Dr. Jennifer Ketzis

Dr. Jennifer K Ketzis is a professor of parasitology at Ross University. She received her Ph.D. from Cornell University. She then took a position at Novartis Animal Health in Switzerland, working on the development of natural-based products and endo- and ectoparasiticides. In 2005, as a senior scientist, she established a parasitology laboratory at Charles River Laboratories, Ireland, where she worked with several pharmaceutical companies designing and managing GLP and GCP ecto- and endoparasite efficacy studies. In 2012, Dr. Ketzis joined the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. From 2017 to 2022, she served as the coordinator of the MSc and Certificate One Health Program. She is currently the Chair of the RUSVM Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), serves on the Executive Committee of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, and is the co-editor-in-chief of the journal Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. She is also an associate member of the European Veterinary Parasitology College. Her research interests mainly include the efficacy of endo- and ectoparasiticides, parasitic zoonoses of both public health and agricultural importance, and the epidemiology of parasites.