Gadvasu

Faculty Detail

Dr.Alveena Ganai

Designation: Assistant Professor
Contact Address:Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141004
Telephone : 0161-2414029
Mobile: 9419781318
Email:alveenaganai@gadvasu.in, dralveenaganai@gmail.com

Academic Credentials

• B.V.Sc & A.H
• M.V.Sc
• PhD

Teaching and Other Appointments

• Teaching courses under Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Clinical parasitology

Other Appointments

Area of Research Interests

• Epidemiology and molecular characterization of protozoans (Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp) of Veterinary importance. Development of herbal chemotherapeutics against protozoan disease (Cryptosporidium).

Ongoing Projects

Research Honour’s /Awards

• Awarded merit scholarship during MVSc Programme by SKUAST-JAMMU (2013).
• Awarded UGC-MANF (Maulana Azad National Fellowship) fellowship for Doctoral Studies in 2016.
• Awarded best poster presentation on “First report of Xenopharynx spp. from gall bladder of rat snake (Ptyas korros) in Jammu” in 2nd national IAVNAV conference on nutrition health interaction for optimum livestock production and human welfare, September 2013.
• Awarded best poster presentation on “Molecular characterization and chemotherapeutic management of bovine cryptosporidiosis in Jammu region” in Society for bioinformatics and biological sciences, October, 2017.

No. of Publications

Publications

•  Ganai, A., Yadav, A., Katoch, R., Chakraborty, D., Verma, P.K., Katoch, M., Kumar, A. (2021). Therapeutic efficacy of ethanolic extract of Curcuma longa and its component, curcumin against experimental cryptosporidiosis in mice. Indian Journal of Animal Research. Doi.10.18805/IJAR.B/4708.
• Shah, N.N., Nabi, S., Bashir, S.M., Rather, M.A., Kalwar, Q., Ali, S. I., Sheikh, W.M., Ganai, A. (2021). An update on emerging therapeutics to combat COVID-19. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and toxicology. 129(2): 104-129.
• Ganai, A., Yadav, A., Katoch, R., Godara, R., Borkataki, S. (2020). Epidemiological factors affecting prevalence of Giardia intestinalis infection in Cattle calves of. Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development. 15: 505-511.
• Sood, S., Yadav, A., Katoch, R., Bhagat, M., Sharma, A., Sharma, S., Rehman, S., Verma, P.K., Rajat, Khursheed, A., Ganai, A., Sharma, S. (2019). Oxidative stress and clinico-pathological alterations induced by Cryptosporidium parvum infection in a rat model. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 53, 1431-1435.
• Ganai, A., Yadav, A., Katoch, R., Godara, R. (2019). Prevalence study and analysis of potential risk factors for Cryptosporidium spp. infection in cattle calves of Jammu region. Veterinary Practitioner. 20: 2.
• Godara, R., Parveen, S., Katoch, R., Yadav, A., Katoch, M., Khajuria, J.K., Kaur, D., Ganai, A., Verma, P.K., Khajuria, V., Singh, N.K. (2015). Acaricidal activity of ethanolic extracts of Artemisia absinthium against Hyolomma anatolicum ticks. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 113: 747-754.
• Ganai, A., Yadav, A., Katoch, R., Godara, R., Sood, S., Rastogi, A., Saleem, T., Khursheed, A. (2017). Efficacy of Azithromycin in treatment of Cryptosporidiosis in naturally infected cattle calves. Haryana Veterinarian. 56: 229-231.
• Sood, S., Yadav, A., Katoch, R., Ganai, A., Imtiaz, S. (2018). Hymenolepis nana infection in laboratory rats: A case report. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 6: 1202-1204.
• Godara, R., Parveen, S., Katoch, R., Yadav, A., Katoch, M., Khajuria, J.K., Kaur, D., Ganai, A., Verma, P.K., Khajuria, V., Singh, N.K. (2014).  Acaricidal activity of ethanolic extracts of Artemisia absinthium against Rhipicephalus sanguinus of dogs. Parasitology Research. 65:141-148.
• Ganai, A., Parveen, S., Kaur, D., Katoch, R., Yadav, A., Godara, R., Ahmad, I. (2013). Incidence of Buxtonella sulcata in bovines in R.S Pura, Jammu. Journal of Parasitic Diseases. 39: 446-447.