Professor Dr. Jo Anne Dillon

Biography

Jo-Anne Dillon is a Professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. She has a BSc from the University of Toronto and an MSc and PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Queen’s University. She has conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on sexually transmitted infections, particularly antimicrobial resistance and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Dr. Dillon leads various national and international organizations in public health areas, specifically focusing on antibiotic resistance trends and molecular epidemiology. She is actively involved in the World Health Organization endorsed Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Program in the Latin America and Caribbean regions. Dr. Dillon has received distinguished career awards from the Canadian Society of Microbiologists and the American Society for Microbiology, and she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Her lab is developing innovative diagnostic tools and studying cell division in bacteria, which is crucial for understanding bacterial pathogenesis and treatment.

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