Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Research Mentors

Interprovincial Undergraduate Student Summer Research Program
Listing of WCVM research mentors

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Gregg Adams
Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Gurpreet Aulakh
Fedoruk Chair in Imaging Science | Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM, University of Saskatchewan


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Shannon Beazley
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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John Campbell
Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences


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Claire Card
Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences


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Anthony (Tony) Carr
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Al Chicoine
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Kristen Conn
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology


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Kevin Cosford
Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Dinesh Dadarwal
Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences


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Susan Detmer
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology


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Ryan Dickinson
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

On sabbatical leave - July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.


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Trisha Dowling
Professor Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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John Ellis
Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology


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Tasha Epp
Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences


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Maud Ferrari
Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Susantha Gomis
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology


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John Harding
Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences


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Janet Hill
Professor and Department Head, Department of Veterinary Microbiology


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Ali Honaramooz
Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Murray Jelinski
Alberta Chair in Beef Cattle Health and Production Medicine | Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences


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Emily Jenkins
Professor, Graduate Chair, Department of Veterinary Microbiology


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Adelaine Leung
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Candace Lowe
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Karen Machin
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences | Resident, Animal Behaviour


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Daniel MacPhee
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Arata Matsuyama
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Monique Mayer
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Julia Montgomery
Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM, University of Saskatchewan


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Gillian Muir
Dean, WCVM | Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, WCVM, University of Saskatchewan


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Dylan Olver
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Tony Ruzzini
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology


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Lynne Sandmeyer
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Small Animal Clinical Head, VMC


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Yolande Seddon
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare | Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences


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Elemir Simko
Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology


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Jaswant Singh
Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Elisabeth Snead
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Catherine Soos
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology


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Sally Sukut
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Behzad Toosi
Allard Research Chair in Oncology | Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Suraj Unniappan
Centennial Enhancement Chair | Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Maarten J. Voordouw
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology


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Cheryl Waldner
NSERC/BCRC Industrial Research Chair in One Health and Production-Limiting Diseases | Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences


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Lynn Weber
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, WCVM | Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences


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Bruce Wobeser
Interim Associate Dean, Academic, Dean's Office | Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology


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Sarah Wood
WCVM Research Chair in Pollinator Health | Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology


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Michael Wu
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences