Lorne Allan Babiuk, is a Canadian

Canada

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 scientist specializing in immunology

Immunology

Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...

, pathogenesis

Pathogenesis

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, virology

Virology

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, molecular virology, and vaccinology. He is the Vice-President of Research at the University of Alberta and the former Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization

The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization is a non-profit organization owned by the University of Saskatchewan and operates with financial support from the governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta as well as Government of Canada and industry competitive grants...

 at the University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

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. Dr Babiuk holds the Canada Research Chair

Canada Research Chairs

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 in Vaccinology and Biotechnology and is Chair of the Board for Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT), a vaccine development company.

Education

Born in Canora, Saskatchewan

Canora, Saskatchewan

Canora is a town located at the junction of highways No. 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, north of the city of Yorkton. Centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, the community is home to approximately 2,400 residents and draws upon a substantial trading area...

, he received a B.S.A degree in soil science from the University of Saskatchewan's College of Agriculture in 1967, a M.Sc. degree in soil microbiology from the University of Saskatchewan, Department of Soil Science in 1969, a Ph.D. in virology from the University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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, Department of Microbiology in 1972, and a D.Sc. from the University of Saskatchewan, Department of Veterinary Microbiology in 1987.

Career

In 1973, he joined the University of Saskatchewan's Department of Veterinary Microbiology as an Assistant Professor. In 1975, he became an Associate Professor and a Professor in 1979. In 1993, he was appointed Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. In 2001, he was awarded the Canada Research Chair in Vaccinology and Biotechnology.

Honours

• In 1999, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
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• In 2003, he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit
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• In 2005, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
  Order of Canada
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  for his "contributions to the control of infectious diseases...on the health and productivity of livestock".