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Faculty
Bordignon, Vilceu (on sabbatic until January 2025)
Associate Professor
Reproductive biology, animal biotechnology, embryo development, nuclear transfer, cell reprogramming, genome editing. T: 514-514-398-7793 | vilceu.bordignon [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-089
Burgos, Sergio A.
Associate Professor
Molecular regulation of mammary nutrient metabolism and milk synthesis; role of dairy products in metabolic and musculoskeletal health in humans; environmental impact of dairy production. T: 514-398-7802 | sergio.burgos [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-088
Cue, Roger
Associate Professor
Quantitative genetics. Dairy cattle, beef cattle and swine genetics. Estimation of genetic parameters from large-scale milk and beef recording data for production and reproduction traits. Mixed model methodologies. T: 514-398-7805 | roger.cue [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-080
Duggavathi, Raj (Chair)
Associate Professor; Department Chair
Study of molecular mechanisms controlling ovarian functions toward female reproductive health and sustainable dairy production. T: 514-398-7803 | raj.duggavathi [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS 1-083
Glanzner, Werner Giehl
CAS - Assistant Professor (Research) in Applied Embryology and Genomics
Biotechnology and embryo development. Somatic cell nuclear transfer in large animals and non-human primates. Epigenetic regulation of embryo development and genome activation. Gene editing and epigenome editing. Animal models for biomedical research. T: 514-398-7670 | werner.glanzner [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-090
Gutierrez, Karina
CAS - Assistant Professor (Research) in Applied Embryology and Genomics
Genome editing. Developmental biology – embryo development. Animal models for biomedical research. Cell reprogramming. T: 514-398-7661 | karina.gutierrez [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-084
Klein, Matthias
Assistant Professor
Machine learning and artificial intelligence. Metabolomics. NMR spectroscopy of biofluids. Predicting disease development in production animals, especially dairy cows. matthias.klein [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-086
Ronholm, Jennifer
Associate Professor (joint appointment with the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry); Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Agricultural Microbiology
Understanding the role of the microbiome in determining susceptibility to bacterial pathogens. Antagonistic inter-bacterial interactions may be able to be optimized and exploited to protect humans and animals from infectious disease in the absence of antibiotics. T: 514-398-7923; C: 438-863-9825 | jennifer.ronholm [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building MS1-030
Vasseur, Elsa
Associate Professor; William Dawson Scholar; Innovation Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence (WELL-E)
Cow welfare; Food security; Environment and Society | elsa.vasseur [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-087
Wade, Kevin
Associate Professor
Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the development of prediction tools and on-farm decision-support systems. Use of machine-learning for Big Data analyses and visualization. T: 514-398-7973 | kevin.wade [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Barton Building, B1-020
Xia, Jianguo (Jeff)
Associate Professor; Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Bioinformatics and Big Data Analytics (joint appointment with the Institute of Parasitology)
Bioinformatics and statistics for high-throughput omics data; host-parasite-gut microbiome interactions; environmental genomics and nutrigenomics, big data analytics and systems biology. T: 514-398-8668 | jeff.xia [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Parasitology Building, P-214
Yitbarek, Alexander
Assistant Professor
Achieving sustainable poultry production by understanding the role of the host (immunity), diet and microbiome under health and disease conditions. T: 514-292-5249 | alex.yitbarek [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-079
Zhao, Xin
Distinguished James McGill Professor
Bovine mastitis, Alternatives to antibiotics as growth promoters, Antibiotic resistance, Probiotics and microbiome, Lactation physiology and Animal genetics. T: 514-398-7975 | xin.zhao [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-084
Baurhoo, Bushansingh (Shyam)
Adjunct Professor
Director, Research & Development, Bélisle Solution Nutrition Inc.
T: 514-659-8276 | F: 450-658-0263 | bbaurhoo [at] belisle.net (Email) | Web
Ibeagha-Awemu, Eveline
Adjunct Professor
Research Scientist - Animal Genomics, Dairy and Swine Research & Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
T: 819-780-7249 | F: 819-564-4974 | Eveline.Ibeagha-Awemu [at] AGR.GC.CA (Email) | Web
Lacasse, Pierre
Adjunct Professor
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
T: 819-565-9174 (x236) | F: 819-564-5507 | pierre.lacasse [at] agr.gc.ca (Email) | Web
Lefebvre, Daniel agr
Adjunct Professor
General Manager, and Director Research & Development, Valacta
T: 514-459-3030 | F: 514-459-3020 | dlefebvre [at] valacta.com (Email) | Web
Murphy, Bruce
Adjunct Professor
Professor of Reproductive Physiology, Département de biomédecine vétérinaire, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal
T: 450-345-8521(18382) | F: 450-778-8103 | bruce.d.murphy [at] umontreal.ca (Email) | Web
Santschi, Débora, agr
Adjunct Professor
Nutrition and Management Expert, Research and Development, Valacta
T: 514-459-3030 | F: 514-459-3020 | dsantschi [at] valacta.com (Email) | Web
Other Researchers and Teaching Staff
Affiliates
Lacroix, René ing
Analyste - Valorisation des données, Recherche et développement, Valacta
T: 514-459-3030 (x7530) | rlacroix [at] valacta.com (Email)
Research Associates and Assistants
Ashraf, Shoaib
Research Associate (Zhao Lab)
T: 514-398-7539 | shoaib.ashraf [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-049
Baldassarre, Hernan
Strategic Partnerships in Animal Research
Research Associate (Bordignon Lab)
T: 514-398-7670 | hernan.baldassarre [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-090
Lafleur, Christine Isabelle
Research Assistant (Kimmins Lab)
T: 514-398-7795 | christine.lafleur [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-092
Liu, Wucheng
Research Assistant (Mustafa Lab)
T: 514-398-7664 | wucheng.liu [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-111
Lambrot, Romain
Research Associate (Kimmins Lab)
T: 524-398-7795 | romain.lambrot [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-092
Teaching Staff
Laurin, Denyse
Course Coordinator/Lab Tech
T: 514-398-7659 | denyse.laurin [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MSB-038
Martin, Deborah
Lab Coordinator
T: 514-398-7798 | deborah.martin [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Macdonald-Stewart Building, MS1-078
Pierson, Janice
Macdonald Campus Farm Manager
T: 514-398-8663 | janice.pierson [at] mcgill.ca (Email) | Farm Office
Emeritus Professors
roger.buckland [at] mcgill.ca (Buckland, Roger B.)
eduardo.chavez [at] mcgill.ca (Chavez, Eduardo R.)
urs.kuhnlein [at] mcgill.ca (Kühnlein, Urs )
touchburns [at] mcgill.ca (Touchburn, Sherman P. )
Administrative Staff
ann.gossage [at] mcgill.ca (Ms. Ann Gossage, Administrative Assistant (+1 514 398-7913))
allison.murphy2 [at] mcgill.ca (Ms. Allison Murphy, Administrative Coordinator (+1 514 398-7890))