Emma Borkowski, University of Guelph

Research

sheep gastrointestinal nematodes mucosal immunity food production

Latest papers

Assessment of Galleria mellonella as an in vivo virulence model for Brachyspira species associated with avian intestinal spirochaetosis.
Microbial pathogenesis · 2026
Fads2 knockout mice reveal that ALA prevention of hepatic steatosis is dependent on delta-6 desaturase activity.
Journal of lipid research · 2024
Identifying hepatic genes regulating the ovine response to gastrointestinal nematodes using RNA-Sequencing.
Frontiers in genetics · 2023

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Mucosal immune responses of sheep to parasites
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Mucosal immune responses of sheep to parasites
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$45,000

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Assessment of Galleria mellonella as an in vivo virulence model for Brachyspira species associated with avian intestinal spirochaetosis.

Passey JL, Mehat JW, Betts JW, van Vliet AHM, Borkowski E, Gutierrez-Merino J, Woodward MJ, La Ragione RM

Microbial pathogenesis2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2025.108153 PMID: 41177313

02

Fads2 knockout mice reveal that ALA prevention of hepatic steatosis is dependent on delta-6 desaturase activity.

MacLeod B, Wang C, Brown LH, Borkowski E, Nakamura MT, Wells KR, Brunt KR, Harasim-Symbor E, Chabowski A, Mutch DM

Journal of lipid research2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100642 PMID: 39303984

03

Identifying hepatic genes regulating the ovine response to gastrointestinal nematodes using RNA-Sequencing.

Dixon S, Karrow NA, Borkowski E, Suarez-Vega A, Menzies PI, Kennedy D, Peregrine AS, Mallard BA, Cánovas Á

Frontiers in genetics2023

DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1111426 PMID: 36873933

Mucosal immune responses of sheep to parasites

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Borkowski, Emma

Keywords: sheep; gastrointestinal nematodes; mucosal immunity; food production

$12,500

Mucosal immune responses of sheep to parasites

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Borkowski, Emma

Keywords: sheep; gastrointestinal nematodes; mucosal immunity; food production

$45,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: sheep Dear Professor Borkowski, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Assessment of Galleria mellonella as an in vivo virulence model for Brachyspira species associated with avian intestinal spirochaetosis." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Mucosal immune responses of sheep to parasites" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]