Dr. Nelli has been working as an assistant professor in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Iowa State University (Ames, IA, USA) since 2020. He graduated from Acharya NG Range Agricultural University (BVSc & AH) in 2005. He completed post-graduate studies at the University of Glasgow (MVM, 2007) and the University of Nottingham (PhD, 2013). He is interested in evaluating innate/adaptive immune responses towards influenza and coronaviral infections, particularly on mucosal immunity. He has developed 3D cell culture systems (air–liquid interface respiratory cells and intestinal mini-guts) in different veterinary species (white-tailed deer, elk, bat, pig, cattle, horses, and cats). His lab provides high-volume testing services for real-time PCR assays (5000 assays), gene expression assays, xeno-pig PCR services, complex multi-color flow cytometry assays (96-well plate services), and cytotoxicity assay services in animal species. He is an active member of The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS), The American Association of Immunologists (AAI), and the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD).