Meet the Team
From Left: Isha Agrawal, Hamidreza Sodagari, Dr. Csaba Varga, Setyo Yudhanto, Rima Shrestha
Csaba Varga, DVM, M.Sc, Ph.D, DACVPM
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
cvarga@illinois.edu
Ph.D., Population Medicine, Epidemiology, University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College, Canada
M.Sc. Population Medicine, Epidemiology, University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College, Canada
M.Sc. Applied Veterinary Epidemiology, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Romania
DVM, Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Romania
Rima Shrestha, BVSc & AH, MSc, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Rima is a veterinary epidemiologist trained in molecular epidemiology, One Health, disease preparedness and surveillance, and antimicrobial resistance. Currently, she is involved in identifying the associations among antimicrobial use, practices, and the development of antimicrobial resistance in enteric bacteria of poultry.
Hamidreza Sodagari, DVM, PhD
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Hamid is a veterinary epidemiologist. His research focus areas include veterinary public health, food safety epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance of foodborne pathogens. Currently, he is working on identifying the associations between antimicrobial use, antimicrobial resistance, and the development of antimicrobial resistance in enteric bacteria of poultry.
Setyo Yudhanto, BVSc & AH, MV.Sc
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Setyo is a “Fulbright Scholar” and a Ph.D. student in the Pathobiology Department, College of Veterinary Medicine. His research interests are the epidemiology of infectious diseases, spatial analysis, and antimicrobial resistance. His current research is to assess antimicrobial resistance in companion animals with the aim of reducing treatment failures and the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Isha Agrawal, BVSc&AH
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Isha is a Ph.D. student in the Pathobiology Department, College of Veterinary Medicine, UIUC. Her research interests involve infectious disease epidemiology, spatial analysis, and disease prevention and control. She is currently working on assessing and improving biosecurity knowledge and practices among Illinois swine producers and veterinarians.