T.G.
NAGARAJA
University Distinguished Professor of diagnostic medicine/pathobiology
T.G.
Nagaraja joined K-State's animal sciences faculty in 1980 and transferred to the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. His research has focused on microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract, particularly of the rumen of cattle in relation to health and disease. He has done extensive research on feed additives and on ruminal digestive diseases of feedlot cattle, such as acidosis, bloat and liver abscesses. Nagaraja leads a team of researchers studying the ecology of E. coli 0157, a major human food-borne pathogen, in cattle for the past decade with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and animal heath companies. The team also is working on developing and testing intervention strategies to reduce E. coli O157 in cattle presented for slaughter.
Nagaraja received the 2001 Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence from the College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a member of the American Society for Microbiology, Anaerobe Society of the Americas, American Society of Animal Science, American Dairy Science Association, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Zeta and an honorary diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiology. He was named a University Distinguished Professor in 2008.
A veterinarian from India, he received his master's in veterinary microbiology in 1975 and his bachelor's in veterinary science in 1970, both from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. He earned a doctorate in microbiology from K-State's Division of Biology in 1979.
Nagaraja can be contacted at 785-532-1214 or via e-mail at tnagaraj@vet.k-state.edu.
Pronouncer: Nagaraja is Nah-guh-rah-juh