Scientific advisory team members

From left to right: Dr. Wilf Keller, Dr. Roger Wyse, Dr. Lorne Babiuk, Dr. Jacques Goulet, Dr. Larry Milligan, Dr. Alan Wilderman, Dr. Ralph Hardy

Scientific advisory team

Larry P Milligan MSc, PhD

Dr Larry Milligan recently completed his term as Vice-President of Research at the University of Guelph. He was instrumental in organizing a partnership between the University of Guelph and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency towards a collaborative research program. In 1999, Dr Milligan was appointed Chair of the Canada Foundation for Innovation Committee on Genomics and Chair of the Networks of Centres of Excellence Site Visit Committee for Tissue Engineering Research. He has received in excess of $750,000 in Basic Research Operating Grants from NSERC, and more than $1M in Applied Research Capital and Operating Grants from both industry and private sources. In 1995, McGill University awarded Dr Milligan the Earle W. Crampton Award for Distinguished Service in Nutrition. Dr. Milligan has over 150 refereed articles, book contributions and invited papers, and three patents.

Lorne A Babiuk PhD, DSc

In 1993, Dr Lorne Babiuk was appointed Director of the Veterinary Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan. Additionally, Dr Babiuk served as the NSERC Chair in Biotechnology at the University of Saskatchewan from 1985 to 1995. Throughout his illustrious international career, Dr Babiuk has received world-wide recognition for his pivotal discoveries regarding viral and bacterial pathogenesis in cattle, and host response to infection. Dr Babiuk's research has been published in over 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 63 book chapters or review articles. He is the holder of 11 awarded patents, 8 patents pending, and 28 awards. He received the Canadian Society of Microbiology Award in 1990, the Saskatchewan Distinguished Research Award in 1994, the Emerging Science in Technology Award for Innovation in 1995 and the National Merit Award in 1998.

Ralph W F Hardy PhD, DSc hon

Dr Ralph Hardy, a major scientific and management leader of agricultural life sciences in the for-profit and not-for-profit sector, has contributed significantly in the fields of biochemistry, physiology, and agronomy. Since 1996, Dr Hardy has served as the President of the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council. Previously, Dr Hardy was President and CEO of the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc. In 1988, Ralph founded the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council, serving as its Chair for 5 years. From 1992 to 1999, he chaired the Pets and Pathogen Control through Management of Biological Control Agents and Enhanced Nature Cycles & Processes. Presently, he is a Board Member and Corporate Secretary for the Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization (AARC) Corp. of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Wilf Keller BSA, PhD

Dr Wilf Keller is Research Director for the National Research Council of Canada's Plant Biotechnology Institute. Previous to his work with the Research Council, he was Program Chair of Biotechnology at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Plant Research Centre. His research foci include the production, characterization and utilization of haploid canola, and of somatic hybridization technology. Dr Keller has undertaken numerous industrial research collaborations, including partnerships with Mycogen Plant Sciences (1997-1999), Dow AgroSciences (1995-2000) and Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (1991-1994). As well, he has undertaken many university research collaborations, including the University of Manitoba (1992 - present) and the University of Saskatchewan (1989 - present). He is the co-inventor of three patents, and has published more than 200 refereed articles, book chapters, abstracts and conference presentations.

Alan G Wildeman PhD

In 1999, Dr Alan Wildeman was recently appointed Vice President of Research at the University of Guelph. He was Director of the Food System Biotechnology Centre at the University of Guelph. In 2000, Dr Wildeman was appointed Director of the Ontario Centre for Agricultural Genomics. As well, Dr Wildeman is an Executive Committee Member of Ontario's Genomics Advisory Panel, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Foragen Technologies Management Inc. He has received many research grants, including grants from the Medical Research Council, the National Cancer Institute, ORDCF, and NSERC-CIHR. Dr. Wildeman has published numerous articles and book chapters on molecular biology and genetics, and is a much sought-after lecturer.

Roger E Wyse PhD

Dr Roger Wyse is Managing Director of Burrill and Company, a private merchant bank focused in the Life Sciences. Previously, Dr Wyse served as co-CEO of Third Wave AgBio Inc., and is currently founding CEO of AniGenics, a fully integrated animal genomics company. He chairs the Agriculture Advisory Board for Kimeragen, and is a Board Member of the Boyce Thompson Institute. Dr Wyse is recognized internationally as a scientist and researcher, whose contributions to national policies and agriculture research are substantial. In 1982, he received the prestigious Arthur Fleming Award. He has published over 150 scientific papers and has given lectures throughout the world.

Deborah J. Buszard, Ph.D.

In 1998, Dr. Deborah Buszard was appointed associate Vice Principal MacDonald Campus, McGill University. She has also served as Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at McGill since 1996. Dr. Buszard has been involved in several significant administrative achievements as Dean and Associate Vice-President, such as the creation of the Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology with the faculties of Science and Medicine in 1999. In research facilities development she had 5 CFI grants awarded in 20000 for poultry; plant productivity, dairy industry, information technology, food processing and engineering and environmental analysis. Also in 2000, she established the first fully funded endowed Chair in the Faculty, the Tomlinson Fowler Chair in Forest Ecology. Dr. Buszard has had numerous publications in referred and popular publications, and has had a very distinguished research career, releasing several strawberry cultivars, and receiving two U.S. patents. She is also very active on boards and professional associations such as The American and Canadian Society for Horticulture Science and the Agricultural Institute of Canada. Dr. Buszard received her PhD from the University of London, Wye College, England in Plant Physiology and Horticulture.