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Faculty Detail

Dr. R S Sethi

Designation: Professor
Contact Address:Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Biotechnology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141004
Telephone :
Mobile: +91-9872309908
Email:[email protected], [email protected]

Academic Credentials

• B.V.Sc. & A.H.: PAU, Ludhiana
• M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Anatomy): PAU, Ludhiana
• Ph.D. (Veterinary Anatomy): PAU, Ludhiana

Teaching and Other Appointments

• Dean, College of Animal Biotechnology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana (16-05-2025 onwards)
• Additional Director, Research, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana (24-03-2022 onwards)
• Dean, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana (21-07-2022 to 08-09-2022; 15-11-2022 onwards)
• Head of the Department, Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Biotechnology, GADVASU, Ludhiana (13-07-2018 to 24-03-2022).
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2016 onwards)
• Visiting Fellow, FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand (Dec 2-14, 2022).
• Visiting Scientist, University of Saskatchewan, Canada (October 16 to November 12, 2023).

Other Appointments

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

Area of Research Interests

• Pulmonary Immune-modulations and Lung Inflammation, Point of care diagnostics

Ongoing Projects

Research Honour’s /Awards

• Fellow, National Academy of Veterinary Science.
• Fellow, Indian Society of Veterinary immunology and Biotechnology.
• Fellow, Society for Immunology and Immunopathology.
• Fellow, Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists.
• Eminent Veterinarian Award-2023 by SAARC Regional Veterinary Association 
• Best Veterinarian -Punjab Award 2022 by The Indian Veterinary Association. 
• Anatomists of the Year-2021 Award by Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists. 
• Best Research Publication Award 2022 by COABT, Feb 27, 2022.
• Best Teacher Award 2018-19 by GADVASU, Ludhiana

No. of Publications

Publications

• Kaur J, Mohan M, Singh B, Sethi RS, Narang D, Kaur S and Mukhopadhyay CS. 2025. In-Vitro Transcriptomic Profiling of Indigenous Gaddi vis-à vis Exotic Labrador Dogs: Insights from Systems Biology. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 12: 1489905; https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1489905
• Chaudhary S, Kumar B. V. S. Malik· Y P S, Deka D and Sethi RS. 2025. Development of an E2 Protein Based Lateral Flow Assay as a Point?of?Care Test for the Diagnosis of Classical Swine Fever. Indian Journal of Microbiology https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-025-01471-2 
• Pandit A, Shah SM, Shah RA, Qureshi S, Sethi RS, Bhat F, Malik A, Parray O, Yaqoob H and Saleem M. 2025. Regulatory T cells in bovine fertility: Current understanding and future prospects. Animal Reproduction Science  272: 107655; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2024.107655 
• Sharma P and Sethi RS. 2024. In Vivo Exposure of Deltamethrin Dysregulates the NFAT Signalling Pathway and Induces Lung Damage. Journal of Toxicology. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5261994  
• Shaikh NI and Sethi RS. 2023. Impairment of apoptosis pathway via Apaf1 downregulation during chlorpyrifos and/or cypermethrin induced lung damage. Animal Biotechnology 34 (3): 738-745 doi: 10.1080/10495398.2021.1981918. 
• Singh S, Hundal JS, Patra A, Sethi RS and Sharma A. 2022. A composite polyphenol-rich extract improved growth performance, ruminal fermentation, and immunity, while decreasing methanogenesis and excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus in growing buffaloes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29: 24757–24773 doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-17674-1.
• Thomas AM, Singh H, Panwar H, Sethi RS and Singh NK 2022. Duplex real?time PCR methods for molecular detection and characterization of canine tick?borne haemoparasites from Punjab state, India. Molecular Biology Reports 49: 4451–4459 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-022-07286-4
• Bal SS, Leishangthem GD, Sethi RS and Singh A. 2022. P-coumaric acid ameliorates fipronil induced liver injury in mice through attenuation of structural changes, oxidative stress and inflammation. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 180: 104997 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.104997
• Pandher U, Kirychuk S, Schneberger D, Thompson B, Aulakh G, Sethi RS, Singh B. 2022. Lung inflammation from repeated exposure to LPS and Glyphosate. Cell and Tissue Research 386: 637–648  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-021-03531-7
• Holeyappa SA, Kaur A, Bansal N, Ansal MD, Patil JG, Thammegowda NB, Kaur V, Sethi RS. 2022. Biomarker assisted assessment of aquatic health using the cosmopolitan common carp, Cyprinus carpio (L): A case study of Bisphenol-A exposures. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29: 14206–18 doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16778-y
  

• Pandit A and Sethi RS (Eds). 2022. Endotoxins and their Importance. Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA. ISBN: 978-1-68507-839-3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/XDYQ9654 
• Sethi RS. 2019. Figure contributions to the Avian Anatomy chapter. In Dyce, Sack and Wensings Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, 5th edition; Editor Baljit Singh.  ISBN: 9780323442596
• Pandit A and Sethi RS (Eds). 2022. Endotoxins and their Importance. Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA. ISBN: 978-1-68507-839-3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/XDYQ9654 
• Sethi RS. 2019. Figure contributions to the Avian Anatomy chapter. In Dyce, Sack and Wensings Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, 5th edition; Editor Baljit Singh.  ISBN: 9780323442596