Dr. Jobin Jose Kattoor is a veterinary virologist, microbiologist, and translational researcher with expertise in infectious diseases, molecular virology, viral genomics, and molecular diagnostics. Originally from Kerala, India, he earned his BVSc & AH from Kerala Agricultural University and completed both his Master's degree and PhD in Veterinary Virology at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI).
Prior to pursuing a research career, Dr. Kattoor worked as a field veterinarian in India, providing clinical and preventive healthcare services for livestock and companion animals. This experience fostered his appreciation for the practical challenges of disease diagnosis and control and continues to inform his translational research approach.
His professional experiences at Purdue University and the University of Pittsburgh have focused on advancing the detection, surveillance, and understanding of infectious diseases affecting animal and public health. Dr. Kattoor has extensive experience in next-generation sequencing technologies, including Ion Torrent, Illumina, and Oxford Nanopore platforms, and has applied these tools to pathogen discovery, genomic characterization, and molecular surveillance of viral diseases.
His research interests include viral pathogenesis, virus-host interactions, translational virology, and oncolytic virotherapy. He has also utilized pseudovirus-based systems for serological surveillance and immune response studies involving SARS-CoV-2 variants and Influenza A and D viruses, with a strong interest in expanding the use of these low-biohazard platforms for studying a wide range of viral pathogens.
Dr. Kattoor is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM), board-certified in Virology and Immunology. He shares his passion for science with his spouse, a veterinarian with a PhD in Veterinary Pathology and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) specializing in Virology. Together, they are raising their son, who is excited to begin middle school after the summer. Outside of science, Dr. Kattoor enjoys singing Indian music, following a wide variety of sports, and playing competitive badminton.
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