Susantha Gomis

Goonewardene, K., Ahmed, K.A., Gunawardana, T., Popowich, S., Kurukulasuriya, S., Karunarathna, R., Gupta, A., Ayalew, L.E., Lockerbie, B., Foldvari, M., Tikoo, S., Willson, P., Gomis, S.  2020.  Mucosal delivery of CpG-ODN mimicking bacterial DNA via the intrapulmonary route induces systemic antimicrobial immune responses in neonatal chicks.  Scientific Reports, 10(1): 5343.  https://www.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61683-y

Gunawardana, T., Ahmed, K.A., Goonewardene, K., Popowich, S., Kurukulasuriya, S., Karunarathana, R., Ayalew, L.E., Gupta, A., Lockerbie, B., Foldvari, M., Tikoo, S.K., Willson, P., Gomis, S.  2020.  CpG-ODN induces a dose-dependent enrichment of immunological niches in the spleen and lungs of neonatal chicks that correlates with the protective immunity against Escherichia coli.  Journal of Immunology Research, 2704728.  https://www.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2704728

Hughes, C., Struthers, S., Shynkaruk, T., Gomis, S., Gupta, A., Schwean-Lardner, K.  2020.  Research Note: Beak morphology of infrared beak–treated laying hens and its impact on production and welfare.  Poultry Science, 99(3): 1395-1399.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2019.11.003

Karunarathna, R., Ahmed, K.A., Liu, M., Yu, C., Popowich, S., Goonewardene, K., Gunawardana, T., Kurukulasuriya, S., Gupta, A., Ayalew, L.E., Willson, P., Ngeleka, M., Gomis, S.  2020.  Non-viable chicken embryos: an overlooked niche harbouring a significant source of multidrug resistant bacteria in the poultry production.  International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine, 8(1): 9-17.  https://www.doi.org/10.1080/23144599.2019.1698145

Beaulac, K., Classen, H.L., Gomis, S., Sakamoto, K.S., Crowe, T.G., Schwean-Lardner, K.  2019.  The effects of stocking density on turkey tom performance and environment to 16 weeks of age.  Poultry Science, 98(7): 2846-2857.  https://www.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez087

Garg, R., Latimer, L., Gomis, S., Gerdts, V., Potter, A., van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk, S.  2019.  Maternal vaccination with a novel chimeric glycoprotein formulated with a polymer-based adjuvant provides protection from human parainfluenza virus type 3 in newborn lambs.  Antiviral Research, 162: 54-60.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2018.12.010

Gunawardana, T., Ahmed, K.A., Goonewardene, K., Popowich, S., Kurukulasuriya, S., Karunarathna, R., Gupta, A., Lockerbie, B., Foldvari, M., Tikoo, S.K., Willson, P., Gomis, S.  2019.  Synthetic CpG-ODN rapidly enriches immune compartments in neonatal chicks to induce protective immunity against bacterial infections.  Scientific Reports, 9(1): 341.  https://www.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36588-6

Struthers, S., Classen, H.L., Gomis, S., Crowe, T.G., Schwean-Lardner, K.  2019.  The impact of beak tissue sloughing and beak shape variation on the behavior and welfare of infrared beak-treated layer pullets and hens.  Poultry Science, 98(10): 4269-4281.  https://www.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez274

Struthers, S., Classen, H.L., Gomis, S., Schwean-Lardner, K.  2019.  The effect of beak tissue sloughing and post-treatment beak shape on the productivity of infrared beak-treated layer pullets and hens.  Poultry Science, 98(9): 3637-3646.  https://www.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez230

Struthers, S., Gupta, A., Gomis, S., Herwig, E., Schwean-Lardner, K.  2019.  Understanding how infrared beak treatment affects the beak tissue and the healing response of brown and white feathered layer pullets.  Animals, 9(9): 665.  https://www.doi.org/10.3390/ani9090665

Tomporowski, J., Heer, J.M., Allan, B., Gomis, S., Aich, P.  2019.  Carbon nanotubes significantly enhance the biological activity of CpG ODN in chickens.  International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 561: 135-147.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.02.040

Abdul-Cader, M.S., Amarasinghe, A., Palomino-Tapia, V., Ahmed-Hassan, H., Bakhtawar, K., Nagy, E., Sharif, S., Gomis, S., Abdul-Careem, M.F.  2018.  In ovo CpG DNA delivery increases innate and adaptive immune cells in respiratory, gastrointestinal and immune systems post-hatch correlating with lower infectious laryngotracheitis virus infection.  PLoS ONE, 13(3): e0193964.  https://www.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193964

