Dr. V. Bhanu Rekha graduated in veterinary science in 1995 from Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and was honored with six university gold medals. She did her Master's degree from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly in 1997 and is a recipient of ICAR junior research fellowship. She did her Post graduate diploma in zoonoses and Ph.D in veterinary Public Health from MVC, TANUVAS in 2013. Dr. V. Bhanu Rekha is associated with teaching and research in Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Pondicherry since 1999 and at present she is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research. She has published several research publications in international and national journals/conference proceedings and received various awards to her credit. She has done research in the areas of listeriosis, tuberculosis, food pathogens and several other zoonotic diseases.