Our Faculty
Veterinary Microbiology
Janet Hill Department Head and Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Molecular microbiology, microbial ecology, infectious disease
Faculty
Kristen Conn Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Virology, virus-cell interactions, and molecular virology
John Ellis Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Vaccine safety and efficacy
Volker Gerdts Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Vaccinology and immunology
Janet Hill Department Head and Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Molecular microbiology, microbial ecology, infectious disease
Emily Jenkins Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Parasitology, zoonotic diseases
Vikram Misra Acting Department Head, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Acting Graduate Chair and Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Virology and molecular biology
Andrew Potter Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Bacterial pathogenesis, vaccinology
Joseph Rubin Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Antimicrobial resistance
Tony Ruzzini Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Microbe-host interactions: molecules in symbiosis and pathogenesis, Plasmid-encoded biosynthetic gene clusters, bacterially produced small molecules
Craig Stephen Executive Director, National Office, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
Research Area(s): Wildlife health, disease surveillance
Maarten J. Voordouw Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Host-parasite interactions, ecology of vector-borne diseases
Adjunct Professors
Jeffrey Chen Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Mycobacterial virulence factors, tuberculosis host-pathogen interactions and aerobiology
Caroline Frey Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Zoonotic and food- or water-borne parasites
Dale Godson Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Virology and immunology
Uladzimir Karniychuk Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
Wolfgang Koester Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Bacterial pathogens in animals, food and water safety, virulence mechanisms of pathogenic bacteria and host-pathogen interactions
Qiang Liu Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Virology, virus-host interactions, signal transduction, regulation of gene transcription, translational control, post-translational modification
Musangu Ngeleka Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Pathogenesis of bacterial infections in livestock and poultry
Jose Perez-Casal Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Mycoplasma diseases in cattle and bison, Mycoplasma bovis experimental challenge models, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Novel vaccine development
Heather Wilson Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Vaccinology and immunology of veterinary species
Alexander Zakhartchouk Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Development of novel vaccines for swine diseases
Yan Zhou Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Molecular biology, pathogenesis and vaccine development of influenza virus
Associate Members
Suresh Tikoo Associate Member, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Professors Emeriti
Lorne Babiuk Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
