Dr. Dharani Kumar Ajithdoss

Texas A&M University, USA

Email: dajithdoss@gmail.com

Qualifications

2009 Ph.D., Texas A&M University (TAMU) College Station, USA

2002 M.Sc., A.N.G.Ranga Agriculture University, India

2000 B.Sc., Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, India

Publications (selected)

1. Y. Drechsler, S. Tkalcic, M. D. Saggese, D. K. Ajithdoss and E. Collisson. 2012.A DNA vaccine expressing env and gag offers partial protection against reticuloendotheliosis virus in the prairie chicken (Tympanicus cupido). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. Accepted for publication.
2. T. E. Norman, A. Rodrigues, K. E. Russell, K. Burke, D. K. Ajithdoss, M. Coleman and M. Martin. 2011. B Cell Lymphoma and Secondary Leukaemia in aMule. Equine Veterinary Education. Published online on 2 Dec 2011.
3. W. Corapi, D. K. Ajithdoss, K. Spaulding, and K. Snowden. 2011. Multi-organ involvement of Heterobilharzia americana infection in a dog presented for systemic mineralization. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 23 (4): 836-831. PMID: 21908333.
4. D. K. Ajithdoss†, A. Arenas and J.F. Edwards. 2011. A fibrous band associated with non-coronary aortic valve cusp in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology.13(2):127-9. PMID: 21641896 † Corresponding author.
5. D. K. Ajithdoss†, K. Trainor, K. D. Synder, C. H. Bridges, I.M. Langohr, M.Kiupel and B. F. Porter. 2011. Coccidioidomycosis presenting as a heart base neoplasm in two dogs. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 145(2-3): 132-7. PMID: 21334001. † Corresponding author.
6. D. K. Giri. F. Alosio, D. K. Ajithdoss, H. E. Hein, A. Ambrus, J. A. Lidbury and B. F. Porter. 2010. Giant cell Glioblastoma in the cerebral hemisphere of a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 144(4): 324-327. PMID: 21146179.
7. Suchodolski PF, Izumiya Y, Lupiani B, Ajithdoss DK, Lee LF, Kung HJ, Reddy SM. 2010. Both homo and heterodimers of Marek's disease virus encoded Meq protein contribute to transformation of lymphocytes in chickens. Virology. 399 (2): 312-321. PMID: 20137800.
8. Tran QT, Gomez G, Khare S, Lawhon SD, Raffatellu M, Bäumler AJ, Ajithdoss D, Dhavala S, Adams LG. 2010. The Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi Vi capsular antigen is expressed after entering the ileal mucosa. Infection and Immunity. 78 (1): 527-535. PMID: 19901065.
9. D. K. Ajithdoss, S. M. Reddy, P.F. Suchodolski, L. F. Lee, H. J. Kung and B.Lupiani. 2009. In vitro characterization of the Meq proteins of Marek’s disease virus vaccine strain CVI988. Virus Research. 142 (1-2): 57-67. PMID: 19189855.
10. D. K. Ajithdoss†, B.F. Porter, D.V. Calise, M.C. Libal, and J.F. Edwards. 2009.Septicemia in a neonatal calf associated with Chromobacterium violaceum.Veterinary Pathology. 46 (1): 71-74. PMID: 19112118. † Corresponding author.
11. P.F. Suchodolski, Y. Izumiya, B. Lupiani, D.K. Ajithdoss, O. Gilad, L.F. Lee,H.J. Kung, and S. M. Reddy. 2009. Homodimerization of Marek's disease virusencoded Meq protein is not sufficient for transformation of lymphocytes inchickens. Journal of Virology. 83 (2): 859-869. PMID: 1897127.
12. D.K. Ajithdoss (A. Dharani Kumar), S.K. Mishra and B.J.R. Sarma. 2008. Genomic fingerprinting of chicken-origin E.coli isolates by repetitive DNA sequences based PCR. Indian Journal of Poultry Science. 43 (1): 9-13.
13. D.K. Ajithdoss (A. Dharani Kumar), B.J.R.Sarma, A.S.Rao andS.K.Mishra.2003. Serogroups of Escherichia coli isolates and their antibiogram. Indian Journal of Poultry Science. 38 (3): 270-273.
14. D.K. Ajithdoss (A. Dharani Kumar), B.J.R. Sarma, S.K. Mishra, A.S. Rao and B.R. Gupta. 2003. Characterization of chicken origin Escherichia coli isolates by enterobacterial repetitive consensus PCR. Indian Journal of Poultry Science. 38(3): 195-200.
15. D.K. Ajithdoss (A. Dharani Kumar) and A.Sha. Arun. 2003. Vets vision on Veterinary education. In:“Veterinary education and services in India-Global challenges”, a symposium publication released as a part of centenary celebrationsof Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, India: 42-45.
16. D.K. Ajithdoss (A. Dharani Kumar). Managing rhinotracheitis in cattle. 2003. In: “The Hindu” magazine: Science and Technology section. (August 21st issue).
17. D. K. Ajithdoss, S. Reddy and B. Lupiani. 2011. The DNA binding domain of meq, a marek’s disease virus oncoprotein, plays a major role in the transformation ability of the virus. Presented at the ACVP annual meeting in Nashville, TN. December 3-7. (Poster).
18. D. K. Ajithdoss, W. Sims, B. Perry and B. Porter. 2011. Cardiac inflammatory myofibrillar tumor in a cat. Presented at the ACVP annual meeting in Nashville,TN. December 3-7. (Poster).