Professor of Veterinary Microbiology
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. John Ellis received his DVM from the University of Illinois, in 1979, and a Ph.D. in comparative pathology from Colorado State University, in 1984. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and the American College of Veterinary Microbiology (ACVM;Immunology, Virology). Dr. Ellis has written or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, and was the number 2 most cited author in the veterinary literature from 1995-2005. Dr. Ellis has given over 300 invited lectures in various scientific professional forums. He has conducted primary research on a variety of infectious diseases, including efficacy testing of vaccines for respiratory infections. He was recognized as the Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist for 2024 by the ACVM.
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