Amarasinghe, A., Abdul-Cader, M.S., Almatrouk, Z., van der Meer, F., Cork, S.C., Gomis, S., Abdul-Careem, M.F.  2018.  Induction of innate host responses characterized by production of interleukin (IL)-1β and recruitment of macrophages to the respiratory tract of chickens following infection with infectious bronchitis virus (IBV).  Veterinary Microbiology, 215: 1-10.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.01.001

Amarasinghe, A., De Silva Senapathi, U., Abdul-Cader, M.S., Popowich, S., Marshall, F., Cork, S.C., Van Der Meer, F., Gomis, S., Abdul-Careem, M.F.  2018.  Comparative features of infections of two Massachusetts (Mass) infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) variants isolated from Western Canadian layer flocks.  BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1): 391.  https://www.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1720-9

Amarasinghe, A., Popowich, S., Senapathi, U.S., Abdul-Cader, M.S., Marshall, F., van der Meer, F., Cork, S.C., Gomis, S., Abdul-Careem, M.F.  2018.  Shell-less egg syndrome (SES) widespread in western Canadian layer operations is linked to a Massachusetts (Mass) type infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolate.  Viruses, 10(8): 437.  https://www.doi.org/10.3390/v10080437

Gupta, A., Popowich, S., Ojkic, D., Kurukulasuriya, S., Chow-Lockerbie, B., Gunawardana, T., Goonewardene, K., Karunarathna, R., Ayalew, L.E., Ahmed, K.A., Tikoo, S.K., Willson, P., Gomis, S.  2018.  Inactivated and live bivalent fowl adenovirus (FAdV8b + FAdV11) breeder vaccines provide broad-spectrum protection in chicks against inclusion body hepatitis (IBH).  Vaccine, 36(5): 744-750.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.12.047

Popowich, S., Gupta, A., Chow-Lockerbie, B., Ayalew, L., Ambrose, N., Ojkic, D., Gunawardana, T., Kurukulasuriya, S., Willson, P., Tikoo, S.K., Gomis, S.  2018.  Broad spectrum protection of broiler chickens against inclusion body hepatitis by immunizing their broiler breeder parents with a bivalent live fowl adenovirus vaccine.  Research in Veterinary Science, 118: 262-269.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2018.03.003

Senapathi, U.D.S., Abdul-Cader, M.S., Amarasinghe, A., van Marle, G., Czub, M., Gomis, S., Abdul-Careem, M.F.  2018.  The in ovo delivery of CpG oligonucleotides protects against infectious bronchitis with the recruitment of immune cells into the respiratory tract of chickens.  Viruses, 10(11): 635.  https://www.doi.org/10.3390/v10110635

Amarasinghe, A., Abdul-Cader, M.S., Nazir, S., De Silva Senapathi, U., Van Der Meer, F., Cork, S.C., Gomis, S., Abdul-Careem, M.F.  2017.  Infectious bronchitis corona virus establishes productive infection in avian macrophages interfering with selected antimicrobial functions.  PLoS ONE, 12(8): e0181801.  https://www.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181801

Ayalew, L.E., Gupta, A., Fricke, J., Ahmed, K.A., Popowich, S., Lockerbie, B., Tikoo, S.K., Ojkic, D., Gomis, S.  2017.  Phenotypic, genotypic and antigenic characterization of emerging avian reoviruses isolated from clinical cases of arthritis in broilers in Saskatchewan, Canada.  Scientific Reports, 7(1): 3565.  https://www.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02743-8

Calderon-Nieva, D., Goonewardene, K.B., Gomis, S., Foldvari, M.  2017.  Veterinary vaccine nanotechnology: pulmonary and nasal delivery in livestock animals.  Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 7(4): 558-570.  https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s13346-017-0400-9

Goonewardene, K.B., Popowich, S., Gunawardana, T., Gupta, A., Kurukulasuriya, S., Karunarathna, R., Chow-Lockerbie, B., Ahmed, K.A., Tikoo, S.K., Foldvari, M., Willson, P., Gomis, S.  2017.  Intrapulmonary delivery of CpG-ODN microdroplets provides protection against Escherichia coli septicemia in neonatal broiler chickens.  Avian Diseases, 61(4): 503-511.  https://www.doi.org/10.1637/11684-060617-Reg.1

Gupta, A., Ahmed, K.A., Ayalew, L.E., Popowich, S., Kurukulasuriya, S., Goonewardene, K., Gunawardana, T., Karunarathna, R., Ojkic, D., Tikoo, S.K., Willson, P., Gomis, S.  2017.  Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of virus-like particles and recombinant fiber proteins in broiler-breeder vaccination against fowl adenovirus (FAdV)-8b.  Vaccine, 35(20): 2716-2722.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.03.075

