Dr. Frederick Stephen Kibenge is a Professor of Virology in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, at Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Canada. He obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) in 1978 from Makerere University (Uganda) and his PhD in animal virology in 1982 from Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia. He received extensive postdoctoral training in the United Kingdom (University of Liverpool) and the USA (Washington State University and Ohio State University) prior to his Virology faculty appointment at AVC, UPEI. He is also a 1988 Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM), certified in Immunology. He teaches virology in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) curriculum and to graduate students at AVC. His research area is focused on understanding the mechanisms and intracellular components of virus virulence to contribute to knowledge on viral pathogenesis and improve the methods of virus detection and disease control.