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Brian Dixon

ResearcherBiology - University of WaterlooUniversity of Waterloo

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Brian Dixon

Researcher

Biology - University of Waterloo

Natural Sciences

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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40 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 22 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 16 research grants (16 NSERC), most recently in 2025.

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Research

immune response immunology fish aquaculture diagnostic assay climate change low temperature

Latest papers

Cell-mediated response against heat-inactivated viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) IVb using rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) dorsal fin cells as antigen presenting cells.
Fish & shellfish immunology · 2026 · senior author
Correction: Piscirickettsia salmonis elicited an antigen-specific cytotoxic response dependent on CD8+ T cells in Atlantic salmon.
Frontiers in immunology · 2026
Regulation of the rainbow trout spleen corticotropin-releasing factor system in response to inflammatory challenges: roles of NF-κB and cortisol.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology · 2026

All 96 publications

Latest funding

Multi-parametric analysis of cells to accelerate the discovery of biological targets and advance the development of novel strategies to modulate inflammation and immunity
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$150,000
An infection model for salmonid viral and parasite coinfections
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$58,800
Fisheries management and conservation careers in science and technology (FishCAST)
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,366,018

All 41 grants and awards

96 publications.

Cell-mediated response against heat-inactivated viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) IVb using rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) dorsal fin cells as antigen presenting cells.

Wong-Benito V, Barraza-Rojas F, Rodríguez-Ramos T, Imarai M, Dixon B

Fish & shellfish immunology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2026.111391 PMID: 42066873

Correction: Piscirickettsia salmonis elicited an antigen-specific cytotoxic response dependent on CD8+ T cells in Atlantic salmon.

Barraza-Rojas F, Wong-Benito V, Valdés-Henriquez D, Maisey K, Dixon B, Imarai M

Frontiers in immunology2026

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1849843 PMID: 42233014

Regulation of the rainbow trout spleen corticotropin-releasing factor system in response to inflammatory challenges: roles of NF-κB and cortisol.

Culbert BM, Grosman L, Rodríguez-Ramos T, Dixon B, Bernier NJ

Molecular and cellular endocrinology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2026.112892 PMID: 42567302

Piscirickettsia salmonis elicited an antigen-specific cytotoxic response dependent on CD8+ T cells in Atlantic salmon.

Barraza-Rojas F, Wong-Benito V, Valdés-Henriquez D, Maisey K, Dixon B, Imarai M

Frontiers in immunology2026

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1803394 PMID: 41993161

Pathogen coinfections in wild and farmed salmonids: A systematic review.

Ortega Y, Torrealba D, Gallardo-Matus J, Fernández F, Figueroa C, Bustos P, Conejeros P, Dixon B, Mancilla M

Fish & shellfish immunology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2026.111155 PMID: 41581676

Rainbow trout gut epithelial cells upregulate MHCII transcript expression in response to experimental infection with the anglerfish parasite Spraguea americanus.

Rogozynski NP, Abdulsayed MS, Jacewicz MJ, Rodríguez-Ramos T, Jenkins E, Dixon B

Veterinary immunology and immunopathology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2026.111062 PMID: 41518993

An analog of Clarias gariepinus Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP-38) contributes to immune homeostasis and defences against Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Litopenaeus vannamei.

Betancourt JL, Ihedimbu I, Rodríguez-Ramos T, Coronado-Molina DE, Carpio Y, Estrada MP, Hernández-López J, Ramos L, Dixon B

Fish & shellfish immunology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2025.111047 PMID: 41317752

Use of shotgun immunoproteomics for the development of protein vaccines against Edwardsiella piscicida.

Jacobsen KL, Griffin MJ, Phinney BS, Salemi M, Yazdi Z, Balami S, Older CE, Ware CC, Yamamoto FY, Huda NU, Rodriguez-Ramos T, Dixon B, Ma J, LaFrentz BR, Soto E

Fish & shellfish immunology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2025.110992 PMID: 41213346

Temperature modulates the protein dynamics of the antigen presentation pathway in VHSV IVb-infected rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cell lines.

Wong-Benito V, Supinski R, Rodríguez-Ramos T, Zonneveld M, Dixon B

Fish & shellfish immunology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2025.110956 PMID: 41130546

Sequence independent immune effects of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) dsRNA complexed with phytoglycogen nanoparticles in freshwater crayfish.

Samms KA, Monod EC, Ijaz A, Au S, Jenik K, Rodríguez-Ramos T, Dixon B, DeWitte-Orr SJ

Journal of invertebrate pathology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2024.108239 PMID: 39637936

Multi-parametric analysis of cells to accelerate the discovery of biological targets and advance the development of novel strategies to modulate inflammation and immunity

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Gorbet, Maud

Keywords: flow cytometry; immune response; in vitro models; biocompatibility; inflammation; cell-biomaterial interactions; leukocytes; sperm cells; fish cells; primary and stem cells

$150,000

An infection model for salmonid viral and parasite coinfections

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Dixon, Brian

Keywords: Aquaculture; Oceans and inland waters

$58,800

Fisheries management and conservation careers in science and technology (FishCAST)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Semeniuk, Christina CAD

Keywords: aquatic invasive species; fish culture; fish health; food webs; freshwater fish conservation; freshwater fisheries management; recreational/commercial fisheries; species at risk; species at risk/aquatic invasive sp.; water quality

