Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Research Mentors

Interprovincial Undergraduate Student Summer Research Program
Listing of WCVM research mentors

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

Shannon Beazley
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

shannon.beazley@usask.ca

John Campbell
Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

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Claire Card
Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

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

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Al Chicoine
Associate 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

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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David Janz
Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences

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

murray.jelinski@usask.ca

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Emily Jenkins
Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology (on sabbatical)

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Adelaine Leung
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences

Sabbatical July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025

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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

Daniel MacPhee
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences

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Arata Matsuyama
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Monique Mayer
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

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

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Dylan Olver
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences

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Tony Ruzzini
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology

acr753@mail.usask.ca

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 | Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

Elemir Simko
Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Jaswant Singh
Associate Dean, Academic Excellence and Innovation, CGPS | 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

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

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Maarten J. Voordouw
Associate Professor, Acting Graduate Chair, Department of Veterinary Microbiology

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

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

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

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Michael Wu
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences