Head and shoulders image of Dr. Lorne Babiuk, director, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO).

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Lorne Allan Babiuk was born in 1946 in Canora, Saskatchewan. He earned four degrees, three from the University of Saskatchewan: a BSA in soil science (1967), an MSc in soil microbiology (1969), a PhD in virology (UBC, 1972), and a DSc in veterinary microbiology (1987). In 1973 Dr. Babiuk joined the U of S’s Department of Veterinary Microbiology as assistant professor. In 1975 Dr. Babiuk became associate professor and full professor in 1979. In 1993 he was appointed director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO). From 2001-2007 Dr. Babiuk served as chair of the Advisory Board of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Infection & Immunity. He was awarded the Canada Research Chair in Vaccinology and Biotechnology in 2001. Dr. Babiuk was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005. He is vice-president of research at the University of Alberta and former director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the U of S. Dr. Babiuk holds the Canada Research Chair in Vaccinology and Biotechnology and is chair of the Board for Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT), a vaccine development company (2021).