Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Adams received his Veterinary degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1982 and began his career in private practice. While studying at the University of Wisconsin, he became a boarded member of the American College of Theriogenologists and earned a PhD in reproductive physiology/endocrinology. Dr. Adams joined the University of Saskatchewan in 1991 and has pioneered the One Health movement with colleagues across campus to develop an innovative reproductive research program. He has garnered over $25 million in research grant funding, published over 200 scientific papers, and has ...

University of Alberta

Lorne Babiuk is a professor in the Faculty of ALES at the U of A. Previously he was the Vice President Research @ the U of A and the CEO/Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the U of Sask. He is a world leader in vaccinologyas applied to both animals and humans. Throughout his career he has combined molecular biology, immunology, and whole animal studies to acquire a better understanding of disease processes. He has published over 500 manuscripts and has 42 patents.

Professor (Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases), University of Calgary

Herman Barkema is an internationally recognized epidemiologist whose work spans animal and human health. The primary goal of his research is to ensure a safe and sustainable food supply through control of infectious diseases in cattle. He is Professor of Epidemiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Infectious Diseases of Dairy Cattle, and a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine. He has led several national and international research initiatives. Currently, he leads the Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease ...

Prof. & Uni. Research Leadership Chair, University of Guelph

Dorothee Bienzle is a highly accomplished Veterinary Pathologist. She made seminal research contributions delineating the host response to viral infection and asthma in cats and horses, respectively; both with strong cross-species human health relevance. Her research accomplishments generated more than 160 peer-reviewed publications and were recognized with a Canada Research Chair (tier II) in Veterinary Pathology. Over 50 undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral trainees and visiting scientists were advised by Dr. Bienzle. Throughout, she maintains highest competency in the discipline, ...

Professor, Atlantic Vet College, University of Prince Edward Island

Dr. Côté is a veterinary cardiologist whose distinctions involve teaching and learning, clinical communication, and interspecies comparative medicine. Dr. Côté’s clinical and classroom teaching have garnered multiple awards, including the prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship. As the editor or co-editor of two major textbooks, Dr. Côté is recognized as a leader in internal medicine of dogs and cats. Perhaps of greatest relevance to the Academy is Dr. Côté’s work bridging human and veterinary medicine through pioneering collaborations involving echocardiography and interpersonal ...

Dean and Henry and Lois Foster Professor, Tufts University

Alastair Cribb is a professor of clinical pharmacology at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. He served as the founding Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary from 2006-2016. Prior to that, he was a Professor of clinical pharmacology at the University of PEI for ten years, where he was Director ofthe Laboratory for Comparative Pharmacogenetics andthe founding Director of the PEI Health Research Institute.He was an MRC Scholar and a Canada Research Chair in Comparative Pharmacology and Toxicology.He was a member of CIHR Governing Council for ...

McEachran Institute

James Cross is one of Canada’s outstanding scientists and leaders. Holding DVM and PhD degrees, he rose to prominence first at University of Toronto and then at the University of Calgary. Dr Cross is internationally recognized for his contributions in reproductive health, as evidenced by his international invitations, numerous awards and the citations of his research. Dr. Cross has been a leader and a contributor in support of science, research, and education in Canada and internationally, serving on numerous national and international committees and leading numerous programs. Dr. Cross is ...

Professor, Dept. of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Reproduction, Development and Sexual Function, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University. Anne Croy, a world-leader in reproduction, has made seminal contributions to medical science with her description of uterine Natural Killer (uNK) cells, recruited to the uterus in early pregnancy. Croy has shown the key angiogenic actions of uNK on vessels supplying the placenta and deduced major pathways by which this is accomplished. Most complications of human pregnancy (e.g. hypertension/pre-eclampsia) are linked with incomplete ...

Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology, University of Prince Edward Island

Ian Dohoo is Professor of Health Management in the Atlantic Veterinary College Charlottetown. He is a leading international figure in veterinary epidemiology and population-based health research. His extensive publication and graduate student supervision record, combined with authorship of the leading graduate level text in the field (Veterinary Epidemiologic Research), have established his reputation. He led the development of the internationally recognized research program in veterinary epidemiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College and pioneered the development of computer-based animal ...

