Jeeri R. Reddy

Jeeri R. Reddy
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Director Research & Development at JN-International, Inc.
Spouse(s)Vara Lakshmi, two children

Jeeri Reddy an American biologist who became an entrepreneur, developing new generation preventive and therapeutic vaccines. He has been an active leader in the field of the biopharmaceutical industry, commercializing diagnostics and vaccines through JN-International Medical Corporation. He is the scientific director and president of the corporation that created the world's first serological rapid tests for Tuberculosis[1] to facilitate acid-fast bacilli microscopy for the identification of smear-positive and negative cases. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV was achieved in South East Asia by the use of rapid tests developed by Reddy in 1999. Reddy through his Corporation donated $173,050 worth of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) for malaria in Zambia[2] and actively participated in the prevention of child deaths due to Malaria infections. Reddy was personally invited by the president, George W. Bush, and First Lady Laura Bush to the White House for Malaria Awareness Day sponsored by US President Malaria Initiative (PMI)[3][4] on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

A notable inexpensive vaccine developed by Reddy is for Meningococcal meningitis for Prevention of Meningitis disease outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa,[5][6][7][8] His main objective is to facilitate affordable biological medicines to the resource poor countries. His leadership on global health matters in Africa and South East Asia is encouraged by former president Bill Clinton through the Clinton Global Initiative.[9] Reddy has been dedicated to the prevention of infectious diseases by promoting public awareness and education about immunization for vaccine-preventable diseases in underdeveloped countries. The people who have helped him to become a business person are his classmates and friends from the school of Microbiology and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He has created jobs in Nebraska, USA, Africa and South East Asia through his company. Prior to forming the corporation by him in 1997, Reddy served as microbiologist, visiting professor and laboratory director at ICRISAT,[10] Kansas State University and Central States Research Center, Oakland, Nebraska. Reddy is an inventor on five U.S. & International (PCT) Patents and publishes Journal articles of its research and technologies in the field of human Infectious Diseases and Neurological Disorders.[1][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Reddy has been a post-doctoral fellow from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas[18] In June 1993, he was awarded by The Society of Phi Zeta of Kansas State University for his research findings of a vaccine against enteric, respiratory and reproductive disease-causing virus.[19] Life sciences contributions at Research Gate:[20]

  1. ^ a b Reddy JR, Kwang J, Lechtenberg KF, Khan NC, Prasad RB, Chengappa MM (January 2002). "An immunochromatographic serological assay for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 25 (1): 21–7. doi:10.1016/S0147-9571(01)00016-9. PMID 11831744.
  2. ^ RAPIDS Malaria Initiative: 2007 Final Report http://www.pepfar.gov
  3. ^ "Home | PMI".
  4. ^ "New Page 15". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  5. ^ Method of producing Meningococcal meningitis vaccine for Neisseria meningitidis serotypes A, C, Y, and W-135 http://www.jn-vaccines.org/US20080020428_1_JN_MENINGITIS_PATENT.pdf
  6. ^ Jeeri R. Reddy and Thiombiano S. Rigobert. Infections à méningocoques Maladies infectious et Africa. West Africa. Med. Bull. 2007
  7. ^ Jeeri R Reddy and Thiombiano S. Rigobert. Infections à méningocoques Maladies infectious et Africa. West Africa. Med. Bull. 2008
  8. ^ Jeeri R. Reddy, Safety and Immunogenicity of Meningococcal Meningitis Quadrivalent (A,C,Y & W-135) Polysaccharide Vaccine "PHASE III MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA" 2008; West African Journal of Medicine (in press)
  9. ^ Clinton Global Initiative: Development and Production of Low-Cost Vaccines, 2006 https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative/commitments/development-and-production-low-cost-vaccines
  10. ^ Reddy, J R and Ahmed, K M and Varma, B K (1988) Bacterial wilt of chickpea caused by Xanthomonas campestris (Pam.) Dowson. International Chickpea Newsletter, 19. pp. 13-15. ISSN 0257-2508 http://oar.icrisat.org/2151/
  11. ^ US patent 7491517, Reddy, Jeeri R., "Method of producing meningococcal meningitis vaccine for Neisseria meningitidis serotypes A,C,Y, and W-135", issued 17 February 2009 
  12. ^ US application 20090252769, Reddy, Jeeri R., "PREVENTIVE AND THERAPEUTIC VACCINE FOR STROKE AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS", published 8 August 2009 
  13. ^ US application 20090175891, Reddy, Jeeri R., "Preventive And Therapeutic Vaccine For Huntington's Disease", published 9 July 2009 
  14. ^ US application 20090162387, Reddy, Jeeri R., "PREVENTIVE AND THERAPEUTIC VACCINE FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE", published 25 June 2009 
  15. ^ REDDY Jeeri. Preventive and therapeutic vaccine for Stroke and Neurological Disorders http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2008121146
  16. ^ Reddy JR, Kwang J, Varthakavi V, Lechtenberg KF, Minocha HC (October 1999). "Semiliki forest virus vector carrying the bovine viral diarrhea virus NS3 (p80) cDNA induced immune responses in mice and expressed BVDV protein in mammalian cells". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 22 (4): 231–46. doi:10.1016/S0147-9571(99)00014-4. PMID 10465327.
  17. ^ Gudlavalleti, Seshu Kumar; Crawford, Erika Nicole; Harder, Jeffery David; Reddy, Jeeri Raghava (2014). "Quantification of each Serogroup Polysaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis A/C/Y/W-135-DT Conjugate Vaccine by High-Performance Anion-Exchange Chromatography-Pulsed Amperometric Detection Analysis". Analytical Chemistry. 86 (11): 5383–90. doi:10.1021/ac5003933. PMID 24810004.
  18. ^ Reddy, J. Raghava; Reddy, A. Purnachandra (1980). "Erysiphe euphorbiae sp. nov. onJatropha gossypifolia L.". Current Microbiology. 4 (2): 95–97. doi:10.1007/BF02602900. S2CID 40290738.
  19. ^ The Society of Phi Zeta Sigma Chapter at Kansas State University: http://www.vet.k-state.edu/research/
  20. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeeri_Reddy/contributions/[full citation needed]