visitors stay for a few weeks to learn advanced techniques and methodologies, while others train with us for years and become long-term collaborators.

Meet Our Scholars

Nikhil Kanasinakatte Channabasappa

• India | Visiting PhD Student | 2020 
• Faculty supervisor: Shivaramu Keelara Veerappa, Paula Cray

Carolina Leto

• Argentina | Visiting Veterinary Student | 2020 – Present
• Faculty supervisor: Elisa Crisci

Valeriia Yustyniuk

• Ukraine | Fulbright Faculty Scholar | 2019 – 2020
• Faculty supervisor: Maria Correa

Mohammad Obaidat

• Jordan | Visiting Scholar | 2019
• Faculty supervisor: Andy Stringer

Suvendu Kumar, MVSc, PhD

• India | Visiting Faculty, Central Agricultural University, Mizoram | 2019
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Mabel Aworh, DVM, MPH

• Nigeria | Visiting Ph.D. Student, Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development | 2019 – 2020
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Pierre Muyombano, BS, MS

• Rwanda | Tufts University One Health Fellow | 2019 
• Faculty supervisor: Andy Stringer

Fengen Wang, BE, MS

• China | Visiting PhD Student, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences | 2019 
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Shivasharanappa Nayakvadi, BVSc & AH, MVSc, PhD

• India | Fulbright Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 2018 – 2019
• Faculty supervisor: Paula Cray 

Patricia Pereira

• Brazil | Co-Mentored PhD Student | 2018 – Present
• Faculty supervisor: Gustavo Machado

Manuel Jara

• Chile | Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2018 – Present
• Faculty supervisor: Gustavo Machado

Luisa Schmidt, BSc

• Germany | Master’s Student, Study Abroad | 2018 – 2019
• Faculty supervisor: Toby Kaeser

Anubha Pathak, BVSc & AH, MVSc

• India | Fulbright Scholar, PhD Student | 2018 – 2019
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Kim Wardle

• United Kingdom | Fulbright Scholar, Undergraduate Student | 2018 – 2019
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

François-Xavier Victorien Lalèyê

• Senegal | Visiting Equine Clinician | 2018 
• Faculty supervisors: D. Paul Lunn

Tracy King, MSc

• South Africa | PhD Candidate (Microbiology), University of KwaZulu-Natal | 2018 
• Faculty supervisors: Paula Cray, Sid Thakur

Nigatu Aklilu Atlaw

• Ethiopia | PhD Student | 2017 – Present
• Faculty supervisors: Paula Cray

Michelle Balbin, DVM

• Philippines | Fulbright Scholar, Master’s Student | 2017 – 2019
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Daniel Monte

• Brazil | Visiting PhD Student, University of São Paolo | 2017 – 2018
• Faculty supervisors: Paula Cray

Bert Jozef Devriendt, MSc, PhD

• Belgium | Visiting Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Research Foundation – Flanders | 2017
• Faculty supervisors: Liara Gonzalez

Chloe Guest

• United Kingdom | Undergraduate Student, Study Abroad | 2017 – 2018
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Pradeep Neupane

• Nepal | Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2016 – Present
• Faculty supervisor: Ed Breitschwerdt

Kale Davies, PhD

• Australia | Postdoctoral Research Associate | 2016 – 2018
• Faculty supervisor: Cristina Lanzas

Yuan Xuexia

• China | Visiting PhD student, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences | 2016 – 2018
• Faculty supervisors: Sid Thakur

Wenhua Liu, PhD

• China | Visiting Faculty, Qingdao Agricultural University | 2016
• Faculty supervisors: Paula Cray

Laura Barrachina, DVM, MS, PhD

• Spain | Visiting PhD Student, University of Zaragoza | 2016
• Faculty supervisor: Lauren Schnabel

Alejandra Álvarez-Fernández, MVSc

• Spain | PhD Student | 2016 – Present
• Faculty supervisor: Ed Breitschwerdt

Li Zhao, PhD

• China | Visiting Faculty, Qingdao Agricultural University | 2015 – 2016
• Faculty supervisors: Sid Thakur

Nuananong Sinwat, DVM, MS

• Thailand | Visiting PhD Student, University Kamphaengsaen, Nakhonpathom | 2015 – 2016
• Faculty supervisors: Sid Thakur

Clemente Aguilar, DVM, MSc, PhD

• Mexico | Postdoctoral Research Associate | 2013 – 2014
• Faculty supervisor: Cristina Lanzas

GK Sivaraman, PhD

• India | Visiting Scientist, Indian Council of Agricultural Research | 2013 – 2014
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Deepak Kumar, MVPH

• India | Visiting Faculty, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Tripura | 2013 – 2014
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Suchawan Pornsukarom, DVM, MPH, PhD

• Thailand | PhD Student, Comparative Biomedical Sciences | 2012 – 2017
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Calistus Ngonghala, PhD

• Camerun | Postdoctoral Research Associate | 2011 – 2013
• Faculty supervisor: Cristina Lanzas

Latiffa Hassan, PhD

• Malaysia | Visiting Faculty, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia | 2011 – 2012
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Younggeon Jin

• South Korea | PhD Student and Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2010 – Present
• Faculty supervisor: Anthony Blikslager

Nandhakumar Balakrishnan

• India | Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2010 – 2015
• Faculty supervisor: Ed Breitschwerdt

Zou Ming, PhD

• China | Visiting Faculty, South China Agricultural University | 2010
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Raphael Labens

• Austria | PhD Student | 2009 – 2013
• Faculty supervisor: Anthony Blikslager

Patricia Mascarelli

• Argentina | Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2009 – 2012
• Faculty supervisor: Ed Breitschwerdt

You Li

• China | PhD Student | 2009 – 2012
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Meghali Nighot

• India | PhD Student and Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2008 – 2013
• Faculty supervisor: Anthony Blikslager

Macarena Quintana

• Chile | Fulbright Scholar, PhD Student | 2008 – 2012
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Silkpak Biswas

• India | Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2008 – 2010
• Faculty supervisor: Ed Breitschwerdt

Mrudula Varanat

• India | Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2007 – 2011
• Faculty supervisor: Ed Breitschwerdt

Pedro Diniz 

• Brazil | Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2006 – 2009
• Faculty supervisor: Ed Breitschwerdt

Hari Parad Dwivedi

• India | PhD Student | 2006 – 2010
• Faculty supervisor: Sid Thakur

Prashant Nighot

• India | PhD Student and Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2005 – 2011
• Faculty supervisor: Anthony Blikslager

Vanessa Cook

• United Kingdom | PhD Student | 2005 – 2008
• Faculty supervisor: Anthony Blikslager

Belen Cadenas

• Argentina | Postdoctoral Research Scholar | 2005 – 2009
• Faculty supervisor: Ed Breitschwerdt