Adrián Hernández-Ortiz

  • Profession or Job Title:
    Post doctoral fellow
  • Institution:
    University of Saskatchewan
  • Role in Canopy:
    Available to Mentor:
  • Research Interests
    & Expertise:
    NA
  • Project title:
    Understanding Toxoplasma gondii in Country Foods
  • Biography:

    I am Adrián Hernández-Ortiz, originally from Mexico city. I got my DVM and MSc from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and completed my PhD in Veterinary Microbiology at the University of Saskatchewan. My doctoral research focused on detecting Toxoplasma gondii, a zoonotic foodborne parasite, in harvested wildlife used as country foods in the Canadian North. Currently, I am a Postdoctoral Fellow under the supervision of Dr. Emily Jenkins, continuing research on T. gondii while also investigating the presence and species diversity of Sarcocystis in wildlife.

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  • Link:
    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adrian-Hernandez-Ortiz?ev=hdr_xprf