Ajai Lawrence D'silva earned an MVSc in Animal Biotechnology in 2014 and a PhD in Animal Biotechnology from the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI). He is currently a Postdoctoral Scientist at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, USA. His work in the field of Animal Biotechnology has resulted in numerous publications, presentations, and contributions to the scientific community. He holds memberships in the Indian Veterinary Association and has received recognition through Institutional Fellowships and the Cowles Fellowship. His research interests include RT-qPCR, reverse genetic systems, cell culture techniques, cloning, virus isolation, virus titration, flow cytometry, whole genome sequencing and analysis, SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, immunoprecipitation, RNA pull-down assays, as well as biocontainment training in BSL-2 and BSL-3+ levels.