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Susantha Gomis

ResearcherVeterinary PathologyUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Susantha Gomis

Researcher

Veterinary Pathology

Natural Sciences

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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17 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 17 research grants (17 NSERC), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Bacterial diseases Broiler chickens CpG-ODN Immunomodulation Metabolomics Innate memory Probiotics clostridium perfringens

Latest papers

Probiotic spray on incubating chicken eggs accelerates the establishment of a healthy jejunal microbiota.
Poultry science · 2026 · senior author
Effects of conventional and raised without antibiotic feeding systems and exposure to infectious bursal disease virus on microbial diversity of the jejunal microbiota in broiler chickens.
Poultry science · 2026 · senior author
Serum metabolomic profiling reveals LysoPC/PC depletion as a potential biomarker to detect avian reoviral infection in neonatal broiler chickens.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026 · senior author

All 59 publications

Latest funding

Immunomodulatory effects of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) on intrapulmonary vaccine delivery in neonatal broiler chickens.
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$63,000
Investigating the broiler barn dust as a mean of characterizing biotic factors impacting poultry health
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$42,781
Exploring utility of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs as an alternatives to antibiotics in the broiler chicken industry in Sri Lanka
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 21 grants and awards

59 publications.

Probiotic spray on incubating chicken eggs accelerates the establishment of a healthy jejunal microbiota.

Rathnayake M, Shaik NA, Popowich S, Chow-Lockerbie B, Ayalew L, Tikoo S, Abdul-Careem MF, Gomis S

Poultry science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.107253 PMID: 42308741

Effects of conventional and raised without antibiotic feeding systems and exposure to infectious bursal disease virus on microbial diversity of the jejunal microbiota in broiler chickens.

Rathnayake M, Shaik NA, Palkumbura A, Ranaraja A, Basnayake Y, Basyouni R, Taylor A, Ambrose N, Popowich S, Ayalew LE, Tikoo S, Gomis S

Poultry science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.106823 PMID: 41903463

Serum metabolomic profiling reveals LysoPC/PC depletion as a potential biomarker to detect avian reoviral infection in neonatal broiler chickens.

Ranaraja A, Subhasinghe I, Shaik NA, Banaganapalli B, Popowich S, Ayalew LE, Mandal R, Wishart DS, Tikoo S, Gomis S

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1750590 PMID: 42180245

Temporal metabolomic fingerprinting identifies adenine as a novel biomarker for early detection of Escherichia coli infection in broiler chickens.

Ranaraja A, Subhasinghe I, Ahmad SN, Banaganapalli B, Popowich S, Parambath SV, Ayalew LE, Mandal R, Wishart DS, Tikoo S, Gomis S

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-16873-x PMID: 40866475

Induction of Trained Immunity in Broiler Chickens by Combination of in Ovo Delivery of Oligodeoxynucleotides Containing CpG Motifs and Intrapulmonary Delivery of a Live Clostridium perfringens Vaccine at Hatch to Protect Against Escherichia coli Septicemia Later in the Grow-Out Period.

Subhasinghe I, Gautam H, Popowich S, Ayalew LE, Tikoo SK, Gomis S

Avian diseases2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1637/aviandiseases-d-24-00093 PMID: 40643938

Elevated butyric acid and histamine in feces and serum as an indicator of onset of necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens.

Gautam H, Ahmad SN, Banaganapalli B, Popowich S, Chow-Lockerbie B, Ayalew LE, Mandal R, Wishart DS, Tikoo S, Gomis S

Frontiers in microbiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1581309 PMID: 40415938

Elevated levels of butyric acid in the jejunum of an animal model of broiler chickens: from early onset of Clostridium perfringens infection to clinical disease of necrotic enteritis.

Gautam H, Shaik NA, Banaganapalli B, Popowich S, Subhasinghe I, Ayalew LE, Mandal R, Wishart DS, Tikoo S, Gomis S

Journal of animal science and biotechnology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40104-024-01105-5 PMID: 39487547

Oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs upregulate bactericidal activities of heterophils and enhance immunoprotection of neonatal broiler chickens against Salmonella Typhimurium septicemia.

Subhasinghe I, Matsuyama-Kato A, Ahmed KA, Ayalew LE, Gautam H, Popowich S, Chow-Lockerbie B, Tikoo SK, Griebel P, Gomis S

Poultry science2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.104078 PMID: 39096829

Protection of Broiler Chickens Against Necrotic Enteritis by Intrapulmonary Delivery of a Live Clostridium perfringens Vaccine Exploiting the Gut-Lung-Axis Concept.

Gautam H, Ahmed KA, Subhasinghe I, Popowich S, Matsuyama-Kato A, Chow-Lockerbie B, Ayalew LE, Tikoo S, Griebel P, Gomis S

Avian diseases2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1637/aviandiseases-d-24-00014 PMID: 39400219

Induction of trained immunity in broiler chickens following delivery of oligodeoxynucleotide containing CpG motifs to protect against Escherichia coli septicemia.

