Full Name
Tim Johnson
Job Title
Professor
Company
University of Minnesota
Speaker Bio
Dr. Tim Johnson is a Professor at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He received his BS in Microbiology in 2000 and PhD in Molecular Pathogenesis in 2004, both from North Dakota State University. His PhD and postdoctoral research at Iowa State University were completed under Dr. Lisa Nolan, where he developed a passion for avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) and published some key articles describing and defining the APEC pathotype. From there, he joined the University of Minnesota in 2007 and has been working in the areas of poultry health and disease since that time. Dr. Johnson has published more than 150 peer reviewed articles in this area, including studies involving APEC, Salmonella, ORT, Pasteurella multocida, antimicrobial resistance, plasmid biology, the poultry microbiome, and development of host-adapted probiotics for poultry. His research approach is to utilize high-throughput and high-resolution genomics to track pathogens. Dr. Johnson is the 2022 recipient of the Evonik Award for Achievement in Poultry Science, presented through the Poultry Science Association.
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