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Dr. Cheryl Waldner is a Professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. She holds the prestigious NSERC/Beef Cattle Research Council Industrial Research Chair in One Health and Production Limiting Diseases and leads the Genomic ASSETS for Livestock Project funded by Genome Canada. With over 289 peer-reviewed publications and an h-index of 51, Dr. Waldner is a leading researcher in beef cattle health and productivity in Western Canada.
Education:
- PhD in Epidemiology — Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan (1999)
- DVM, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan (1988)
Dr. Waldner's research focuses on the health and productivity of beef herds in Western Canada, with particular emphasis on antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use. Her work spans neonatal disease in beef calves, prevention and control of infectious diseases (BVDV, bovine genital campylobacteriosis, trichomoniasis, neospora), and the effects of vaccination and nutrition on reproductive performance. She applies innovative tools including advanced Bayesian statistical models, spatial statistical modeling, and agent-based simulation to address One Health questions.
Dr. Waldner has received numerous prestigious awards including the University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Researcher Award (2023), election as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2021), and the Provost's Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching (2015).
As a mentor, Dr. Waldner has supervised 15 PhD students (10 defended, 5 in progress), 7 MSc students (5 defended, 2 in progress), and 4 postdoctoral fellows (3 complete, 1 in progress). Her research has been supported by over $35.9 million in grants, with her serving as principal investigator for more than $19.3 million.
Dr. Waldner and her husband own and operate a small commercial cow-calf herd west of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, providing practical insight into the production systems she studies.
