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My curiosity, commitment to lifelong learning, and passion for sharing knowledge have guided my academic career. Over more than 30 years, I have taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate veterinary, biology and biomedical courses and supervised numerous student projects and honors theses. My research expertise spans parasitology and histology, veterinary medicine, ecotoxicology and conservation biology, supported by provincial and national funding.
I joined Wilfrid Laurier University as a Postdoctoral Fellow and later a Research Associate after completing my PhD at McGill University, where I also supervised students, trained new researchers, and developed and maintained the Histology Unit.
Before coming to Canada, I earned my DVM in Romania and advanced to Assistant Professor in Parasitology.
My research uses an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how anthropogenic pressures reshape parasite–host interactions. By integrating parasitology, ecology, toxicology, and biomedical sciences, I examine how environmental change, pollution, and human activity influence parasite dynamics and host susceptibility.
In addition, I am also interested in unconventional and often overlooked parasite effects, including their potential carcinogenic and allergenic impacts, as well as parasite‑induced behavioral and physiological manipulation. This perspective positions parasites not merely as pathogens but as complex biological agents capable of driving unexpected and significant outcomes in host health and broader ecosystem function.
- Ministry of Research and Innovations (MRI), Ontario, Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Visiting Fellowship in a Canadian Government Laboratory - (VF)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship - (PGS D)
- McGill University - Faculty of Graduate Studies Recruitment Fellowship
- McGill University - Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Studies Recruitment Fellowship
- BI484 Fundamentals of Parasitology
- BI349 Embryology
- BI449 Developmental Biology
- BI459 Endocrinology
- BI306 Biogeography and conservation biology