Профессор Иосинского университета Тиммасеттаппа Типпесвами удостоен премии Zoetis за выдающиеся исследования в ветеринарии

Dr. Thimmasettappa Thippeswamy, an Indian American Iowa State University professor, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Given by Zoetis in cooperation with colleges of veterinary medicine, the annual award recognizes exceptional research, productivity, and the advancement of scientific knowledge by individual faculty members early in their careers. It often highlights breakthroughs in areas such as infectious diseases, translational medicine, antimicrobial resistance, and epidemiology. Read: Kruti Patel Goyal joins New York’s new Business Advisory Council (August 31, 2026) Thippeswamy, the W. Eugene and Linda R. Lloyd Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medicine and professor of biomedical sciences at CVM, has spearheaded transformative initiatives in translational neurotoxicology research, curriculum design and virtual learning technologies, according to a university release. An Iowa State faculty member since 2012, Thippeswamy’s research focuses on the field of epilepsy, and he recently received a NIH U01 award, which is one of the most prestigious translational research funding grants in the United States. He has served as the principal investigator on six National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants on neurotoxicity totaling $6.92 million since 2017. In the classroom, Thippeswamy is an award-winning, student-centered professor of veterinary anatomy. He was selected for the Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teaching Award by students in the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. A year later he received the CVM Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and has also received a Miller Teaching Fellowship from Iowa State University. Read: Indian American researcher joins American Heart Association journal editorial board (August 13, 2026) Thippeswamy says his vision is to advance translational neuroscience, integrate AI in research and teaching, and promote active, technology-driven learning to shape the next generation of scientists and veterinarians, while facilitating institutional growth and global impact in the biomedical sciences. He is a Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society. Thippeswamy earned his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Liverpool and received both a masters and bachelor’s degree from the University of Agriculture Sciences in India. He previously served on the faculty at the University of Liverpool in England.