Dr. Nagendra Nath Barman earned B.V.Sc & A.H (1984), M.V.Sc in Veterinary Microbiology (1987) and Ph.D in Veterinary Microbiology (1997) from College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India. He is currently Professor & Head, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Guwahati, India. He has more than 35 years of experience in teaching and research. His work in the area of microbiology, particularly in swine pathogens has resulted in more than 100 publications in national and international journals. He has guided 16 M.V.Sc and 5 Ph.D students. He has received several Awards and Honors which includes German Academic Exchange Service Fellowship, Overseas Associateship of DBT, Best Teacher Award by AAU, Fellow of National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (India). He has been invited as expert/resource person and delivered numerous lectures and presented papers in different forum. He has handled several research project as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI. His major research interests include virology, molecular epidemiology, diagnostics and vaccines.