Scientific Officer

Dr. Pradip Chaudhari

Scientific Officer 'H'

Honors and Recognitions

• Brigadier SK Mazumdar OrationAward of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (India) 2020 in recognition of excellent academic and research contribution in the field of Nuclear Medicine and the related disciplines during 52nd Annual Conference of the Society of Nuclear Medicine-India (SNMICON) held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, India (December 11-13, 2020), 2020

• Ad-hoc Specialist of AAALAC International (USA) to promote humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs. (2nd Term), 2020-2024

• Tata Education and Development TrustTravel fellowship for visiting Flint Animal Cancer Centre, Colorado State University, USA (October 1-12, 2018), 2018

• Ad-hoc Specialist of AAALAC International (USA) to promote humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs, 2017-2020

• Visiting Faculty - Mumbai University, Mumbai, 2010-2015

• Adjunct Faculty - Dept of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine Centre, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai, 2007

• Spokesperson DAE VISION 2020 (DAE Collective Vision for The Future) Radioisotopes and Nuclear Technology Applications in Animal Health and Production (April 14, 2004), 2004

• BOYSCAST Fellowship – of Department of Science and Technology to conduct research work at Frederic Joliot-Curie National Research Institute of Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Dept. of Applied Radioisotopes, Budapest, Hungary, 2001-2002

• Young Surgeon Award of the Indian Society of Veterinary Surgery for research paper entitled ‘Radionuclide bone scan: Sensitive tool for diagnosis and management of canine bone disorders’ at 22nd Congress of ISVS, Bhubaneshwar, (November 1998), 1998

• Young Scientist Award - of Indian Society for Nuclear Technology in Animal Sciences for research paper entitled “Beginning of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine in India: First experience”, 1998

• Junior Research Fellowship - National Dairy Development Board (NDDB, Anand), 1992-1994 

Research Interests

• Translational Radiopharmaceutical Research
• Multimodality preclinical imaging (microPET/SPECT and CT) for rodent models
• Comparative oncology dealing with spontaneous cancer in pet animals
• Veterinary Oncology and nuclear medicine
• Diagnostic and therapeutic and radiopharmaceutical  development
• Preclinical Radiotherapy
• Animal model development for various disease conditions such as cancer, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, bone metastasis, osteoporosis, hepatic shut, inflammation, diabetes, renal hypertension
• Nuclear medicine image based analysis and quantitation

Achievements / Awards / Honors:

• VISTA 2022 - Venus International Science and Technology Award for distinguished researcher in veterinary oncology (2022)
• Member - Committee Constituted by Veterinary Council of India for framing of regulations on laboratory animals under the purview of Minimum Standards of Veterinary Practice Regulations. (2022)
• Member - Sub-Committee for Large Animal Research protocol constituted by CPCSEA. (2021-2023)
• Member - CPCSEA (Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision on Experiments on Animals) is a statutory Committee of Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D) constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960. (2021-2023)
• Brigadier SK Mazumdar Oration of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (India) 2020 in recognition of excellent academic and research contribution in the field of Nuclear Medicine and the related disciplines during 52nd Annual Conference of the Society of Nuclear Medicine-India (SNMICON) held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, India (December 11-13, 2020)
• Tata Education and Development Trust Travel fellowship for visiting Flint Animal Cancer Centre, Colorado State University (October 1-12, 2018) 
• Ad-hoc Specialist of AAALAC International, USA to promote humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs. (June 2017 – June 2020)
• Fellow of Indian College of Nuclear Medicine (FICNM) (2017)
• BOYSCAST fellowship (Better Opportunities for Young Scientist in Chosen Areas of Science and Technology) of Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, to perform research and gain experience at Dept. of Applied Radioisotopes, Frederic Joliot-Curie National Research Institute of Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Budapest, Hungary (Feb 2001- Feb 2002)
• Young Scientist Award of Indian Society for Nuclear Technology in Animal Sciences for research paper entitled “Beginning of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine in India: First experience” (1998)
• Young Surgeon Award of the Indian Society of Veterinary Surgery for research paper entitled ‘Radionuclide bone scan: Sensitive tool for diagnosis and management of canine bone disorders’ at 22nd Congress of ISVS, Bhubaneshwar, (November 1998)
• Best Paper Award for research paper entitled ‘Effective Counter Measures To Curtail Radio strontium Uptake By Bone - A Preliminary Report’ at 23rd Annual Conference of The Indian Association For Radiation Protection, Gurunanakdev University, Amritsar, Punjab (February 19-21, 1997)
• Best Article Award for research paper entitled ‘Effects of gamma irradiation and heat treatment of oocysts of E. tenella’ published in Indian J. Vet. Parasitology, 10 (2):179-184, 1996
• Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth Merit Scholarship during 1988-1990 for outstanding performance during the entire academic session
• Junior Research Fellowship on a project of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB, Anand) titled “Epidemiology of gastrointestinal helminthes of dairy cattle in agro-climatic conditions of Bombay region” (1992-1994)