Achievements
Awards / Recognitions
1. Received the DST-DFG Award for participation in 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, in Germany dedicated to Physiology and Medicine from 25 - 30 June 2023.Nominated by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
2. Recipient of the Murray Fowler International Scholarship Award ($2000 and a citation) given by the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) for contributions to research in wildlife medicine.
3. Received financial support from the Brazilian National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP) for participating in the 71st International Veterinary Students' Association (IVSA) Congress held at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo (FMVZ-USP), São Paulo, Brazil as invited speaker.
4. Recipient of scholarship from the International Science Council (ISC) to participate in the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress held virtually in Brisbane, Australia, from June 12-15, 2021.
5. Recipient of Highly Cited Researcher™ 2022 recognition from Clarivate Analytics™ for becoming the most influential researchers who have been most frequently cited over the last decade. One among the 6,938 researchers selected worldwide and 25 individuals selected from India.
6. Recipient of the Top-Cited Scientist 2021 recognition given by Stanford University(United States of America) according to the database of top-cited scientists based on citation data (Scopus). Available at: https://doi.org/10.17632/btchxktzyw.4
7. Received First prize in the review article writing competition organized by the Indian Veterinary Association and Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from 24th April to 10th June 2021.
8. Received First prize in clinical case competition (Surgery Discipline) organized by the Referral Veterinary Polyclinic and Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, ICAR-IVRI on World Veterinary Day, April 27, 2019.
9. Received Third prize in case presentation for companion animal medicine undergraduate category at the 9th Clinical Case Conference on Farm and Companion Animal Practice for Veterinary Students organized by Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS).
10. Received Merit-cum-Means Scholarship (2012-2018) from Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India for pursuing BVSc & AH (Duration - 5 Years)
11. Best Article Award (First prize) for paper authored by Sivaprasad MS, Sharun K, Jisna KS. SARS-CoV-2 in Animals: Neglected Transmission Route of COVID-19? during International Webinar on ‘Human-Animal-Environment Interface: Recent Approaches for Containing the Global Zoonotic Burden’, organized by Meat Technology Unit, KVASU, IVA, and Association of Meat Scientists & Technologists from 6-8th July, 2020.
12. Best Paper Award for paper authored by Amitha Banu S, Kumar R, Sharun K, Maiti SK, Pawde AM, Amarpal. Surgical management of compound distal fracture of humerus in a white dove (Columba livia domestica). National Seminar on "Environmental protection for improving animal and human health", organized by Indian Veterinary Association and Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from 8-10 May, 2020.
13. Received Best Review Paper Award 2020 from ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute for the paper Dhama K, Sharun K, Tiwari R, Sircar S, Bhat S, Malik YS, Singh KP, Chaicumpa W, Bonilla-Aldana DK, Rodriguez-Morales AJ. Coronavirus Disease 2019-COVID-19. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2020 Jun 24;33(4):e00028-20. (Impact Factor: 50.13)
14. Received Third prize in the Quiz Competition on ‘Safe food for healthy living’ organized on the occasion of world food safety day 2021 by Meat Technology Unit, Mannuthy, School of Zoonoses, Public Health and Pathobiology, KVASU, Association of Food Scientists & Technologists and ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) on 7th June 2021.
15. Co-authored the paper that received Second prize for oral presentation (Anandu S, Sharun K, M. Sankar) in Veterinary Helminthology session titled Corneal opacity secondary to equine ocular setariasis: A review of five cases during International Conference on "Insights into the Diagnosis and Control of Parasitic Diseases for Enhanced Livestock Production", organized by Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from 7-8th December, 2020.
16. Institute Merit Fellowship (2020-2023) from Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Veterinary Research Institute for pursuing PhD. (Veterinary Surgery and Radiology) (Duration - 3 Years)
17. Institute Merit Fellowship (2018-2020) from Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Veterinary Research Institute for pursuing MVSc. (Veterinary Surgery and Radiology) (Duration - 2 Years)
Best paper / Presentation award
1. Anandu S, Sharun K, Sankar M. Corneal opacity secondary to equine ocular setariasis: A review of five cases. International Conference on "Insights into the Diagnosis and Control of Parasitic Diseases foe Enhanced Livestock Production", organized by Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from 7-8th December, 2020.
