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John Gilleard
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Latest papers
The detection of three independent benzimidazole resistance mutations in a single Ancylostoma caninum population from a Golden Retriever breeding kennel in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance · 2026 · senior author
Aptamer-Based Electrochemical Microfluidic Biosensor for the Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum.
ACS sensors · 2023
Author Correction: Caenorhabditis elegans is a useful model for anthelmintic discovery.
Nature communications · 2020
Latest funding
- $1,087,000
Precision Diagnostics in Veterinary Parasitology: Developing Novel Molecular Diagnostic Tests to Detect Antiparasitic Drug Resistance and Support Drug Stewardship
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $260,000
Population genomics of ivermectin drug resistance in parasitic nematodes of livestock
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
- $200,000
Population genomics of anthelmintic resistance in parasitic nematodes of livestock : Haemonchus contortus as a model system
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
15 publications.
The detection of three independent benzimidazole resistance mutations in a single Ancylostoma caninum population from a Golden Retriever breeding kennel in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Dini M, Chen R, Redman E, Leutenegger CM, Tereski J, Loo S, Savard C, Jimenez Castro PD, Miyashiro SI, Gilleard J
Aptamer-Based Electrochemical Microfluidic Biosensor for the Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum.
Siavash Moakhar R, Mahimkar R, Khorrami Jahromi A, Mahshid SS, Del Real Mata C, Lu Y, Vasquez Camargo F, Dixon B, Gilleard J, J Da Silva A, Ndao M, Mahshid S
Author Correction: Caenorhabditis elegans is a useful model for anthelmintic discovery.
Burns AR, Luciani GM, Musso G, Bagg R, Yeo M, Zhang Y, Rajendran L, Glavin J, Hunter R, Redman E, Stasiuk S, Schertzberg M, McQuibban GA, Caffrey CR, Cutler SR, Tyers M, Giaever G, Nislow C, Fraser AG, MacRae CA, Gilleard J, Roy PJ
Piloting a surveillance system to monitor the global patterns of drug efficacy and the emergence of anthelmintic resistance in soil-transmitted helminth control programs: a Starworms study protocol.
Vlaminck J, Cools P, Albonico M, Ame S, Chanthapaseuth T, Viengxay V, Do Trung D, Osei-Atweneboana MY, Asuming-Brempong E, Jahirul Karim M, Al Kawsar A, Keiser J, Khieu V, Faye B, Turate I, Mbonigaba JB, Ruijeni N, Shema E, Luciañez A, Santiago Nicholls R, Jamsheed M, Mikhailova A, Montresor A, Mupfasoni D, Yajima A, Ngina Mwinzi P, Gilleard J, Prichard RK, Verweij JJ, Vercruysse J, Levecke B
A Trypsin-Sensitive Proteoglycan from the Tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta Inhibits Murine Neutrophil Chemotaxis in vitro by Suppressing p38 MAP Kinase Activation.
Graves N, Venu VP, Yipp BG, Petri B, Hirota S, Gilleard J, McKay DM, Lopes F
A novel multiplex PCR-electronic microarray assay for rapid and simultaneous detection of bovine respiratory and enteric pathogens.
Thanthrige-Don N, Lung O, Furukawa-Stoffer T, Buchanan C, Joseph T, Godson DL, Gilleard J, Alexander T, Ambagala A
Diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths control and elimination programs: A pathway for diagnostic product development.
Lim MD, Brooker SJ, Belizario VY, Gay-Andrieu F, Gilleard J, Levecke B, van Lieshout L, Medley GF, Mekonnen Z, Mirams G, Njenga SM, Odiere MR, Rudge JW, Stuyver L, Vercruysse J, Vlaminck J, Walson JL, Annecy STH diagnostic experts group
Morphological and molecular identification of Explanatum explanatum in domestic water buffalo in Pakistan.
Chaudhry U, van Paridon B, Lejeune M, Shabbir MZ, Rashid MI, Ashraf K, Ashraf S, Gilleard J, Sargison N
Treatment with Cestode Parasite Antigens Results in Recruitment of CCR2+ Myeloid Cells, the Adoptive Transfer of Which Ameliorates Colitis.
Reyes JL, Lopes F, Leung G, Mancini NL, Matisz CE, Wang A, Thomson EA, Graves N, Gilleard J, McKay DM
Survey of gastrointestinal nematode parasites in Saskatchewan beef herds.
Jelinski M, Lanigan E, Gilleard J, Waldner C, Royan G
Precision Diagnostics in Veterinary Parasitology: Developing Novel Molecular Diagnostic Tests to Detect Antiparasitic Drug Resistance and Support Drug Stewardship
Principal investigators: Gilleard, John
Keywords: Animal management (animal diseases, breeding); Agriculture
Population genomics of ivermectin drug resistance in parasitic nematodes of livestock
Principal investigators: Gilleard, John
Keywords: parasitology; anthelmintics; drug resistace; genomics; genetics; molecular epidemiology; nematodes; cattle; sheep; animal health
Population genomics of anthelmintic resistance in parasitic nematodes of livestock : Haemonchus contortus as a model system
Principal investigators: Gilleard, John
Double-headed, differential interference contrast microscope, with dedicated camera assembly for parasitological research and training of HQP.
Principal investigators: Kutz, Susan
NSERC CREATE in Host-Parasite Interactions (HPI) to model basic biological principles: From research and education to career path
Principal investigators: Buret, Andre
Investigation of parasite drug metabolism as a mechanism of anthelmintic resistance and the identification of novel resistance genes.
Principal investigators: Gilleard, John S
Keywords: Anthelmintics; Genomics; Hplc-Ms; Nematodes; Parasites; Xenobiotic Responses
Population genetics of parasitic nematodes of livestock; the spread of anthelmentic resistance and range expansion in Haemonchus spp
Principal investigators: Gilleard, John
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Corey Nislow and Guri Giaever: 44 shared papers
- Emily Jenkins and Cheryl Waldner: 3 shared papers
- Corey Nislow and John Gilleard: 2 shared papers
- John Gilleard and Guri Giaever: 2 shared papers
- John Gilleard and Susan Kutz: 2 shared papers
- Simon Hirota and John Gilleard: 1 shared paper
- Sara Mahshid and John Gilleard: 1 shared paper
- John Gilleard and Emily Jenkins: 1 shared paper
- John Gilleard and Cheryl Waldner: 1 shared paper
- Susan Kutz and Emily Jenkins: 1 shared paper
- Pharmsci
- The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
- Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
- Large Animal Clinical Sciences
- Veterinary Microbiology
- Bioengineering
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Susan Kutz
Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
2 shared papers, latest 2015
Guri Giaever
Pharmsci
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Corey Nislow
Pharmsci
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Emily Jenkins
Veterinary Microbiology
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Cheryl Waldner
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Simon Hirota
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Sara Mahshid
Bioengineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
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