Professor, University of Montreal

John M. Fairbrother is a professor and a longstanding member of the Swine Infectious Disease Research Group (GREMIP) at the Faculty de medecine veterinaire of the University de Montreal. His research emphasizing the use of in vivo infection models in the natural animal host has provided insight into the mechanisms by which E. coli can cause disease and has lead to the development of novel diagnostic and control strategies and the formation of a spin-off company. He founded the E. coli Reference Laboratory, and is an E. coli expert for the World Organization for Animal Health.

Professor, University of Calgary

Dr. John Gilleard is a veterinarian and internationally recognized parasitologist and a widely published and cited researcher/educator. His program integrates genomics and genetics to elucidate the molecular mechanisms drug resistance in human and livestock parasites, study their epidemiology and improve diagnosis, surveillance and control. Dr. Gilleard's One Health approach has led him to work with global health agencies such as the World Health Organization and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has held senior academic leadership positions including Associate Dean Research, ...

Carlton Gyles is a distinguished Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology at the University of Guelph who has made a lifetime of outstanding contributions to understanding how Escherichia coli causes disease in animals and people. He is one of the world’s authorities on this topic and has been sought after throughout his career as an advisor for graduate students, many of whom have gone on to their own distinguished careers. His advocacy for science and the wise counsel for which he is known is shown in his ongoing leadership role in the Canadian Research Network on Bacterial Diseases of Swine ...

Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph

Dr. David Kelton is a world-class dairy cattle epidemiologist, Dairy Farmers of Ontario Dairy Cattle Health Research Chair, and Director of the Dairy at Guelph Centre. His research focuses on maintaining a healthy and sustainable food supply using a One Health approach for the prevention of infectious diseases. A leader in national and international dairy cattle working groups, including chairing the International Dairy Federation Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare, he contributes to dairy cattle health, welfare and sustainability. His current work focuses on prudent ...

Assistant Deputy Minister, Defence Research and Development Canada

Jaspinder Komal has a long, distinguished record in public service related to veterinary public health, agricultural science, and policy. His detailed knowledge of Canada's agriculture and food production systems has advanced policies to ensure safe, sustainable food production for Canadians and foster economic viability. His passion to strengthen and collaborate with Canadian veterinary colleges has led to better training of students and sharing of public research facilities. As Canada's chief veterinary officer and World Organisation for Animal Health delegate, he has represented Canada ...

Professor, University of Calgary

Dr. Susan Kutz, an internationally respected leader in One Health in the Arctic, has spent over two decades studying climate change impacts on wildlife health and consequences for conservation, food security and community health. She partners with indigenous hunters to combine science and local knowledge to improve understanding of Arctic wildlife and implement effective disease surveillance methodologies. She has engaged under-represented youth in STEM programs and done outreach in Dene and Inuit communities since 2004. With >120 peer-reviewed publications and books/book chapters, 67 ...

Dr. Frederick A. (Ted) Leighton is the executive director of the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC) and professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Saskatchewan. Ted Leighton's outstanding scientific; skills, inspiring leadership and positive management approach has, over the last 20 years, developed the CCWHC into a unique Canadian research institution. It has become a globally-recognized model that applies the veterinary medical sciences to wildlife conservation and management in Canada, but uses understanding of wildlife health and disease to improve ...

Professor Emeritus, Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph

Wayne Martin obtained his PhD from the University of California in Davis (1974) and returned to Ontario Veterinary College as Canada’s first PhD-level veterinary epidemiologist. In 1987, he became the founding Chair of the Department of Population Medicine. He was Chair until 1999 and now continues to teach, especially graduate students, and pursue research both in Canada and internationally with a focus on zoonotic diseases. He has been named a University Emeritus Professor at the University of Guelph. Dr Martin serves on national and international panels, and is co-author of two successful ...

Senior Scientist, University of Montreal

Bruce Murphy has made highly significant and original contributions to biomedical science in the domain of reproductive biology. He has made seminal discoveries that explain the processes of ovarian function and embryo implantation. He has shown exceptional leadership in and commitment to the advancement of academic health sciences, in establishment and direction of high quality biomedical research centers, leadership in the evolution of the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, and service on national and international grant panels and advisory boards.

Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Andrew Potter is an internationally recognized expert in vaccine development and disease prevention who has made tremendous contributions to the advancement of academic medical research. He is Director and CEO of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan as well as a Founding Director and former CEO of the Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT), funded by the National Centres of Excellence Program. He is renowned for groundbreaking research into how bacteria cause disease. His research has generated several world firsts in disease ...

University Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph

John F. Prescott is a retired University Professor Emeritus from the University of Guelph, where he was Chair, Department of Pathobiology, 2003-2018. He has very diverse interests in bacterial infections in animals, but is best known for work on Rhodococcus equipneumonia in foals and in promoting better use of antimicrobial drug use in animals. He is the originator, editor and an author of the text “Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine”, now in its fifth edition. He was a member of the Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel on the potential socio-economic impacts of AMR in Canada ...

University of Guelph

Dr. Jan M. Sargeant received her DVM degree from the Ontario Veterinary College (University of Guelph) and practiced as a food animal veterinarian for 4 years. She then obtained an MSc and PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Guelph. Jan has been on faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University. She has been on faculty at the University of Guelph since 2007; she a professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College and also is the ...

Professor & Associate Dean, University of Guelph

Dr. Shayan Sharif is Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies for the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. An international leader in the immunology of infectious diseases, Sharif’s research uncovers the molecular mechanisms of immunity to zoonotic pathogens. An advocate of One Health, he develops novel strategies for enhancing immunity to zoonotic pathogens in animals and for controlling transmission of these pathogens from animals to humans. His innovative research has produced 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, a patent, and has been recognized with ...

Vice-President, Research, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Singh, previously Dean of Veterinary Medicine at University of Calgary (2016-2020), is currently Vice-President, Research at University of Saskatchewan, completed his veterinary training in Punjab followed by a PhD (Guelph) and post-doctoral training at Texas A&M University and Columbia University. Baljit has taught veterinary anatomy and graduate courses in the area of lung cell biology and inflammation. He developed a Faculty-in-Residence program for 600 students at University of Saskatchewan. His teaching work has been recognized internationally (Award for Innovative Excellence in ...

Craig is an internationally recognized One Health and EcoHealth practitioner. He develops ideas, capacities, and evidence to concurrently promote the health of people, animals and their shared environments. He uses population health concepts on issues ranging from conservation, to global health, emerging threat preparedness and climate change. Craig works internationally with all levels of government, the non-profit sector, community groups, universities and industry to adapt health promotion and harm reduction concepts to health disciplines outside of the usual public health realms. His aim ...

Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph

Professor of Neuroendocrinology, Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Ontario Veterinary College, and former President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guelph (2003-2014). He earned international acclaim for his discovery of the relaxin-brain connection and the roles of the hormone relaxin in neural function, skeletal muscle blood vessels, tumour growth and metastasis. Received international awards including one for a highly effective method of reducing iron deficiency anemia in women and children in Cambodia. He is conducting research on HIV/AIDS in aboriginal populations and ...

Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Prince Edward Island

Andrew Tasker is an internationally recognized neuroscientist. He has an extensive publication and presentation record and has acquired over $10 million in research funding. He also holds 6 patents issued or being prosecuted, has trained 16 postgraduate students, and has contributed significantly to both the Canadian Council on Animal Care and to community outreach activities. Dr. Tasker is best known for advancing our understanding of domoic acid (the “PEI mussel toxin”), the development of a neurodevelopmental rat model of epilepsy, and for his contributions within the Canadian Stroke ...

Professor, University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Cheryl Waldner is a professor of epidemiology and research chair from the University of Saskatchewan. Her transdisciplinary work has informed antimicrobial stewardship and surveillance, water quality and health, farm-to-fork management of food safety, and public health pandemic forecasting and planning. Her current research is focused on the use of system science tools, including system dynamics and agent-based models, to understand the impact of rapid diagnostics and infection prevention measures on enhancing antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control. She is widely ...

Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Vet College, University of Guelph

J. Scott Weese is one of the world's leading experts in veterinary infectious disease. He has made numerous contributions in a broad range of infectious diseases of animals, notably bacterial infections in animals and particularly those affecting humans and emerging diseases, including methicillin- resistant staphylococcal infections, Clostridium difficile, antimicrobial resistance, numerous emerging infectious diseases, as well as in infection control. An outstanding communicator and teacher, his impact epitomizes One Health. His ability to engage at a high level in the veterinary and ...