2. Sivaprasad MS, Sharun K, Jisna KS. SARS-CoV-2 in Animals: Neglected Transmission Route of COVID-19? International Webinar on ‘Human-Animal-Environment Interface: Recent Approaches for Containing the Global Zoonotic Burden’, organized by Meat Technology Unit, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Indian Veterinary Association, and Association of Meat Scientists & Technologists from 6-8th July, 2020.
3. Amitha Banu S, Kumar R, Sharun K, Maiti SK, Pawde AM, Amarpal. Surgical management of compound distal fracture of humerus in a white dove (Columba livia domestica). National Seminar on "Environmental protection for improving animal and human health", organized by Indian Veterinary Association and Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from 8-10th May, 2020.
Trainings attended
1. Seven-day High-End Workshop (Karyashala) on Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Veterinary Regenerative Medicine sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir) from November 28 to December 5, 2022.
2. Seven-day training on Animal Stem Cell Technology and Its Application sponsored by Niche Area of Excellence (NAE), Education Division, ICAR, New Delhi and organized by Division of Surgery, ICAR-IVRI from 12-17 September, 2022.
3. Six-day National Level Online Training Programme on “An Update on Clinical Pharmacology and Forensic Toxicology” organized by Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary College, Bidar from 08-13 February, 2021.
4. Five-day training programme on “Advances in Reproductive Health Management in Canine” organized by DBT-GADVASU Canine Research Centre and Network Project at Division of Animal Reproduction, ICAR-IVRI from February 08-12, 2021.
5. Five-day Vocational Training on “Advance Diagnostic Techniques in Livestock & Pets” organized by Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, CVSAH, Junagadh Agricultural University under the patronage of Institutional Development Plan-ICAR, New Delhi & World Bank on 4th-8th January, 2021.
6. Three-day training programme on “Chemical Residue Analysis” organized under ICAR-NAHEP-CAAST Project entitled “Centre of Excellence for Advanced Research on Animal Food Safety”, during 4-6 May, 2021.
7. Four-day training programme on "Basics of Small Animal Laparoscopy" (online mode) organized by Laparoscopy training Centre (RKVY) unit of Department of Surgery & Radiology, Mumbai Veterinary College from 24-27 May, 2020.
8. Seven-day training programme on “Preclinical studies in biomedical research and regenerative medicine” organized by Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, from 24-30 August, 2020.
9. Two-day training on Updates in Canine Soft Tissue Surgery and An Evidence Based Clinical Approach to the Diseases of Exotic Pets and Fishes organized by Companion Animal Practitioners Association, Kerala (CAPAK) from 16-17 February, 2019.
10. Two-day training programme on current trends in diagnosis and management of canine renal disorders with special reference to intermittent haemodialysis organized by Indian Veterinary Association (IVA), Kerala from 6-7 June, 2018.
11. One-day training programme on Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinarians organized by Indian Veterinary Association (IVA), Kerala on 19 September, 2018.
12. One-day training programme on the Basics of Veterinary Clinical Ophthalmology organized by Small Animal Veterinary Association, Kerala (SAVAK) on 25 March, 2018.
13. One day training on Small Animal Dermatology, Fluid Therapy, Drug of Choices for different disease conditions organized by Companion Animal Practitioners Association, Kerala (CAPAK) on 27 May, 2018.
14. One day training on Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Management organized by Companion Animal Practitioners Association, Kerala (CAPAK) on 29 April, 2018.
15. One day training programme on small animal clinical neurology and hands-on training in canine abdominal ultrasound organized by Companion Animal Practitioners Association, Kerala (CAPAK) on 23 February, 2018.
16. One day training programme on Ultrasonography in Pet Practice organized by Indian Society for Advancement of Canine Practice (ISACP) on 28 February, 2019.
17. One day training programme on Industry-Academia interface for entrepreneurship and skill development in vaccines and diagnostics organized under CAAST subproject Advanced Centre for Livestock Health (ACLH) on 23 August, 2019.