Gopiram is a Medical Microbiologist and faculty member at the Department of Microbiology at Amrit Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (Former Research Associate/Lab Manager at Department of Infection and Immunology, KRIBS). His research interests focus on infectious diseases, tropical diseases, and immunology, with particular emphasis on host–pathogen interactions and emerging viral infections. He has extensive research experience on the Dengue virus, HIV, SARS-CoV-2, and antimicrobial resistance in WHO priority pathogens. Engaging this research, his team investigated seroprevalence, genetic diversity, and immune mechanisms and developed the Enzyme-Linked Immunospot (ELISpot) Assay and the Focus Reduction Neutralization Test (FRNT) Assay. Currently, he is working on “One Health” approach to strengthen evidence-based strategies for the prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases in resource limited setting.
