Susan Pyakurel
B.V.Sc. & A.H., MSc (Microbiology and Molecular Epidemiology of Bacterial Diseases)
I'm a wildlife disease researcher in the Canadian North. I graduated with an MSc degree in veterinary medical sciences from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada.
I am originally from Nepal, a beautiful landlocked country lying on the lap of the great Himalayas.
I am a veterinarian by training and completed my BVSc & AH degree from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Apart from academics, I love traveling, playing the guitar, poetry, and songwriting!
If you are someone who loves sharing ideas in these facets, please feel free to contact me!
Research Interests
I am a veterinarian interested in incorporating the dynamics of microbiology, genetics, and epidemiology in infectious diseases concerning humans and animals. I am also highly interested in wildlife diseases and zoonosis. The prospect of working in a field that integrates the aspects of the aforementioned subjects intrigues me, and I plan on continuing my academics in the projects that address my related interests. Furthermore, I am highly passionate about sharing complex scientific ideas in a simplified way so that more people can understand the importance of the studies being done and more people would be motivated to be a part of it in their own way.
I eventually wish to have a career in infection biology and molecular epidemiology of zoonotic diseases.
Scientific presentations
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Pyakurel, S., Brosseau, N., Gouin, G., Neelin, M., Jakobek, B.T., Francesco, J.D., & Lair, S. Developing a sustainable community-based wildlife health surveillance system in Nunavik communities, Quebec. 21st ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Calgary, Canada.
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73rd Annual Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association, Victoria (2025.07) – Participation
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Pyakurel, S., Caddey, B., Nobrega, D.B., A., De Buck, J., Morck, D.W., & Orsel, K. (2024). Molecular determinants of resistance to penicillin, ceftiofur, and tetracycline in anerobic bacterial isolated from bovine foot rot and bovine digital dermatitis in feedlot cattle. Joint Symposium on Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Vaccinology, Calgary, Canada.
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Pyakurel, S., Caddey, B., Dias, A., De Buck, J., Morck, D.W., & Orsel, K. (2024). Bovine foot rot and its microbiological relationship with bovine digital dermatitis. Work-in-progress seminar. Calgary, Canada.
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Pyakurel, S., Caddey, B., Dias, A., De Buck, J., Morck, D., & Orsel, K. (2024). Profiling the bacterial communities in foot rot and digital dermatitis in beef cattle. 72nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Canada. Halifax, Canada.
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Boone, V., Pyakurel, S., & Orsel, K. (2022). Lameness scoring as a diagnostic tool for foot lesions in feedlot cattle. Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) day. University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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Pyakurel, S., Manandhar, S., KC, S., Gyawali, C., & Koirala, P. (2019). Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of brucellosis in backyard dairy cattle in the western buffer zone of Chitwan National Park, Nepal. The 7th International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries (SAADC). Pokhara, Nepal.