Subhasinghe I, Ahmed KA, Ayalew LE, Gautam H, Popowich S, Matsuyama-Kato A, Chow-Lockerbie B, Tikoo SK, Griebel P, Gomis S

Scientific reports2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69781-x PMID: 39143261

Immunomodulatory effects of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) on intrapulmonary vaccine delivery in neonatal broiler chickens.

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gomis, Susantha

Keywords: cpg-odn; clostridium perfringens; intrapulmonary vaccine delivery; immunology; gut-lung axis; broiler chicken; immunomodulation; innate immunity; metabolomics; flow cytometry

$63,000

Investigating the broiler barn dust as a mean of characterizing biotic factors impacting poultry health

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Abdul Careem, Mohamed Faizal MF

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; avian influenza virus; bacterial diversity; broiler chicken; diagnostic; highly pathogenic avian influenza; infectious bronchitis virus; infectious laryngotracheitis virus; poultry barn dust; surveillance

$42,781

Exploring utility of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs as an alternatives to antibiotics in the broiler chicken industry in Sri Lanka

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Gomis, Susantha SM

Keywords: Alternatives to antibiotics; Bacterial diseases; Broiler chickens; CpG-ODN; Disease prevention

$25,000

Delivery of probiotics in chicken embryos and modulation of the immune system with oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs to control bacterial infections

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Gomis, Susantha SM

Keywords: bacterial diseases; broiler chickens; cpg-odn; immunomodulation; innate memory; probiotics

$210,250

Metabolomics-based rapid disease diagnostic and performance testing kit development for broiler chickens

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Gomis, Susantha SM

Keywords: Bacterial diseases; Broiler chickens; Disease diagnosis; Immune system; Metabolomics; Pathogenesis; Performance testing; subclinical infections; Viral diseases

$355,000

Oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) as an innate immune stimulator in broiler chickens

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gomis, Susantha

$252,000

Development of a vaccine against avian reovirus infection in broiler chickens

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gomis, Susantha

$240,000

Development of an immune complex vaccine to control variant infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) infections in the broiler chicken industry in Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gomis, Susantha

$340,000

Oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) as an alternative to antibiotics in the broiler chicken industry

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gomis, Susantha

$273,000

Market assessment and feasibility study on fowl adenovirus (FAdV) vaccine in chicken

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Gomis, Susantha

$10,000

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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Susantha Gomis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Probiotic spray on incubating chicken eggs accelerates the establishment of a healthy jejunal microbiota.

Effects of conventional and raised without antibiotic feeding systems and exposure to infectious bursal disease virus on microbial diversity of the jejunal microbiota in broiler chickens.

Serum metabolomic profiling reveals LysoPC/PC depletion as a potential biomarker to detect avian reoviral infection in neonatal broiler chickens.

Temporal metabolomic fingerprinting identifies adenine as a novel biomarker for early detection of Escherichia coli infection in broiler chickens.

Induction of Trained Immunity in Broiler Chickens by Combination of in Ovo Delivery of Oligodeoxynucleotides Containing CpG Motifs and Intrapulmonary Delivery of a Live Clostridium perfringens Vaccine at Hatch to Protect Against Escherichia coli Septicemia Later in the Grow-Out Period.

Elevated butyric acid and histamine in feces and serum as an indicator of onset of necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens.

Elevated levels of butyric acid in the jejunum of an animal model of broiler chickens: from early onset of Clostridium perfringens infection to clinical disease of necrotic enteritis.

Oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs upregulate bactericidal activities of heterophils and enhance immunoprotection of neonatal broiler chickens against Salmonella Typhimurium septicemia.

Protection of Broiler Chickens Against Necrotic Enteritis by Intrapulmonary Delivery of a Live Clostridium perfringens Vaccine Exploiting the Gut-Lung-Axis Concept.

Induction of trained immunity in broiler chickens following delivery of oligodeoxynucleotide containing CpG motifs to protect against Escherichia coli septicemia.

Immunomodulatory effects of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) on intrapulmonary vaccine delivery in neonatal broiler chickens.

Investigating the broiler barn dust as a mean of characterizing biotic factors impacting poultry health

Exploring utility of oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs as an alternatives to antibiotics in the broiler chicken industry in Sri Lanka

Delivery of probiotics in chicken embryos and modulation of the immune system with oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs to control bacterial infections

Metabolomics-based rapid disease diagnostic and performance testing kit development for broiler chickens

Oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) as an innate immune stimulator in broiler chickens

Development of a vaccine against avian reovirus infection in broiler chickens

Development of an immune complex vaccine to control variant infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) infections in the broiler chicken industry in Canada

Oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG-ODN) as an alternative to antibiotics in the broiler chicken industry

Market assessment and feasibility study on fowl adenovirus (FAdV) vaccine in chicken

Frequent collaborators

Suresh Tikoo

Andrew Potter

Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk

Marianna Foldvari

Frank van der Meer

George Mutwiri

Philip Griebel

Scott Napper

Karen Schwean-Lardner

Lisanework Ayalew

Volker Gerdts

Dongyan Niu

Guido van Marle

Shayan Sharif