$1,366,018

Fish and Environmental Immunology

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Dixon, Brian

Keywords: immunology; fish; aquaculture; diagnostic assay; climate ; change; low temperature; antigen presentation; sex-specific ; immune response

$800,000

Antigen Presentation in Teleost Fishes

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dixon, Brian

$330,000

Fish and Environmental Immunology

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Dixon, Brian

$300,000

Genetic and probiotic improvement of immunity in triploid Chinook salmon_x000d_ _x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Dixon, Brian

$556,000

Fish and Environmental Immunology

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Dixon, Brian

$200,000

Improved upper thermal tolerance in rainbow trout

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Danzmann, Roy

$574,149

Cytation Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Jones, Lyndon

$144,236

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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Brian Dixon

Research

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Latest funding

Cell-mediated response against heat-inactivated viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) IVb using rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) dorsal fin cells as antigen presenting cells.

Correction: Piscirickettsia salmonis elicited an antigen-specific cytotoxic response dependent on CD8+ T cells in Atlantic salmon.

Regulation of the rainbow trout spleen corticotropin-releasing factor system in response to inflammatory challenges: roles of NF-κB and cortisol.

Piscirickettsia salmonis elicited an antigen-specific cytotoxic response dependent on CD8+ T cells in Atlantic salmon.

Pathogen coinfections in wild and farmed salmonids: A systematic review.

Rainbow trout gut epithelial cells upregulate MHCII transcript expression in response to experimental infection with the anglerfish parasite Spraguea americanus.

An analog of Clarias gariepinus Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP-38) contributes to immune homeostasis and defences against Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Litopenaeus vannamei.

Use of shotgun immunoproteomics for the development of protein vaccines against Edwardsiella piscicida.

Temperature modulates the protein dynamics of the antigen presentation pathway in VHSV IVb-infected rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cell lines.

Sequence independent immune effects of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) dsRNA complexed with phytoglycogen nanoparticles in freshwater crayfish.

Multi-parametric analysis of cells to accelerate the discovery of biological targets and advance the development of novel strategies to modulate inflammation and immunity

An infection model for salmonid viral and parasite coinfections

Fisheries management and conservation careers in science and technology (FishCAST)

Fish and Environmental Immunology

Antigen Presentation in Teleost Fishes

Fish and Environmental Immunology

Genetic and probiotic improvement of immunity in triploid Chinook salmon_x000d_ _x000d_

Fish and Environmental Immunology

Improved upper thermal tolerance in rainbow trout

Cytation Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader

Frequent collaborators

Michael Power

Xuexiu Chang

Gregor Reid

Lyndon Jones

Paul Craig

James Stafford

Emily Jenkins

Roy Danzmann

John Lumsden

Javier Santander

Andrew Doxey

Stephanie DeWitte-Orr

Maud Gorbet

Brian Dixon

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Cell-mediated response against heat-inactivated viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) IVb using rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) dorsal fin cells as antigen presenting cells.

Correction: Piscirickettsia salmonis&#xa0;elicited an antigen-specific cytotoxic response dependent on CD8+ T cells in Atlantic salmon.

Regulation of the rainbow trout spleen corticotropin-releasing factor system in response to inflammatory challenges: roles of NF-&#x3ba;B and cortisol.

Piscirickettsia salmonis elicited an antigen-specific cytotoxic response dependent on CD8+ T cells in Atlantic salmon.

Pathogen coinfections in wild and farmed salmonids: A systematic review.

Rainbow trout gut epithelial cells upregulate MHCII transcript expression in response to experimental infection with the anglerfish parasite Spraguea americanus.

An analog of Clarias gariepinus Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP-38) contributes to immune homeostasis and defences against Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Litopenaeus vannamei.

Use of shotgun immunoproteomics for the development of protein vaccines against Edwardsiella piscicida.

Temperature modulates the protein dynamics of the antigen presentation pathway in VHSV IVb-infected rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) cell lines.

Sequence independent immune effects of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) dsRNA complexed with phytoglycogen nanoparticles in freshwater crayfish.

Multi-parametric analysis of cells to accelerate the discovery of biological targets and advance the development of novel strategies to modulate inflammation and immunity

An infection model for salmonid viral and parasite coinfections

Fisheries management and conservation careers in science and technology (FishCAST)

Fish and Environmental Immunology

Antigen Presentation in Teleost Fishes

Fish and Environmental Immunology

Genetic and probiotic improvement of immunity in triploid Chinook salmon_x000d_ _x000d_

Fish and Environmental Immunology

Improved upper thermal tolerance in rainbow trout

Cytation Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader

Frequent collaborators

Michael Power

Xuexiu Chang

Gregor Reid

Lyndon Jones

Paul Craig

James Stafford

Emily Jenkins

Roy Danzmann

John Lumsden

Javier Santander

Andrew Doxey

Stephanie DeWitte-Orr

Maud Gorbet

Correction: Piscirickettsia salmonis elicited an antigen-specific cytotoxic response dependent on CD8+ T cells in Atlantic salmon.

Regulation of the rainbow trout spleen corticotropin-releasing factor system in response to inflammatory challenges: roles of NF-κB and cortisol.