Academic Credentials

• B.V.Sc & A.H.
• M.V.Sc.
• Ph.D
  

Teaching appointments

• Teaching Veterinary Microbiology courses to undergraduates and postgraduate students. Specialization in Veterinary Virology and also working on bacteriology, mycology, immunology and microbial biotechnology

Other appointments

• Member of the Board of studies, COVS, RampuraPhul
• Member of the College Academic Affairs Committee, COVS, Rampura Phul
• Member of the college research committee, COVS, RampuraPhul
• Member of the College Disciplinary committee, COVS, RampuraPhul
• Life Member-Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB)
• Life Member-Indian Virological Society (IVS)
• Member-Punjab State Veterinary Council (PSVC)

Area of research

• The research interest is mainly in epidemiological studies on pathogenic viruses and microbes of livestock, poultry and microbes of zoonotic important and the development of diagnostic and prophylactic measures for them.

Research honours awards

• Second Best Poster Presentation Award” in 16 th Kerala Veterinary Science Congress & International Seminar 2024
  
• GADVASU Women Scientist Award: Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology
• Women Scientist-A (WOS-A) fellowship with a research project (2017-2020) of Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
• Consolation prize in quiz competition (PG)- World Immunology Day (2017) at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana
• Institutional Merit Fellowship for Ph.D. (2015-16), GADVASU, Ludhiana
• ICAR-NET
• Third prize in National Technical Writing Contest LYKASUMMIT-2012 by Lyka Exports Limited (Animal Healthcare Division)
• Institutional Fellowship (ICAR) for M.V.Sc (2011-13) at Indian Veterinary Research Institute

No of publications

Research: 10	Extension: 06	Books Chapter: 02	Manuals: 06

Publication

• Sreekala S. M., Singh, G. and N.S. Sharma (2024). Isolation and Identification of Dermatophytes from Animals in the Malwa Region of Punjab: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Advances in Microbiology 24 (12):38-45. https://doi.org/10.9734/jamb/2024/v24i12871.
• Sreekala S. M., Priyanka, Sunil Punia S., and Sharma N.S. (2024). Status of resistance against third-generation Cephalosporins inBacteriologically confirmed clinical Isolates from infectious diseases of Livestock in Bathinda and adjoining Districts of Punjab in 16 thKVSC & International Seminar 2024 on “One Health Approaches for the Prevention and Control of Emerging Zoonoses” by IVA-Kerala & College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala from 8th to 10th November 2024.
• Sreekala S. M. and Kaswan, S (2023). Scope of herbal preparations in the control and treatment of animal diseases especially mastitis.
  
• Ayurveda Physician (Kerala state Govt. Medical Officer’s Association Publisher). 06(05):67-69.
• Sreekala SM, Kaur G, Dwivedi PN 2023. Subclinical circulation of Chicken infectious anaemia virus-A Sero-molecular study. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 29: pp 1-8  
• V Bassessar, S. M. Sreekala, R Ravindran and N.S. Sharma 2023. Current Prospectives on the histopathological and microbiological aspect of Pyometra: A Review. International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry. 8(4) 238-243.
• Sreekala S. M. and Kaswan, S. Strengthening of Ethno-Medicine Use in the Veterinary Sector: Need of the Hour Ayurveda Physician 05(09) 42-45 2023
• Sreekala S M, Gurpreet Kaur and Dwivedi P N (2022). Complete genome sequence analysis of MDCC MSB1 cell adapted Chicken infectious anaemia virus In. Virtual Conference of VIBCON on “Transforming Livestock Economy through Innovations in Immunology and Biotechnology” during February 4-5, 2022, organized by College of Animal Biotechnology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, Punjab
• Sreekala, S. M., Gurpreet, K., & Dwivedi, P. N 2020. Detection and molecular characterization of chicken infectious anaemia virus in young chicks in Punjab region of north-western India. Brazilian journal of microbiology 51(2) 805– 813
• Gurpreet Kaur, Mudit Chandra, Sreekala S Mohandas and PN Dwivedi 2020. Applications of Virus-like Particles in Veterinary. Journal of Microbiology 7 15-19
• Sreekala S. M., Monika T. and Rakhi G. 2018. A Mini-Review on Immunosuppressive Viral Diseases and their Containment Methods at Commercial Poultry Farms. Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology 1(2): 31-36
• Dandotiya Ajay, Kaur Gurpreet, Sreekala S. Mohandas and Dwivedi P. N. 2017. Detection of avian infectious bronchitis virus by RT-PCR and RT-LAMP International Journal of Agriculture Sciences 9 (39) 4594 – 4597
• Sreekala, S. M., Muthuchelvan, D., Pandey A. B., Biswass, S., Negi, K.C., Venkatesan, G., Choudhary, D., Ramakrishnana, M. A. and Mondal, B. 2015. Development of reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of bluetongue viruses. Journal of Virological Methods 222 103– 105
• Sreekala, S.M., Kaswan, S., Nehra, K. and Kumar, A. 2012. Global issue of antimicrobial resistance: A Review. Agricultural Reviews 33 (4): 301-306
  
  Chapters in Book
• Kaswan, S., Chandratre, G.A., Upadhyay, D., Sharma, A., Sreekala, S.M., Badgujar, P.C., Panda, P. and Ruchay, A. 2024.Applications of sensors in livestock management. In: Engineering Applications in Livestock Production by Tarafdar A., Pandey A., Gaur G. K ., Singh M. and Pandey H. O. (Eds.) pp: 63-84. Academic Press & Elsevier Production. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0 323983853.00004-9
• P N Dwivedi, Gurpreet Kaur, Sreekala S. Mohandas (2019). An overview on Chicken infectious anaemia virus in the book “Recent Trends in poultry production” International Books & Periodical Supply Service.4.