Beverly Morrison, DVM

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Dr. Beverly Morrison is currently completing a Saskatchewan Centre for Patient Oriented Research (SCPOR) funded Post Doctoral Fellowship with Dr. Colleen Dell of the Department of Sociology and Dr. Joe Rubin of the Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan. This Fellowship is also partnered with Prairie Diagnostic Services, a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, where she is gaining technical experience in bacteriology and molecular microbiology to further enhance her knowledge in veterinary diagnostic microbiology.

Her research focuses on potential bacterial zoonoses (the transfer of disease between animals and people) of therapy dogs visiting health care facilities. This involves collecting a series of swabs from therapy dogs and identifying potentially pathogenic bacteria (those capable of causing disease in people with decreased immune systems), tracking the frequency of colonization and performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing to detect antibiotic resistance. 

Beverly grew up by the ocean on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. She always had a passion for animals and wanted to be a Veterinarian ever since she could remember. During her undergraduate program she also developed a keen interest in microbiology. She now lives in Saskatoon with her husband, two cats and one very social dog, and enjoys reading, running, and camping.