Suresh Kuchipudi
Huck Chair in Emerging Infectious Diseases; Clinical Associate Professor; Section Head Mammalian Virology & Immunology

- He/Him
- svk11@psu.edu
- 814-863-4436
Research Summary
Diagnostic Virology & Serology -Zoonotic and Emerging Viruses -Negative strand RNA viruses -Avian and Mammalian influenza -Immune responses to viruses -Viral pathogenesis Quantitative-omics approach to virus-host interactions
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Integrative and Biomedical Physiology
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Viruses Coronavirus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Sars Virus Deer Antibodies Animals Chickens Proteins Vaccines Protein Antigens Infection Glass Virus Diseases Ducks Cats Cobalt Nanopores Comorbidity Liposomes Stat3 Transcription Factor Enzymes Cells InfectionsMost Recent Publications
Adaptation-Proof SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Design
Yashavantha L. Vishweshwaraiah, Brianna Hnath, Brendan Rackley, Jian Wang, Abhinay Gontu, Morgan Chandler, Kirill A. Afonin, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Neil Christensen, Neela H. Yennawar, Nikolay V. Dokholyan, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
A longitudinal study of the impact of university student return to campus on the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among the community members
Callum R.K. Arnold, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Sophie Rodriguez, Natalie Rydzak, Catherine M. Herzog, Abhinay Gontu, Nita Bharti, Meg Small, Connie J. Rogers, Margeaux M. Schade, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Vivek Kapur, Andrew F. Read, Matthew J. Ferrari, 2022, Scientific Reports
Transmission history of SARS-CoV-2 in humans and white-tailed deer
Katriina Willgert, Xavier Didelot, Meera Surendran-Nair, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Rachel M. Ruden, Michele Yon, Ruth H. Nissly, Kurt J. Vandegrift, Rahul K. Nelli, Lingling Li, Bhushan M. Jayarao, Nicole Levine, Randall J. Olsen, James J. Davis, James M. Musser, Peter J. Hudson, Vivek Kapur, Andrew J.K. Conlan, 2022, Scientific Reports
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to animals and potential host adaptation
Cedric C.S. Tan, Su Datt Lam, Damien Richard, Christopher J. Owen, Dorothea Berchtold, Christine Orengo, Meera Surendran Nair, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Vivek Kapur, Lucy van Dorp, François Balloux, 2022, Nature Communications
SLIDE: Saliva-Based SARS-CoV-2 Self-Testing with RT-LAMP in a Mobile Device
Zifan Tang, Jiarui Cui, Aneesh Kshirsagar, Tianyi Liu, Michele Yon, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Weihua Guan, 2022, ACS Sensors on p. 2370-2378
Development and Validation of Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detecting Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Cattle, Swine, and Chicken
Abhinay Gontu, Erika A. Marlin, Santhamani Ramasamy, Sabarinath Neerukonda, Gayatri Anil, Jasmine Morgan, Meysoon Quraishi, Chen Chen, Veda Sheersh Boorla, Ruth H. Nissly, Padmaja Jakka, Shubhada K. Chothe, Abirami Ravichandran, Nishitha Kodali, Saranya Amirthalingam, Lindsey Labella, Kathleen Kelly, Pazhanivel Natesan, Allen M. Minns, Randall M. Rossi, Jacob R. Werner, Ernest Hovingh, Scott E. Lindner, Deepanker Tewari, Vivek Kapur, Kurt J. Vandegrift, Costas D. Maranas, Meera Surendran Nair, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, 2022, Viruses
Mitigating the Impact of Emerging Animal Infectious Disease Threats: First Emerging Animal Infectious Diseases Conference (EAIDC) Report
Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Deanna Behring, Ruth Nissly, Shubhada K. Chothe, Abhinay Gontu, Abirami Ravichandran, Ty Butler, 2022, Viruses
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to a 16-year-old domestic cat with comorbidities in Pennsylvania, USA
Deepanker Tewari, Lore Boger, Steven Brady, Julia Livengood, Mary Lea Killian, Meera Surendran Nair, Nagaraja Thirumalapura, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Corey Zellers, Betsy Schroder, Mia Torchetti, Ann Carpenter, Amber Kunkel, Kevin Brightbill, 2022, Veterinary Medicine and Science on p. 899-906
Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer
Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Meera Surendran-Nair, Rachel M. Ruden, Michele Yon, Ruth H. Nissly, Kurt J. Vandegrift, Rahul K. Nelli, Lingling Li, Bhushan M. Jayarao, Costas D. Maranas, Nicole Levine, Katriina Willgert, Andrew J.K. Conlan, Randall J. Olsen, James J. Davis, James M. Musser, Peter John Hudson, Vivek Kapur, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Rapid detection of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by RT-LAMP coupled solid-state nanopores
Zifan Tang, Reza Nouri, Ming Dong, Jianbo Yang, Wallace Greene, Yusheng Zhu, Michele Yon, Meera Surendran Nair, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Weihua Guan, 2022, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
Most-Cited Papers
Cytokines: Key determinants of resistance or disease progression in visceral leishmaniasis: Opportunities for novel diagnostics and immunotherapy
Alti Dayakar, Sambamurthy Chandrasekaran, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Suresh K. Kalangi, 2019, Frontiers in Immunology
Convalescent plasma anti–SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ectodomain and receptor-binding domain IgG correlate with virus neutralization
Eric Salazar, 23 names , Suresh Kuchipudi, Isabella Cattadori, Paul Christensen, Todd Eagar, Xin Yi, Picheng Zhao, Zhicheng Jin, S. Long, Randall Olsen, Jian Chen, Brian Castillo, Christopher Leveque, Dalton Towers, Jason Lavinder, Jimmy Gollihar, Jose Cardona, Gregory Ippolito, Ruth Nissly, Ian Bird, Denver Greenawalt, Randall Rossi, Abhinay Gontu, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Indira Poojary, I Cattadori, Peter J. Hudson, Nicole Josleyn, Laura Prugar, Kathleen Huie, Andrew Herbert, David Bernard, John Dye, Vivek Kapur, James Musser, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation on p. 6728-6738
