Dr. Raghavendra (Raghu) Amachawadi is an Associate Professor of Food Animal Therapeutics in the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University. Raghu received BVSc (Bachelors in Veterinary Science) degree from India, and MS and Ph.D. from Kansas State University. Dr. Amachawadi’s research focuses on antimicrobials use, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial alternatives in cattle and swine, broadly aimed at developing and evaluating antimicrobial alternatives for liver abscess and bovine respiratory diseases control and to mitigate AMR. He has garnered a total of $14.9 million in extramural funding and generated 134 referred publications, 5 book chapters, 162 published abstracts, and 27 conference proceedings. He has supervised the completion of 4 MS and 2 PhD students, and currently, mentors 4 PhD and 2 MS students. He has provided opportunities for 48 undergraduate and 19 DVM students to conduct research. He has hosted a number of international scholars from Egypt, India and Tanzania to work on AMR research. He has developed and teaches a graduate course on AMR. Dr. Amachawadi resides in Manhattan, KS with his wife, Amoolya, son, Pranav, and daughter, Charvi.