Ludhiana, January 02, 2021 (Yes Punjab News)
Dr. Jasbir Singh Bedi has been appointed as the Director of School of Public Health and Zoonoses, GADVASU. Dr. Bedi is a renowned academician and researcher in the field of veterinary public health and epidemiology. Dr. Bedi is recipient of Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue his Master’s degree from Royal Veterinary College, London and Ph.D. research from University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
He has also served as visiting Scholar at University of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA. Dr. Bedi is having academic experience of 17 years and has guided 11 Master’s and Ph.D students and 28 as co-advisor. Dr. Bedi is an accomplished researcher in the field of food safety, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance, and has published more than 90 research articles in reputed international and national journals.
For his cutting edge research in the field of Veterinary Public Health, Dr. Bedi has been conferred as Best researcher award of GADVASU in 2018. Dr. Bedi is also recipient of ‘Young Scientist Award- 2012’ by IAVPHS, India and many best research paper/poster awards by professional societies.
He has handled 7 research projects as Principal Investigator and is associated as co- investigator in 11 projects funded by prestigious research agencies, including, Department of Biotechnology, University Grants Commission, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Indian Council of Agricultural Research etc.
Dr. Bedi has liaised many research accomplishments and hosted scientific events with reputed research teams of Royal Veterinary College, London and University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He has been the part of many global scientific events at London, Edinburgh, Chicago, Dublin, Sri Lanka and Nairobi.
On assuming the charge Dr. Bedi remembered the glorious timeline of the development of School of Public Health and Zoonoses and thanked the previous directors Dr. J.P.S Gill and Dr. R.S. Aulakh for their tremendous support and motivation. Dr. Bedi vowed to continue scientific and academic efforts at national and global level to strengthen the veterinary public health.
Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor GADVASU congratulated Dr. Bedi and wished him all the best for future endeavors.
