Training Programs

University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Programs Offered
The Department of Pathobiology in the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph offers M.Sc., Ph.D., D.V.Sc. and Diploma programs in veterinary pathology. The Doctor of Veterinary Science (D.V.Sc.) program is a unique 3-year degree program of clinically or diagnostically oriented education in conjunction with a research thesis. The M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in veterinary pathology provide some discipline experience but are more focused on research. The graduate programs and faculty are organized in various fields of study. Most students seeking eligibility for the ACVP examinations are in the Veterinary Pathology field (general anatomic and clinical pathology) or Comparative Pathology field (diseases of birds, fish, laboratory animals, zoo animal and wildlife). Two other fields in the department are Immunology and Veterinary Infectious Diseases.

Qualifications
Students in applied veterinary pathology areas must have a D.V.M. or equivalent background. For admission to graduate degree programs, students must meet the admission standards of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Environment
The city of Guelph is a pleasant community of 100,000 people, located in southern Ontario’s technology triangle, approximately one hour west of Toronto, and close to six universities. The University of Guelph is one of the highest ranked comprehensive universities in Canada. As the oldest veterinary college in Canada and the United States, The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) has been educating veterinarians since 1862. Ontario Veterinary College has a collaborative partnership with the University's Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) which provides anatomic and clinical pathology, parasitology, clinical microbiology, toxicology and other laboratory services to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) and to veterinarians in private practice.

The Department of Pathobiology thus provides a strong interdisciplinary education environment that presently involves approximately 65 graduate students, of whom about 15 are in Veterinary Pathology. Students obtain supervised practical education in diagnostic pathology by cases submitted through various services. Most small and large animal cases come through the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Field Service of the Ontario Veterinary College. The fish pathology laboratory serves the aquaculture industry across Canada. The avian pathology laboratories provide diagnostic services for poultry submitted to the AHL and pet birds from the VTH. Wildlife and zoo animals come from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, CCWHC program (Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre), local zoos and game farms. Laboratory animal cases come from the various research facilities. Research education is obtained in the laboratories and research programs of faculty in the Department of Pathobiology and other cooperating departments of the Ontario Veterinary College.

FACULTY

• John F. Prescott, Chair of the Department, M.A., VET. M. B., PH.D. Bacterial disease in animals; Rhodoccoccus equi pneumonia; clinical bacteriology; effective antimicrobial drug use.
• Ian K. Barker, D.V.M., M.SC., PH.D. Wildlife and zoo animal pathology; epidemiology of Lyme disease, gastrointestinal pathology.
• John R. Barta, B.SC., PH.D. Protozoan parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa.
• **Dorothee Bienzle, D.V.M., M.SC., PH.D., DIP. A.C.V.P. Retroviral pathogenesis; Mechanisms of airway inflammation.
• Patrick Boerlin, D.V.M., M.SC., PH.D. Epidemiology of infectious diseases.
• Andrew Brooks, B.A., D.V.M., PH.D., DIP. A.C.V.P. Innate immunity; Respiratory Disease; Mechanisms of infectious disease resistance; Inflammation.
• *Jeff L. Caswell, D.V.M., D.V.SC., PH.D., DIP. A.C.V.P. Neutrophil chemotaxis; Bacterial pneumonia of cattle and pigs.
• *Robert A. Foster, B.V.SC., PH.D., M.A.C.V.S., DIP. A.C.V.P. Reproductive pathology, surgical pathology.
• *M. Anthony Hayes, B.V.SC., PH.D. , DIP. A.C.V.P. Anatomic Pathology, Toxicological Pathology, Mechanisms of innate resistance to bacterial infection.
• D. Bruce Hunter, D.V.M., M.SC. Avian diseases, nursing disease of mink; pulmonary function in turkeys; circovirus infection in pigeons.
• **Robert M. Jacobs, B.SC., D.V.M., PH.D., DIP. A.C.V.P. Bovine viruses, effect on the immune response; canine hereditary glomerulopathy.
• Claire Jardine, B.SC., M.SC., D.V.M., PH.D. Wildlife and ecosystem health; Ecology of diseases in wild animal populations; Rodent and vector borne zoonotic diseases.
  
