Dr. Raghavendra Amachawadi receives prestigious achievement award at national meeting
Dr. Raghavendra Amachawadi, associate professor of food animal therapeutics in the Department of Clinical Sciences was selected for the 2025 Early Career Achievement Award sponsored by the American Society of Animal Science Foundation. It was presented at the recently concluded annual meeting in Hollywood, Florida.
As part of the award tradition, Dr. Amachawadi was invited to give a lecture. He spoke about “Antimicrobial alternatives in swine and cattle production systems: Do they contribute to or mitigate antimicrobial resistance?” in the Animal Health session on July 9.
"I am honored and humbled to be the 2025 recipient of the Early Career Achievement Award,” Dr. Amachawadi said. “This prestigious recognition is profoundly meaningful to me, as it reflects the research I have been privileged to pursue. I am sincerely grateful for the support and encouragement I’ve received from mentors, colleagues, and peers along the way. This award encourages me to continue striving to contribute meaningfully to research and scholarship, and to pay it forward by supporting and mentoring the next generation of animal scientists through graduate student mentorship and teaching."
“The ASAS Early Career Achievement Award is a well-deserved honor for Dr. Amachawadi,” said Interim Dean Dr. Elizabeth Davis. “He has been extremely productive as an instructor and researcher, as well as an effective mentor for student researchers. His work is highly impactful for the livestock industry, and he is a fantastic representative for the college and university.”
Drs. Elizabeth Davis and Jim Carpenter congratulate Dr. Amachawadi on being chosen for the Early Career Achievement Award.
Dr. Amachawadi received BVSc (Bachelors in Veterinary Science) degree from India, and MS and Ph.D. from Kansas State University. His research focuses on antimicrobials use, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial alternatives in cattle and swine, broadly aimed at developing and evaluating antimicrobial alternatives for liver abscess and bovine respiratory diseases control and to mitigate AMR.
Dr. Amachawadi has garnered a total of $14.9 million in extramural funding and generated 134 referred publications, 5 book chapters, 162 published abstracts, and 27 conference proceedings. He has supervised the completion of 4 MS and 2 PhD students, and currently, mentors 4 PhD and 2 MS students. He has provided opportunities for 48 undergraduate and 19 DVM students to conduct research. Dr. Amachawadi has hosted a number of international scholars from Egypt, India and Tanzania to work on AMR research. He has developed and teaches a graduate course on AMR.