Emily Jenkins BSc (Hon), DVM, PhD
Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, WCVM | Co-lead, One Health Signature Area, University of SaskatchewanProfile
Dr. Emily Jenkins is a professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). Her research takes a One Health approach to diseases that transmit among animals and people via food, water, vectors and the environment.
Dr. Jenkins has graduated over 50 undergraduate research and graduate students and produced over 120 peer-reviewed publications. She co-leads the USask One Health Signature Area, serves as a Canadian representative to the Terrestrial Working Group of the International Arctic Science Committee, and sits on the Canadian Parasitology Expert Panel.
Research areas
- Parasitology
- Zoonotic diseases