Awards & Recognitions

Member of International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) on Birnaviridae and Picobirnaviridae study group and a managing committee member of World Society for Virology (USA).

Serving as Secretary-Elect (2020-2022) for the World Society for Virology (USA).

Elected as “Fellow Indian Association of Veterinary Public Health Specialists (IAVPHS-2018)”

Recognized as member International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) on Birnaviridae and Picobirnaviridae Study Group

Elected as “Fellow of Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology 2017 (ISVIB-2017)”

Elected as “Fellow National Academy of Biological Sciences-FNABS 2017”

Elected as “Fellow Academy for Environment and Life Sciences-FAELS 2015”

Elected as “Fellow Society of Applied Biotechnology-FSAB 2015”

Elected as “Fellow International Science Congress Association-FISCA2015”

Elected as “Fellow Indian Virology Society-FIVS 2014”

Membership (2010) of National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (NAVS).

Associateship (2010) of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS).

Senior Research Fellowship (1997-2000) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) New Delhi for Doctorate studies in Veterinary Microbiology (1997-2000) for development of molecular approaches for the detection of bluetongue virus.

Junior Research Fellowship (1995-1997) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) New Delhi for Master’s research in Veterinary Microbiology (1995-1997).

Merit scholarship and Honors certificate for best consecutive academic record during Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Sciences.

Awarded with “Certificate of Appreciation” by the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar for publishing highest impact factor publication for the year 2018-19.

Awarded with “FM Burnett Award” for the team research work done on “Evolutionary epidemiology of emerging enteric viruses in wildlife animals and their relationship to human strains” by Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology & Biotechnology (ISVIB) during the XXV Annual Convention and National Conference VIBCON-2018 held at ICAR–National Research Centre on Mithun, Medziphema, Dimapur, Nagaland from 13th to 15th December 2018.

Received “Travel Grant Award” from Department of Science and Technology under ITS scheme for attending the 13th International Double – Stranded RNA Virus Symposium held at KU Leuven, Houffalize, Belgium from 24-28 September 2018.

Received “Travel Grant Award” from KU Leuven University for attending the 13th International Double – Stranded RNA Virus Symposium at Houffalize, Belgium from 24-28 September 2018.

Awarded with “Eminent Scientist Award” for the work done in the field of Agriculture and Allied Sciences by Samagra Vikas Welfare Society during the “International Seminar on Agriculture & Food for Inclusive Growth and Development” held at CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow from 14-15 January 2017.

Awarded with Mid-career Award (2015) of Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB) for the research work “Whole genome analysis of bovine rotavirus strains carrying novel genomic constellation with evidence of multispecies reassortment” during XXII Annual Convention and National Symposium of ISVIB held at ICAR National Research Centre on Equines, during 17-19 December, 2015.

ICAR National Fellow Award for research project (2014-2019) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the field of Animal Sciences.

Prof. PK Uppal Promising Young Scientist Award (2013) of Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Speciliasts in Infectious Diseases (IAVMI) for the research work “Development of Innovative Diagnostic Approaches and Genetic analysis of Viruses Associated with Gastrointestinal Infections in Bovine, Porcine and Poultry in India” presented during XXVII National Symposium of IAVMI held at Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow (India) from December 13-15, 2013.

Young Scientist Award (2010) of Uttarakhand State Science & Technology in the field of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. Presented at 5th Uttarakhand State Science & Technology Congress held at Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 12th November 2010.

Jawaharlal Nehru Award (2001) for Outstanding Post Graduate Agricultural Research (2001-02) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the field of Animal Biotechnology.

Young Scientist Award (2000) of Association of Microbiologists of India for best research work in Veterinary/Medical field. Presented at 41st National Conference of the Association of Microbiologists of India held at Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Awarded with “Dr SP Singh Best Research Paper Award” for the research paper “G and P typing of bovine group A rotaviruses isolated from Northern and Central Indian, published in Journal of Veterinary Public Health, 2016, Vol 41(1): 1-6 at XVI Annual Symposium of IAVPHS & National Conference on “Challenges and Opportunities for Tackling Veterinary Public Health Issues at the Human Animal and Environment Interface” held at Department of Veterinary Public Health, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur from 26-27th February 2019.

Awarded with best poster award during Asian Regional Conference on Goats organized by Amity University, Jaipur, India from 22-26 October 2018 for research work by S. Sircar, S. Shanmuganathan, JJ Kattoor, P. Kumar, R. Singh, K. Dhama, RK Singh, and YS Malik on “Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus in caprine population, India” in the technical session “Goat Health Management and Welfare”.

Awarded with best poster award (3rd) of Indian Virology Society for research work by Deol P, Kattoor J.J, Sircar S, Saurabh S, Dhama K, Batra M, Singh RK and Malik YS on “Molecular detection and genetic analysis of structural and non-structural genes of species D rotavirus from chicken in India”. In: INTERVIROCON – 2018 on “Global Viral Epidemics: A Challenging Threat” Organized by Indian Virological Society and PGIMER, Chandigarh, India from 12-14 November 2018 (Abstract No. APP12, Page 71).

