Prof. S N Sharma, B.Sc., M.V.Sc., Ph.D., held the positions of Professor of Virology and Head, Department of Veterinary Microbiology of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Pubjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He was earlier teacher and researcher at the Veterinary Colleges at Mhow and Jabalpur of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Agricultural University.