Dr. Sreekumari ('Sree') Rajeev is a veterinarian who obtained her PhD in the UTCVM Comparative and Experimental Medicine program and was board certified by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists in the areas of Bacteriology and Mycology, Virology, and Immunology as well as the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Anatomic Pathology). She has published extensively in her field, has an excellent record of obtaining extramural funding, and a particularly strong research interest in leptospirosis. She also has a strong record as a diagnostician, particularly in bacteriology, and is an experienced teacher in veterinary curricula. Before coming to UT, she was on the veterinary faculty at University of Florida, Ross University and the University of Georgia, where she served many years as Faculty Section Head for Virology/Serology and Microbiology services at the Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory.