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Raj Gaji, BVSc, MVSc, PhD

Assistant Professor
  • Parasitology
Raj Gaji
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
205 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

PhD, Veterinary Parasitology, 2006
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

MVSc, Animal Biotechnology, 1999
Madras Veterinary College
Chennai, India

BVSc, Veterinary Medicine, 1996
University of Agricultural Sciences
Dharwad, India

  • Molecular parasitology
  • Apicomplexan biology
  • Host-parasite interactions
  • Kinases and signaling

2021–present
Assistant Professor, Parasitology

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2018–2020
Research Assistant Professor

Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

2015–2018
Research Assistant Professor

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

2012–2015
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Parasitology

Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

2006–2012
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Parasitology

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

  • American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists
  • American Society for Microbiology
  • American Heart Association