Veterinary Microbiology
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
Staff
Lana Abrey Department and Financial Assistant, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Mitch Hesson-Berger Unit Manager, GMP, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Linda Nemeth Department Assistant and Graduate Programs Coordinator, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Melinda Wyshynski GMP Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Associate Members
Suresh Tikoo Associate Member, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
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
Professors Emeriti
Lorne Babiuk Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Henry Tabel Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Graduate Students
