Devendra Shah
Dr. Shah’s research on food-borne and waterborne bacterial diseases and avian infectious diseases may transform our understanding of the activities of infectious organisms.
His research examines three areas:
- molecular pathogenesis (the mechanism by which disease originates at the molecular level)
- control of infectious bacterial agents that significantly affect veterinary and public health
- host immune responses to infectious bacterial organisms
Dr. Shah is particularly interested in the control of zoonotic bacterial agents—those that can be transmitted from animals to humans—such as Salmonella and Campylobacter. Using comparative genomics and proteomic approaches, he directly compares pathogenic strains, or those that cause disease, to non-pathogenic strains to characterize the differences between organisms. Dr. Shah’s long-term goal is to identify diagnostic markers and potential therapeutic options such as improved vaccines or strategies for controlling infectious agents.
Dr. Shah is an assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology and the School for Global Animal Health.