Trushenkumar Shah

Hometown: Gujarat, India

Advisor: Dr. Abhinav Upadhyay


Education

DVM, Anand Agricultural University, 2013

MVSc, Junagadh Agricultural University, 2015

About

Trushen is an PhD student working in Dr. Abhinav Upadhyay’s Lab. He is a Veterinarian & Toxicologist from India specializing in Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology. After completing his Master’s degree, Trushen worked as attending veterinarian & toxicologist in AAALAC accredited pharmaceutical industries and he has more than 5 years of experience to perform safety studies as per OECD guidelines. Currently, he is working on USDA-NIFA grant to control Salmonella Enteritidis in Broiler chickens by using different plant derived compounds by using nanotechnology-based interventions. Trushen’s research interests are food safety, microbiology, poultry gut health, host microbiome, pharmacokinetics and nanotechnology. In his leisure time, he likes to listen music and read newspapers.

Courses Taught (TA)

Trushenkumar Shah
Contact Information
Emailtrushenkumar.shah@uconn.edu