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Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Lynn Weber Professor and Acting Head, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Effect of environmental influences, primarily toxicants and nutritional factors, on the cardiovascular system
Faculty
Gregg Adams Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Reproductive biology
Barry Blakley Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary toxicology
Al Chicoine Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Maud Ferrari Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): How biotic and abiotic factors (both natural or from anthropogenic origins) affect predator-prey interactions
John Giesy Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Environmental toxicology
Ali Honaramooz Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Reproductive biology and technology
David Janz Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Interactions between physiological control and environmental alteration of developmental and reproductive processes in vertebrates
Adelaine Leung Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Neurobiology, human genetics, molecular biology
Matthew Loewen Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Developing an in-depth knowledge of the movement of chloride across cells lining the airway
Karen Machin Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Stress physiology and endocrinology in waterfowl and pain and analgesia in non-mammalian species
Daniel MacPhee Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Placental development, regulation of uterine function during pregnancy, cell-extracellular environment signalling, stress protein signalling
Gillian Muir Interim Dean, WCVM | Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Functional recovery after nervous system injury or disease.
Dylan Olver Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Integrative and interventional physiology, vascular adaptations to environmental stressors (i.e., metabolic derangement, hormonal status, physical inactivity, structured exercise training etc.)
Jaswant Singh Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Use of the bovine model of maternal reproductive aging for the study of ovarian function in humans
Suraj Unniappan Professor & Centennial Enhancement Chair, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Comparative endocrinology, metabolism, growth, reproduction, diabetes, obesity, endocrine disorders
Lynn Weber Professor and Acting Head, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Effect of environmental influences, primarily toxicants and nutritional factors, on the cardiovascular system
Mark Wickstrom Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Effects of toxins on immune function and DNA integrity in terrestrial wildlife and livestock
Michael Wu Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Environmental Toxicology, Molecular Genetics, Stress Biology, Aging
Staff
Brent Bobick Anatomy Lab Director, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
John Ching Physiology and Histology Lab Co-ordinator, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Susan Cook WCVM Building Manager | Research Assistant/Technician, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Cheryl Hack Administrative Assistant, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Krista Larson Clerical Assistant, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Cindy Pollard Graduate Programs Co-ordinator, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Stacy Trainor Clerical Assistant, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Kim Tran Technician, Endocrine Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Nicole Wood Physiology/Anatomy Technician, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Professors Emeriti
Linda Heibert Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Cardiovascular research
Norman Rawlings Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Adjunct Professors
Jennifer Adolphe Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Companion animal nutrition
Muhammad Anzar Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Cryopreservation of mammalian gametes and tissues, and gamete biology
Fernanda Caminha Faustino Dias Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Reproductive health
Carl Lessard Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences/Curator for the Canadian Animal Genetic Resource/Research Scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Research Area(s): Animal conservation, genetics, cryopreservation and animal regeneration
Baljit Singh Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences/ Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicince, University of Calgary
Research Area(s): Cell and molecular biology of lung inflammation