Karen Liljebjelke

Assistant Professor (Bacteriology)
Ecosystem and Public Health (EPH)

Phone:(403) 210-6149 

Address: TRW 2D19 

Email: k.liljebjelke@ucalgary.ca

Dr. Liljebjelke received a bachelor of science in Plant Biology from Cornell University in 1985, and a Master of Science in Plant Biology at Washington State University in 1987.  She completed a DVM at the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000.  She earned a Ph.D. in 2004 from the Department of Infectious Disease at the University of Georgia, with a concentration in bacteriology.  Her doctoral research examined the genetic mechanisms of dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella in commercial poultry production.  She was a post doctoral research associate at the United States Department of Agriculture from 2005 to 2010, where she studied Newcastle disease virus and avian Influenza virus in various poultry species, and conducted food safety research in poultry processing.  She joined the faculty in February 2010 as assistant professor in Production Animal Health, with a focus on bacteriology and food safety.