Anand Srivastava

Biography

Anand Srivastava is a Scientist-C in National institute of Animal Biotechnology. Education and training: Dr. Anand Srivastava completed B.Sc. (1999) from University of Delhi, Delhi, and M.Sc. (2001; Biotechnology) from the Allahabad University, Allahabad, India. He did Ph.D. (2008) from Jawaharlal University (JNU) working at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, India. He then worked at Institut Pasteur, Paris (2008-2011) and Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine, Paris (2011-2012) as a Post-doctoral Fellow. He joined National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) in 2013. Research experience and interests: Dr. Srivastava has vast experience in parasite biology. He has worked intensively on malaria parasite where his research focus was understanding molecular host-parasite interaction(s). Presently he is working on a veterinary important parasite Theileria. His research interests are to understand the molecular basis of the disease Theileriosis. He is also interested in understanding the biology of the vector (tick) which transmits the Theileria parasite. Selected awards, honours and fellowships: Best Oral presentation award, 13th Conference on Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases, Chennai, 2017. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM), France (2011-2012). Keystone Symposia Scholarship, 2010. Fellowship to attend PHARE workshop, Martina Franca, Italy, 2009.

Research Interest

Dr. Srivastava has vast experience in parasite biology. He has worked intensively on malaria parasite where his research focus was understanding molecular host-parasite interaction(s). Presently he is working on a veterinary important parasite Theileria. His research interests are to understand the molecular basis of the disease Theileriosis. He is also interested in understanding the biology of the vector (tick) which transmits the Theileria parasite.