 | Dr. Aaron WhiteBacterial Vaccine Development
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Biography
Aaron White joined VIDO as a research scientist in June 2009 working on Salmonella pathogenesis. Aaron obtained his BSc in Biochemistry at the University of Alberta in 1993 then completed his PhD at University of Victoria in 2000. Prior to joining VIDO, Aaron was involved in several research projects at the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary. Aaron is involved in Salmonella pathogensis research at VIDO-InterVac.
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Aaron White, Ph.D. RESPONSBILITIES: ♦ Manager, Salmonella pathogenesis research project ♦ Member, Bacterial Vaccine Development Group EDUCATION: ♦ PhD in Biochemistry with Dr. William W. Kay, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, 2000 RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
♦ Jarislowsky Chair in Biotechnology, University of Saskatchewan, 2009-2014 ♦ VIDO Research Scientist II, 2009-present ♦ Research Associate, Alberta Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, 2007-2009 ♦ Post-doctoral fellow with Dr. Michael G. Surette, University of Calgary, 2002-2007
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ♦ Identifying that the Salmonella extracellular matrix is critical for long-term survival and persistence ♦ Development of a vaccine platform using Salmonella as a carrier of foreign antigens ♦ Development of an efficient method for allele exchange in enteric bacterial species ♦ Demonstration that bacterial adaptation can easily occur through mutations in promoter-containing intergenic regions CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS ♦ Understanding the metabolic and genetic changes associated with Salmonella biofilm formation ♦ Development of a murine model of Salmonella transmission ♦ Development of a vaccine to prevent gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella EXPERTISE Bacterial pathogenesis, biofilms, molecular epidemiology
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