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection in chickens but not ducks is associated with elevated host immune and pro-inflammatory responses
Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Meenu Tellabati, Sujith Sebastian, Brandon Z. Londt, Christine Jansen, Lonneke Vervelde, Sharon M. Brookes, Ian H. Brown, Stephen P. Dunham, Kin Chow Chang, 2014, Annales de Recherches Veterinaires on p. 118
The Complex Role of STAT3 in Viral Infections
Suresh V. Kuchipudi, 2015, Clinical and Developmental Immunology
SARS-CoV-2 RBD Neutralizing Antibody Induction is Enhanced by Particulate Vaccination
Wei Chiao Huang, Shiqi Zhou, Xuedan He, Kevin Chiem, Moustafa T. Mabrouk, Ruth H. Nissly, Ian M. Bird, Mike Strauss, Suryaprakash Sambhara, Joaquin Ortega, Elizabeth A. Wohlfert, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Bruce A. Davidson, Jonathan F. Lovell, 2020, Advanced Materials on p. e2005637
Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer
Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Meera Surendran-Nair, Rachel M. Ruden, Michele Yon, Ruth H. Nissly, Kurt J. Vandegrift, Rahul K. Nelli, Lingling Li, Bhushan M. Jayarao, Costas D. Maranas, Nicole Levine, Katriina Willgert, Andrew J.K. Conlan, Randall J. Olsen, James J. Davis, James M. Musser, Peter John Hudson, Vivek Kapur, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) mediates Zika virus entry, replication, and egress from host cells
Sujit Pujhari, Marco Brustolin, Vanessa M. Macias, Ruth H. Nissly, Masashi Nomura, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Jason L. Rasgon, 2019, Emerging Microbes and Infections on p. 8-16
Neutralizing Aptamers Block S/RBD-ACE2 Interactions and Prevent Host Cell Infection
Xiaohui Liu, Yi ling Wang, Jacky Wu, Jianjun Qi, Zihua Zeng, Quanyuan Wan, Zhenghu Chen, Pragya Manandhar, Victoria S. Cavener, Nina R. Boyle, Xinping Fu, Eric Salazar, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Vivek Kapur, Xiaoliu Zhang, Michihisa Umetani, Mehmet Sen, Richard C. Willson, Shu hsia Chen, Youli Zu, 2021, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition on p. 10273-10278
Pathogenicity and tissue tropism of infectious bronchitis virus is associated with elevated apoptosis and innate immune responses
Rajesh Chhabra, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Julian Chantrey, Kannan Ganapathy, 2016, Virology on p. 232-241
Molecular Epidemiology of Nontyphoidal Salmonella in Poultry and Poultry Products in India: Implications for Human Health
Sellappan Saravanan, Venketaraman Purushothaman, Thippichettypalayam Ramasamy Gopala Krishna Murthy, Kuppannan Sukumar, Palani Srinivasan, Vasudevan Gowthaman, Mohan Balusamy, Robert Atterbury, Suresh V Kuchipudi, 2015, Indian Journal of Microbiology on p. 319-326
News Articles Featuring Suresh Kuchipudi
Apr 28, 2023
Amid conspiracy theories circulating online, experts confirm COVID vaccines are not in the food supply
Anti-vaccine advocates have for years used foreboding imagery of syringes to paint immunizations as dark and dangerous. But recent vaccine conspiracy theories are casting an air of fear around more mundane things — like cows and lettuce.
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Apr 25, 2023
FACT FOCUS: COVID vaccines are not in the food supply
Anti-vaccine advocates have for years used foreboding imagery of syringes to paint immunizations as dark and dangerous. But recent vaccine conspiracy theories are casting an air of fear around more mundane things — like cows and lettuce.
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Apr 14, 2023
No, farmers aren’t required to vaccinate livestock with mRNA vaccines
Claim: Farmers and ranchers are required to inject livestock with mRNA vaccines.
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Feb 21, 2023
PSU avian expert shares tips to prevent avian influenza
The most recent outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, is entering its second year and businesses across country are still being affected.
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Feb 12, 2023
Deer could be a reservoir of old coronavirus variants, study suggests
The alpha and gamma variants of the coronavirus continued to circulate and evolve in white-tailed deer, even after the variants stopped spreading widely among people, a new study suggests.
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Jan 31, 2023
Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests
Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to new research.
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Nov 08, 2022
Faculty in College of Ag Sciences recognized for research achievements
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences lauded outstanding accomplishments in research during the college’s inaugural Research Awards Ceremony, held Oct. 25 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on the University Park campus.
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Oct 18, 2022
Newly engineered protein could be used to develop adaptation-proof COVID vaccine
A vaccine design approach that could protect against new variants of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — but also potentially protects against other coronaviruses is one step closer to reality as a result of research at Penn State College of Medicine.
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Sep 13, 2022
What are potential animal reservoirs for monkeypox?
While monkeypox has been circulating in Africa for many years, the recent outbreak across the globe has exposed considerable uncertainties about the virus’ transmission.
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Aug 22, 2022
Virus Experts Warn You're Most Likely to Get COVID Like This
The BA.5 subvariant is now responsible for over 88% of COVID-19 cases in the US, scientists warn, making it the most dominant strain.
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