Heather Wilson
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary MicrobiologyResearch Area(s)
- Vaccine design, vaccine formulation and delivery in pigs
Profile
Dr. Heather L. Wilson completed her PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Saskatchewan and joined VIDO as a research scientist in 2006. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the WCVM Department of Veterinary Microbiology.
Research Interests
- Design of mucosal vaccines using non-traditional routes of immunization and/or vaccine formulations
- Determine the regional and age-dependent differences in intestinal permeability to macromolecules and maternal cells
- Establishing vaccine adjuvant mechanisms of action