Dr Marie-France Roy
Positions
Associate Professor (Equine Internal Medicine)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fulltime
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
D.V.M. Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, 1997
Internship Equine Medicine and Surgery, University of Montreal, 1998
Residency Equine Animal Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center, 2000
DACVIM-LA Large Animal Internal Medicine Specialist, 2001
Ph.D. Human Genetics - Host Resistance to Infection, McGill University, 2007
Biography
Dr. Roy received her DMV from the Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, University of Montreal. She then completed an Equine internship at the same institution, before doing a large animal internal medicine residency at New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania. Dr Roy obtained the status of diplomate from the American College of Veterinary Medicine in the specialty of Large Animal Internal Medicine (Equine) in 2001. In 2006, she completed a PhD looking at the genetic of the mouse response to Salmonella Typhimurium infection at the Center for the Study of Host Resistance, McGill University. Dr Roy was appointed at UCVM in 2006 as an assistant professor in equine medicine. Dr Roy’s research now focuses on equine sepsis.
Research
Areas of Research
Dr. Roy’s research program is focusing on equine sepsis. The main goal of the program is to collect a comprehensive collection of case information and samples from horses suffering from sepsis to create “The Equine Sepsis Biobank”. Through this project, it will become possible to identify clinical parameters and biomarkers of sepsis, genetic susceptibility to sepsis, and gene expression profiling in horses suffering from sepsis.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| VETM 521 | Equine Medicine and Surgery | |
| VETM 300/400/500 | Clinical Presentations | |
| VETM 305/405/505 | Clinical Skills |
Publications
- Neutrophilia. Nicole J Fernendez; Marie-France Roy. Wiley. (2019)
- Neutropenia. Nicole J Fernendez; Marie-France Roy. Wiley. (2019)
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