Brian Dixon
PhD
Professor of Biology
Location
Waterloo, Ontario
Keywords
Immunology, Fish, Shrimp, Aquaculture, Temperature, Parasite, Pathogen
Research interests
Immunology, Environmental Effects, Infections
Expertise in
Relevant publications
1. Emily J. McKenzie, Noah P. Rogozynski, Tania Rodríguez-Ramos, John W. Heath, Brian Dixon. The Effect of Acute Heat Stress on the Chinook Salmon Immune System and Vibrio anguillarum
Infection and Mortality. Accepted to Fish and Shellfish Immunology, Aug 27th 2025. FSIM-D-25-01408
2. Manuel Soto-Dávila, Luana Langlois Fiorotto, Tania Rodriguez-Ramos, Cara Hawey, Emily
McKenzie, Abigail G. Dixon, Gregor Reid, Brian Dixon. Supplementation of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains has differential effects in RTgutGC cells, and the immune response and gut integrity of triploid Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) challenged with Vibrio anguillarum. Comparative Immunology Reports 9: 200244 2025.
3. Kristof Jenik, Tania Rodríguez-Ramos, Adebisi Sanyaolu, Brian Dixon and Stephanie DeWitte-Orr An
in vitro study of type I interferon and inflammatory markers phytoglycogen in rainbow trout. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 165: 110524, 2025.
4. Malene Malchus Fosse, Laura Rivera Méndez, Tania Rodríguez-Ramos, Brian Dixon, Henrik
Sundh and Rolf Erik Olsen. Functional feed ingredients prime the immune response of RTgutGC cells to LPS-induced inflammation. Frontiers in Immunology 16: 1616076, 2025.
5. Maureen Latimer, Manuel Soto-Dávila, Ivan Cadonic, Paul Craig and Brian Dixon The Effect of
Corn Starch and Kappa-Carrageenan Probiotic Encapsulation on Growth and Immune Response in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Comparative Immunology Reports, 8: 200224 2025.
6. Eyesun Fajei, Laura Rivera Méndez, Shona Whyte, Janet Velazquez, Patricio Dantagnan, Manuel
Soto-Davila, Tania Rodríguez-Ramos, Elessa Proskos, Brian Dixon; Yamila Carpio; Mario Estrada; Mark David Fast. Investigation of two different PACAP-38 (Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide) formulated feeds on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) immune responses with Enteric Red Mouth disease (Yersinia ruckeri). Comparative Immunology Reports 8: 200221 2025
7. Gregor Reid, Emma Allen-Vercoe, Jeremy P. Burton, Brendan Daisley, Brian Dixon, Richard Ethier,
Hesam Mousavi, Svein Oivind Solberg, Raquel S. Peixoto, Michael Silverman, Dragana Skokovic-Sunjic, and Thomas Tompkins. Beneficial microbes for One Health in Canada: a policy proposal FACETS 10: 1-32. 2025 dx.doi.org/10.1139/facets-2024-0182
Contact
Department of Biology
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave West
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1