Dr. Gomis teaches poultry and mammalian diagnostic pathology at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science, U of S College of Agriculture.
Research Interests
Dr. Gomis has broad interests in basic and applied aspects of pathogenesis and control of bacterial diseases in poultry and mammalian species.
Publications
Schwean-Lardner K., Fancher B. I., Gomis S., Van Kessel A.,
Dalal S., and H.L. Classen. Effect of day length on cause of mortality, leg
health, and ocular health in broilers. Poultry Science. 92: 1-11, 2013.
Dar, M.A., Gomis, S., Shirley, I., Mutwiri, G., Brownlie,
R., Potter, A., Gerdts, V., and S. Tikoo. Pathotypic and molecular
characterization of a fowl adenovirus associated with Inclusion Body Hepatitis
in Saskatchewan chickens. Avian Dis. 56(1):73-81, 2012.
Charavaryamath C, Fries P, Gomis S, Bell C, Doig K, Guan L,
Potter A, Napper S, Griebel PJ.
Mucosal changes in a long-term bovine intestinal segment model following
removal of ingesta and microflora. Gut Microbes 2(3): 134-144, 2011.
Wilson HL, Kovacs-Nolan J, Latimer L, Buchanan R, Gomis S, Babiuk
L, van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk S. A novel triple adjuvant formulation
promotes strong, Th1-biased immune responses and significant antigen retention
at the site of injection. Vaccine. 28(52):8288-99, 2010.
Bhat A., Gomis S., Potter A. and S. Tikoo. Role of Hsp90 in
CpG-ODN mediated immunostimulation in
avian macrophages. Molecular Immunology 47(6): 1337-1346, 2010.
Dar A., Allan b., Gomis S., Potter A., and G. Mutwiri.
Immunotherapeutic potential of CpG oligonucleotides in chickens. J. Poult. Sci.
46: 69-80, 2009.
Taghavi, A., Allan, B., Mutviri, G., Van Kessel, A., Babiuk,
L., Potter, A. Willson, P., and S. Gomis. Protection of neonatal broiler chicks
against Salmonella typhimurium septicemia by DNA containing CpG motifs. Avian
Diseases 52:398-406. 2008.
Taghavi, A., Allan, B., Mutviri, G., Van Kessel, A.,
Marianna Foldvari, M. Babiuk, L., Potter, A. Willson, P., and S. Gomis.
Enhancement of immunoprotective effect of CpG-ODN by formulation with
polyphophazines against E. coli septicemia in neonatal chickens. Curr Drug
Deliv 6:76-82. 2009.
Patel, B., Gomis, S., Dar, A., Willson, P., Babiuk, L.,
Potter, A., G. Mutwiri, and S. Tikoo. Oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG
motifs (CpG-ODN) induced cytokine and chemokine gene expression in neonatal
chickens. Dev Comp Immunol. 32(9):1041-9. 2008.
Ojkic D., Martin E., Swinton J., Vaillancourt J., Boulianne
M., and S. Gomis. Genotyping of Canadian isolates of fowl adenoviruses. Avian
Pathology 37(1): 95-100. 2008.
Gomis, S., Babiuk, L., Allan, B., Willson, P., Waters, E.,
Hecker, R., and A. Potter. Protection of chickens against a lethal challenge of
Escherichia coli by a vaccine containing CpG oligodeoxynucleotides as an
adjuvant. Avian Dis. 51:78-83. 2007.
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