Prof. Jay Reddy received a Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences (BVSc) from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, in 1985, a Master of Veterinary Science (MVSc) in Veterinary Medicine from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India, in 1990, and a Ph.D. degree in Porcine Immunology from Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in 1998. He is a Professor at School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA. His long-term interests are the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development of human autoimmune diseases.