Dr. Saminathan M., M.V.Sc., Ph.D (Veterinary Pathology) is working as a Senior Scientist in the Division of Virology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Nainital (Distt.), Uttarakhand, India. He obtained his M.V.Sc and Ph.D degrees from ICAR-IVRI, Deemed University in 2013 and 2018, respectively, and a B.V.Sc & A.H from Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) in 2010. He is an ICMR-DHR International Fellow at the Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He possesses 9 years and 10 months of research and teaching experience. He has handled six research projects as PI and 10 as Co-PI. He has done research on the Bluetongue virus (BTV), Rabies virus, Canine adenovirus, and triple-negative mammary cancer. Dr. Saminathan has published more than 327 publications [78 research and 36 review articles, 103 abstracts, 13 books/book chapters (Springer), etc]. He has received more than 10 awards, including the Prof. S. Ramachandran Memorial Award, Dr. Ram Raksha Kiran Shukla Award, Dr. C.M. Singh Memorial Award, Dr. Balwant Singh Memorial Young Scientist Award, Dr. Patri Rama Rao Memorial Award, and Certificate of Outstanding Reviewer by Elsevier journals. He has been actively serving as an Editor, Editorial Board Member, and Reviewer in various journals (Elsevier, Springer, BioMed Central, Frontiers, MDPI, etc.).