Gaurav is a Principal Specialist at Clinvet SD in the study management team, one of the leading contract research organizations under the Clinglobal system in the US. He serves as lead support to a Principal Specialist: Study Management as needed studies. This position is responsible for monitoring animal health status, performing and coordinating study events, and reviewing and approving study documentation as necessary throughout the study. This position will have group leader responsibilities, assist other study investigators, and support staff as required. Gaurav has received a BVSc & AH from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, and a Master's in veterinary preventive medicine from Iowa State University (ISU). After BVSc, he worked for two years in the animal industry in Nepal. He has received his Ph.D. from Dr. JQ Zhang's laboratory at ISU VDL. Gaurav's Ph.D. training was focused on diagnosing and researching veterinary viruses, particularly in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRSV). He has received more than 15 awards, including the Research Excellence Award, J. Lindsay Oaks Best Student Molecular Biology Award, the Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine, and the first position in the Roy Schultz Graduate Student Scholarship Award. He has published more than 17 peer-reviewed articles, leading/corresponding to 8 of them. He has published over 36 proceeding papers and presented at many conferences.