Nisha Duggal, PhD

PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2012
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

BS, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2005
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

• Emerging arboviruses
• Virus transmission and pathogenesis
• Host-virus co-evolution
• Zika virus sexual transmission

2023–present
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2018–2023
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2012–2017
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Division of Vector-borne Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fort Collins, CO

• American Society for Virology
• American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

• Nisha Duggal's publications on PubMed

• CVM Outstanding Mentor, 2023
• FLSI Junior Fellow Award, 2022
• CDC NCEZID Honor Award for Zika virus epidemic response, 2017
• CDC Division of Vector-borne Diseases Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014
• APHL Emerging Infectious Diseases Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2012
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2008