ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
TAMIL NADU VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr Baranidharan G.R. received his basic veterinary degree (1997), Masters (2000) and Ph.D (2015) from Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India. He did a stint of clinical clerkship training in Dog Blood Banking during July 2012 at the Ohio Veterinary Medical Center, Columbus, U.S.A . He established the TANUVAS ANIMAL BLOOD BANK during 2010 and was pivotal preparation, storage and transfusion of dog blood components, fresh frozen plasma, platelet components, packed RBC’s. He identified an Indian native hound breed “Chippiparai” a safe blood donor amongst the indigenous hounds in India and also found the prevalence of dog blood group DEA 1.1 in India. He is the Principal investigator and scientist for • Clinical trials on the efficacy of extracts of Carica papaya leaf extract and Tinaspora cordifolia) in dogs with Thrombocytopenia (2015-16)
• Development of point of care Diagnostic typing modalities for major blood groups and therapeutic canine blood components for critically ill Dogs” (Sc. No. 22256”) ( 2018-21) funded by Unit No. XXII – GOI – DBT TANUVAS (INR 59.67 lacs)
• Molecular characterization of developed novel Platelet lyophilized products and exploration of possible therapeutic applications of Progenitor Stem Cells for Thrombocytopenic Canines and Humans (ICMR code 2018*2956 – TANUVAS -22293) (INR 48.07 Lacs) funded by ICMR .
He is the Co investigator and scientist for Development of lateral flow immunochromatographic test as a point-of-care diagnostic test for Babesia gibsoni and Ehrlichia canis infection in dogs (S.C.No. 22258) (INR 29. 68 lacs) funded by DBT • Diagnosis of Immune Mediated Diseases, Lymphoma and Canine Parasitic Diseases and Establishment of Platelet Banks for Therapy. (Sc. No. 22250”) ( INR 113.368 lacs) funded DBT
His future interests are more in Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carriers , indigenous red blood cell antigens, platelet disorders, thrombocytopenia and anemia research.