John Kastelic

Biography

Dr. Kastelic received his DVM (with distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan (1982), an MS (1988) and PhD (1990) in Reproductive Physiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Professor of Honoris Causa (2007) from Szent István University (Budapest, Hungary). He was a practicing veterinarian in Alberta (1982-1984) and a Research Scientist at the Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge Research Centre (1990-2012) before joining the University of Calgary (2012).   Dr. Kastelic is a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists, served on the examination committee (2001-2008) and was designated Theriogenologist of the Year (2009). (http://www.theriogenology.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=78) Dr. Kastelic has a special interest in scientific writing. He was Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Theriogenology (http://www.theriojournal.com/) from 2003 to 2012. Furthermore, he has given lectures and workshops on science and science writing on four continents.

Research Interest

Clinical Science Production Animal Health Reproductive Biology