Awarded with best poster award of Indian Virology Society for research work by S. Sircar, A.K. Verma, J.K. Kala, A.B. Joshi, H.C Chauhan, B.S. Chandel, S.K. Mohapatra and Malik YS on “Genome segment 2 encoded RNA polymerase gene based characterization of camelid origin picobirnaviruses, India”. In: XXVI National Conference of Indian Virological Society on “Viruses to Viromes in Health and Disease”, organized by the Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, from 7-9 December, 2017. (AVPP-21, page 174).

Awarded with Savithree Jibachch Sinha Best Poster Presentation Award for work on “Gut pathology of enteric calves and experimental rotavirus group A infection in suckling mice” to G. Kashyap, YS Malik, P. Kumar, M. Sahoo, Rahul Singh, S. Sircar and R. Singh during the Annual Conference of Indian Association Veterinary Pathologists held at Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidhyalaya, Anjora, Durg (CG) held between 9-11 November 2016.

Awarded with best poster award for “Virus like particles (VLPs) as vaccine for FMD” presented by S.A. Bhat, P. Saravanan, S. Nandi, V. Gupta, Y.S. Malik, P. Sharma and V.K. Gupta during National Workshop held on “Current Trends and Future Research Challenges in Vaccines and Adjuvants” organized at Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India during 19‐20 November 2015.

Awarded with best poster award of Indian Virology Society for research work by Jobin Jose Kattoor, Kuldeep Sharma, Naveen Kumar, Shubhankar Sircar, Sharad Saurabh, Raj Kumar Singh and Yashpal Singh Malik on “Structural analysis of important genes of an Indian isolate of avian rotavirus D”. In: Indian Virological Society (IVS) XXIV National Conference (VIROCON-2015) on “Transboundary Viral Diseases Under One Health: Perspectives & Challenges” organized by the Department of Microbiology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong Meghalaya, from 8-10 October 2015 (abstract no. PV-17, page 245).

Best paper award 2013 by the Executive Board of International Journal “Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences” for the paper published in Volume 1 Issue 1 of 2013 on Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Bovine Rotavirus Isolates (G6 Genotypes) from India (Authored by : YS Malik, N. Kumar, K. Sharma, A.A. Haq, A. Kumar, M. Prasad) Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 1 (1): 41 – 43, 2013.

Best paper award 2013 by the Executive Board of International Journal “Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences” for the paper published in Volume 1 Issue 4 of 2013 on Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Rotavirus Strains Associated with Acute Gastroenteritis in Bovine, Porcine, Poultry and Human Population of Madhya Pradesh, Central India, 2004–2008 (Authored by: YS Malik, N. Kumar, K. Sharma, R. Sharma, H. B. Kumar, A. Kusumakar, S. Kumari, S. Shukla, KM Chandrashekar) Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 1 (4): 111 – 115.

Awarded with best poster award of Indian Virology Society for research work “Host-Virus Adaptation and Evolutionary Analysis of Rotavirus Serogroups of Avian Origin Based on Codon Usage Patterns” to J.J. Kattoor, Y.S. Malik, K. Sharma, A.K. Tiwari and R.K. Singh. Presented during “XXII National Conference on Recent Trends in Virology Research in the Omics Era” held at TNAU, Coimbatore, TN from 18-20 December 2014.

Awarded with best paper award of Society of Veterinary Science and Biotechnology for research work “G and P types of bovine group A rotavirus in Mathura region” to Tripati Singh, Rashmi Singh, AP Singh, Rajesh Nigam, YS Malik and Minakshi Prasad. Presented during 2nd Annual meeting of Society of Veterinary Science and Biotechnology on “Biotechnological approaches to challenges in animal health and production” held at Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, DUVASU, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh from 6-7th March 2014.

Best Research Paper Oral Presentation Award (2013) on “Evolutionary analysis of emerging enteric picobirnaviruses in bovine population of India” during XXVII National Symposium of Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Speciliasts in Infectious Diseases, on “Productivity enhancement through Improved Animal Health and Nutrition” held at Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow (India) during December 13-15, 2013.

Best Research Paper Poster Presentation Award (2013) on “Sequence and phylogenetic characterization of emerging group D rotaviruses from chicken, India, 2012-2013” during XXVII National Symposium of Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Speciliasts in Infectious Diseases, on “Productivity enhancement through Improved Animal Health and Nutrition” held at Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow (India) during December 13-15, 2013.

Best Research Paper Oral Presentation Award (2011) in Animal Virology category of Indian Virological Society (IVS) during the XX National Conference on “Managing Emerging and Re-emerging Plant, Animal, Human and Aquatic Viral Diseases: One Health Perspective” held at National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE), Hisar-125001, Haryana from 29-31 December, 2011.

Best Research Paper Award (2000) of Association of Microbiologists of India in Veterinary/Medical section, presented at 41st National Conference of the Association of Microbiologists of India held at Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur, Rajasthan.