Dr. Arshud Dar PhD
VIDO-InterVac

Dr. Dar joined VIDO-InterVac as a Research Scientist in 2002. He completed his Doctoral degree in veterinary virology from the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining VIDO-InterVac, Dr. Dar worked as a research fellow in number of leading international virology laboratories, including the: Institute of Biotechnology, George August University, Gottingen, Germany; Virology and Immunology Division of German Primate Center, Gottingen, Germany; and The Diagnostics Research Division of Federal Research Institute for Viral Diseases of Animals, Tubingen, Germany. His research expertise includes avian immunology, viral pathogenesis, and development of veterinary diagnostics and vaccines.

Research Interests:

• Molecular basis of avian viral and bacterial pathogenesis and immune modulation
• Development of in ovo and post hatch avian vaccines
• Modulation of avian immune system to harness avian viral and bacterial pathogenesis
• Characterization of in ovo and post hatch immune modulators as an alternative to antibiotics as prophylactic agents and growth promoters in poultry production

Current Projects:

• Innate immune stimulators as alternatives to antibiotics and adjuvants for poultry vaccines
• Prevention of colonization of poultry with Campylobacter jejuni by vaccination
• Vaccine against Inclusion Body Hepatitis Virus (IBHV) infection in chickens
• Vaccines to prevent colonization and infection of poultry by Salmonella enteritidis serovars Enteritidis and Typhimurium