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Dr. Vijay K. Bharti, M.V.Sc., Ph.D.

Dr. Vijay K Bharti (Born on 5th August 1977 in the small village of Bihar, India) is working as Scientist-D & Project Officer at Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), a DRDO Life Science laboratory under Defence ministry, Government of India. Dr. Bharti did his graduation in Veterinary Sciences (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) from UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka during 2002 and thereafter he has started his own private veterinary clinics for a short period, before starting his research career at the College of Veterinary Sciences, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, India in 2003. Later he joined IVRI, Izzatnagar, Bareilly, India for doctorate degree. Dr. Bharti has started working as scientist in ICAR-CIRG, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, where he made significant contributions in the field of environmental physiology and endocrinology during solar eclipse in goat. Subsequently, he left ICAR and joined as Scientist-C in DRDO in 2009.

His post-graduate and doctoral research were on metal toxicity, antidote research, experimental toxicology, stress physiology, and pineal gland research. His research findings have contributed enormously in the areas of high altitude animal health and production, water research, mineral nutrition, and development of nanomaterials for detection and decontamination of pathogens. His current research fields of interest are physiological changes induced by toxic metals and environmental toxicants, identification of stress biomarkers, nano material based therapeutics for detection and decontamination of pathogens, and development of high altitude animal technology for the benefit of the soldiers and civilian population.

He has published more than 65 no. of research articles in international and national peer reviewed journals. Dr. Vijay K Bharti has filled 04 no. of patents and developed 05 no. of technology/products. His works have gotten national and international recognition, and received many awards and was invited by many institute/org. as a resource person for dissipation of expertise among others.