Karunarathna, R., Popowich, S., Wawryk, M., Chow-Lockerbie, B., Ahmed, K.A., Yu, C., Liu, M., Goonewardene, K., Gunawardana, T., Kurukulasuriya, S., Gupta, A., Willson, P., Ambrose, N., Ngeleka, M., Gomis, S.  2017.  Increased incidence of enterococcal infection in nonviable broiler chicken embryos in western Canadian hatcheries as detected by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry.  Avian Diseases, 61(4): 472-480.  https://www.doi.org/10.1637/11678-052317-Reg.1

Kautzman, M.E., Hogan, N.S., Gomis, S.M., Brown, K.S., Wickstrom, M.L.  2017.  Using near infrared transmittance to generate sorted fractions of Fusarium-infected wheat and their immunological impact on broiler chickens.  Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 97(4): 689-700.  https://www.doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2016-0181

Kurukulasuriya, S., Ahmed, K.A., Ojkic, D., Gunawardana, T., Goonewardene, K., Gupta, A., Chow-Lockerbie, B., Popowich, S., Willson, P., Tikoo, S.K., Gomis, S.  2017.  Modified live infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) vaccine delays infection of neonatal broiler chickens with variant IBDV compared to turkey herpesvirus (HVT)-IBDV vectored vaccine.  Vaccine, 35(6): 882-888.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.01.005

Leis, M.L., Dodd, M.-M.U., Starrak, G., Vermette, C.J., Gomis, S., Bauer, B.S., Sandmeyer, L.S., Schwean-Lardner, K., Classen, H.L., Grahn, B.H.  2017.  Effect of prolonged photoperiod on ocular tissues of domestic turkeys.  Veterinary Ophthalmology, 20(3): 232-241.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vop.12395

Kurukulsuriya, S., Ahmed, K.A., Ojkic, D., Gunawardana, T., Gupta, A., Goonewardene, K., Karunaratne, R., Popowich, S., Willson, P., Tikoo, S.K., Gomis, S.  2016.  Circulating strains of variant infectious bursal disease virus may pose a challenge for antibiotic-free chicken farming in Canada.  Research in Veterinary Science, 108: 54-59.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.08.002

Martinez, E.C., Garg, R., Shrivastava, P., Gomis, S., van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk, S.  2016.  Intranasal treatment with a novel immunomodulator mediates innate immune protection against lethal pneumonia virus of mice.  Antiviral Research, 135: 108-119.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2016.10.008

Shrivastava, P., Sarkar, I., Atanley, E., Gomis, S., van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk, S.  2016.  IL-12p40 gene-deficient BALB/c mice exhibit lower weight loss, reduced lung pathology and decreased sensitization to allergen in response to infection with pneumonia virus of mice.  Virology, 497: 1-10.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2016.06.020

Vermette, C., Schwean-Lardner, K., Gomis, S., Crowe, T.G., Classen, H.L.  2016.  The impact of graded levels of daylength on Turkey productivity to eighteen weeks of age.  Poultry Science, 95(5): 985-993.  https://www.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pew060

Vermette, C., Schwean-Lardner, K., Gomis, S., Grahn, B.H., Crowe, T.G., Classen, H.L.  2016.  The impact of graded levels of day length on turkey health and behavior to 18 weeks of age.  Poultry Science, 95(6): 1223-1237.  https://www.doi.org/10.3382/ps/pew078

Zachar, T., Popowich, S., Goodhope, B., Knezacek, T., Ojkic, D., Willson, P., Ahmed, K.A., Gomis, S.  2016.  A 5-year study of the incidence and economic impact of variant infectious bursal disease viruses on broiler production in Saskatchewan, Canada.  Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 80(4): 255-261.

Shrivastava, P., Atanley, E., Sarkar, I., Watkiss, E., Gomis, S., van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk, S. 2015.  Blunted inflammatory and mucosal IgA responses to pneumonia virus of mice in C57BL/6 neonates are correlated to reduced protective immunity upon re-infection as elderly mice.  Virology, 485: 233-243.  https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2015.07.019

Amini, K., Zachar, T., Popowich, S., Knezacek, T., Goodhope, B., Willson, P., Gomis, S.  2015.  Association of increased rate of condemnation of broiler carcasses due to hepatic abnormalities with immunosuppressive diseases in the broiler chicken industry in Saskatchewan.  Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 79(4): 261-267. 

Gunawardana T., Foldvari, M., Zachar, T., Popowich, S., Chow-Lockerbie, B., Ivanova, M.V., Tikoo, S., Kurukulasuriya, S., Willson, P., Gomis, S.  2015.  Protection of neonatal broiler chickens following in ovo injection of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) formulated with carbon nanotubes or liposomes.  Avian Diseases, 59(1): 31-37.  https://doi.org/10.1637/10832-032814-Reg