Celine Nadon, PhD

Research summary

My laboratory strives to provides innovation in reference services, surveillance systems, outbreak detection and response, and research for the prevention and control of diseases caused by enteric bacterial pathogens including E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Listeria, Vibrio, Campylobacter, and other Enterobacterales. 

Our vision is to reduce the risk posed by enteric pathogens and the burden of morbidity and mortality associated with the diseases they cause. We accomplish this by applying a comprehensive suite of research and development in the areas of genomic epidemiology, computational biology, metagenomics, building genomics capacity within public health infrastructure, and by operating national and international surveillance systems.

Dr. Celine Nadon (PhD) is an adjunct professor in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba, and she is also the director of the Division of Enteric Diseases at Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory.

She completed her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees at the University of Manitoba and obtained her PhD from Cornell University (New York). After completing a post-doctoral fellowship with the U.S. Federal Government in Washington, DC, where she translated science to policymaking, she joined the Public Health Agency of Canada to pursue a career in public health at Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory with a focus on enterics and foodborne disease.

Dr. Nadon has published dozens of papers, routinely lectures around the world, mentors graduate students, has served as an expert for the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and was the co-chair of PulseNet International 2018-2024.  She specializes in the practical application of science and technology to solve public health problems, and in communicating science to those who need to know about it.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cornell University (2003)

Master of Science (MSc), University of Manitoba (1998)

Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Manitoba (1996)