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Emma Borkowski

Emma Borkowski head shot

Assistant Professor

Ontario Veterinary College, Department of Pathobiology

eborkows@uoguelph.ca
(519) 824-4120, Ext. 54637
Office:OVC Pathobiology/Animal Health Lab Building, Room 3843, Lab 3813

DVM, DACVP, PhD, MRCVS, FHEA

Research Interests

  • Veterinary parasitology
  • Parasites of livestock
  • Immune responses to parasites
  • Sustainable parasite control

Teaching

  • VETM*3450 Principles of Disease
  • VETM*4490 Systems Pathology

Current Graduate Students

  • Victoria Allicock - MSc
  • Liam Davidson - PhD

Former Graduate Students

  • Caitlin Evered, DVSc - Graduated F25

Selected Publications

  • Borkowski, EA, Redman, EM, Chant, R, Avula, J, Menzies, PI, Karrow, NA, Lillie, BN, Sears, W, Gilleard, JS, Peregrine, AS. Comparison of ITS-2 rDNA nemabiome sequencing with morphological identification to quantify gastrointestinal nematode community species composition in small ruminant feces. Vet Parasitol 2020;282, doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109104
  • Borkowski, EA, Avula, J, Redman, EM, Sears, W, Lillie, BN, Karrow, NA, Menzies, PI, GIlleard, JS, Peregrine, AS. Correlation of subclinical gastrointestinal nematode parasitism with growth and reproductive performance in ewe lambs in Ontario. Prev Vet Med 2020;185, doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105175.
  • Borkowski, EA, Avula, J, Karrow, NA, Menzies, PI, Sears, W, Redman, EM, Lillie, BN, Gilleard, JS, Peregrine, AS. Correlation of salivary antibody to carbohydrate larval antigen (CarLA) with health and gastrointestinal nematode parasitism in sheep under Ontario grazing conditions. Vet Parasitol 2020; 283, doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109183.
  • Dijokaite A, Humbert MV, Borkowski E, La Ragione RM, Chrisodoulides M. Establishing an invertebrate Galleria mellonella greater wax moth larval model of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. Virulence 2021;12, 1900-1920

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