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Research Chairs at OAC

Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC)

  • Dr. David McCarthy, Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Waterborne Pathogens: Surveillance, Prediction and Mitigation

Canada Research Chairs

  • Dr. Christine Baes, Canada Research Chair in Livestock Genomics
  • Dr. Asim Biswas, Canada Research Chair in Digital Agriculture
  • Dr. Trevor DeVries, Canada Research Chair in Dairy Cattle Behaviour and Welfare
  • Dr. Larry Goodridge, Canada Research Chair in Foodborne Pathogen Dynamics
  • Dr. Alejandro Marangoni, Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Aging
  • Dr. Jesse Popp, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science
  • Dr. Michael Rogers, Canada Research Chair in Food Nanotechnology

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Industrial Research Chair

  • Dr. Gisèle LaPointe, NSERC/DFO Industrial Research Chair in Dairy Microbiology
  • Dr. Michael Steele, NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Dairy Nutrition

University of Guelph Research Leadership Chair

  • Dr. Flavio Schenkel
  • Dr. Kate Shoveller

Donor & Partner Supported Chairs and Professorships

  • Dr. Isabelle Aicklen, Ontario Bean Growers Professorship in Weed Management
  • Dr. Christine Baes, Semex – Canadian Dairy Network (CDN) – Holstein Canada Professorship in Dairy Genomics
  • Dr. Helen Booker, Grain Farmers of Ontario Professorship in Wheat Breeding
  • Dr. Sara Epp, Latornell Professor in Environmental Stewardship
  • Dr. Maria Corradini, Arrell Food Chair in Food Quality
  • Dr. Brady Deaton, McCain Family Chair in Food Security
  • Dr. Ryan Gibson, Libro Professorship in Regional Economic Development
  • Dr. Lawrence Goodridge, Leung Family Professorship in Food Safety
  • Dr. Thomas Graham, PhytoGro Research Chair in Controlled Environment Systems
  • Dr. Ernesto Guzman, Pinchin Family Chair in Bee Health
  • Dr. Alexandra Harlander, Burnbrea Farms Professorship in Poultry Welfare
  • Dr. Maxwell Jones, Professorship in Horticulture and Plant Preservation
  • Dr. Alan Ker, OAC Research Chair in Agricultural Risk and Policy
  • Dr. Elijah Kiarie, McIntosh Family Professor in Poultry Nutrition
  • Dr. Gisèle LaPointe, Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) Professorship in Dairy Microbiology
  • Dr. Tongzhe Li, Arrell Family Chair in Behavioural and Experimental Economics
  • Dr. Amar Mohanty, OAC Distinguished Research Chair in Sustainable Biomaterials
  • Dr. Joshua Nasielski, MacSon Professorship in Agronomy for Eastern and Northern Ontario
  • Dr. Jesse Popp, OAC Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science
  • Dr. Nigel Raine, Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation
  • Dr. Neil Rooney, Saugeen Ojibway - University of Guelph Faculty Partnership
  • Dr. Praveen Saxena, Gosling Chair in Plant Preservation
  • Dr. Cynthia Scott-Dupree, Bayer CropScience Chair in Sustainable Pest Management
  • Dr. Anna Kate Shoveller, Champion Petfoods Chair in Canine and Feline Nutrition, Physiology and Metabolism
  • Dr. Gursahib Singh, Grain Farmers of Ontario Professorship in Field Crop Pathology
  • Dr. Laura Van Eerd, Charlotte Products Chair in Net Zero Soil Management
  • Dr. Mike von Massow, OAC Chair in Food Systems Leadership
  • Dr. Tina Widowski, Egg Farmers of Canada Chair in Poultry Welfare
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