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Dr.
Wright is an
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Animal Science.
Before coming to the University of Vermont, he was a Research Group
Leader at the Australian Government's Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organization, CSIRO. For the past 12 years, Dr.
Wright has been working on developing vaccines and/or other strategies
to increase the efficiency of nutrient utilization in livestock, and to
reduce their enteric methane emissions. His research has made
significant contributions in the area of molecular microbiology,
resulting in novel options being developed to reduce methane emissions
from livestock. Consequently, Dr. Wright's research also suggests that
the manipulation of the rumen microorganisms may increase methane
production in anaerobic digestors as some methane-producing
microorganisms may be more efficient and potent than others.
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Chair, Department of Animal
Science
Ph.D. University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
M.S., University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
B.S., Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Professional Appointments:
- Director, Vermont Dairy Center of Excellence, 2010 -
- Associate Professor (Joint Appointment), Department
of Medicine (Gastroenterology & Hepatology), 2010 -
- Associate Professor (Joint Appointment), Department
of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 2010 -
- Adjunct Associate Professor,
Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, 2007
- Associated Graduate Faculty, Dept.
of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, 2007
- Adjunct Associate Professor,
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, 2004
- Editor, Zootaxa (Protozoa), 2004
- Member, Editorial Board, Microbial
Ecology, 2009
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of
Camelid Science, 2009
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of
Eukaryotic Microbiology, 2002
Awards: (not all listed)
- John Corliss Ciliate Systematics
Award for Best Publication
- Most Outstanding Teaching Award,
University of Guelph
Honours: A new species was
named after Dr. Wright, Apokeronopsis
wrighti n. sp. in recognition of
his contributions to phylogenetics and evolution in ciliates (see J. Eukaryot. Microbiol., 2008.
55:321-330).
Department of Animal Science
University of Vermont
102 Terrill, 570 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05405-0148
Lab:
(802) 656-5479
Office: (802) 656-1192
Fax: (802) 656-8196
E-mail agwright@uvm.edu
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André-Denis Wright