Shayan Sharif is a professor at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), University of Guelph, Canada. Sharif is currently OVC’s Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and the Distinguished Research Chair in Agri-Food Biosecurity. He is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Sharif’s research is focused on immunology of viral diseases of chickens, including avian influenza and Marek’s disease. His lab is also interested in interactions between chicken’s intestinal microbiota and the host immune system.