  John S. Lumsden, B.SC., D.V.M., M.SC., PHD. Fish health, innate and mucosal host response, pathology.
• Janet I. MacInnes, B.SC., PH.D. Molecular analysis of virulence determinants of bacteria, development of recombinant and live attenuated vaccines.
• Bonnie A. Mallard, B.SC., M.SC., PH.D. Immunogenetic aspects of antibody and cellular mechanisms of host defense with emphasis on breeding commercial livestock for inherent disease resistance.
• Eva Nagy, D.V.M., CAND. DEG. VET. SCI. Veterinary virology, molecular virology of avian viruses, development of recombinant viral vaccines, viral epidemiology, diagnostic tests for viral diseases of animals.
• Andrew S. Peregrine, B.V.M.S., PH.D., D.V.M. Protozoa; Trypanosoma spp.; Neospora caninum; Drug resistance, Epidemiology and impact of parasitic infections.
• Shayan Sharif, D.V.M., PH.D. Immunology and genetics of host disease resistance.
  
  Patricia E. Shewen, B.SC., D.V.M., M.SC., PH.D. Bacterial diseases, bovine respiratory disease.
• Dale A. Smith, D.V.M., DIP.VET.MED., D.V.SC. Diseases of Wildlife and Zoo animals.
• ++Patricia V. Turner, B.SC., M.SC., D.V.M., D.V.SC., Dip. A.C.L.A.M. Diseases of laboratory animals; Toxicologic pathology.
  
  J. Scott Weese, D.V.M., D.V.SC., DIP. A.C.V.I.M. Bacterial infections in animals and humans, methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections, Clostridium difficile, antimicrobial resistance, emerging infectious diseases, infection control.
• **R. Darren Wood, D.V.M., D.V.SC. Dip. A.C.V.P. Clinical pathology and effects of BVDV infection on hematopoietic tissue.
• Geoffrey A. Wood, D.V.M., PH.D., D.V.SC. Pathology of neoplasia.
• Sarah K. Wootton, B.SC., PH.D. Molecular mechanisms of viral pathogenesis.

Adjunct/Associate Faculty and Staff in the Animal Health Laboratory

• *B.D. Binnington, D.V.M., Dip. Vet. Med, DIP. A.C.V.P. Avian and fur bearing pathology.
• Y. Hugh Cai, Adjunct Professor, D.V.M., M.V.SC., D.V.SC. Veterinary microbiology.
• P.S. Carman, D.V.M., DIP. VET. MED., PH.D. Mammalian virology.
• Josepha P. Delay, D.V.M., D.V.SC. Mammalian pathology.
• *M.J. Hazlett, D.V.M., D.V.SC. DIP. A.C.V.P. Mammalian pathology, informatics.
• B. Hoff, D.V.M., DIP. VET. MED., D.V.SC., Dip Tox. Clinical pathology, toxicology.
• *M.G. Maxie, Manager AHL. D.V.M., DIP.VET.MED., PH.D., DIP. A.C.V.P. Mammalian pathology.
• *B.J. E. McEwen, D.V.M., M.SC., PH.D., DIP. A.C.V.P. Mammalian pathology, Animal disease surveillance.
• D. Ojkic, D.V.M., M.SC., PH.D. Avian virology, Immunology.
• M. Stalker, B.Sc., D.V.M., PH.D. Anatomic Pathology / Liver metabolism and mechanisms of hepatic injury.
• *A.A. van Dreumel, D.V.M., M.SC., DIP. A.C.V.P. Mammalian pathology, mycoplasmology.

Program Strengths
The department and AHL collectively have a wide range of expertise and facilities for state-of-the-art diagnostic and investigative pathology and for the academic study of disease in animals. There are well developed basic and applied graduate courses and various case discussion sessions and learning resources available to students in the pathology programs. Students in pathology have access to case material handled by the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of OVC and by the Animal Health Laboratory (AHL). The partnership between OVC and AHL and the location of the academic department, diagnostic and research laboratories and the VTH under one roof enhances opportunities for access to diagnostic materials, procedures and expertise.

Applications
Various funded positions are available periodically. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply at any time. Please consult the Department web site for further information. Letters of interest should be forwarded directly to:

Graduate Coordinator.
Department of Pathobiology
Ontario Veterinary College
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1G 2W1
Phone: (519)-824-4120 Ext. 54725