Dr Natalie Keirstead

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science (Honours), Microbiology & Immunology (Dalhousie University)

Master of Science, Medical Microbiology (University of Manitoba)

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, DVM (University of Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Veterinary College)

PhD, Veterinary Pathology (University of Guelph)

Diplomate by Examination, American College of Veterinary Pathology, Dip ACVP

Teaching Interests

Case-based learning in pathology and computer-based innovative testing modalities

Research Interests

Molecular mechanisms of disease, comparative pathology (specifically aquatic species and non-human primate diseases & behaviour), innate immunity, molecular expression analyses of neoplasias

Publications

Peer-reviewed research papers

1.         ND Keirstead, MA Hayes, G VanderVoort, AS Brooks, EJ Squires and BN Lillie. 2011. Porcine collagenous lectin risk alleles for disease susceptibility. Veterinary Immunology & Immunopathology. (Accepted).

2.         CA Whitehouse, ND Keirstead, J Taylor, J  Reinhardt and A Beierschmitt. 2010. Prevalence of hypermucoid Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage among wild-caught and captive vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus), St. Kitts. J of Wildlife Dis. Jul; 46(3): 971-6.

3.         MA Hayes, BA Quinn, ND Keirstead, P Katavolos, RO Waelchli, KJ Betteridge. 2008. Proteins associated with the early intrauterine equine conceptus. Reprod Domest Anim. Jul; 43(2): 232-237.

4.         ND Keirstead, C Lee, D Yoo, AS Brooks and MA Hayes. 2008. Porcine plasma ficolin binds and reduces infectivity of porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRSV) in vitro. Antiviral Res. Jan; 77(1): 28-38.

5.         BN Lillie, ND Keirstead, EJ Squires and MA Hayes. 2007. Gene polymorphisms associated with reduced hepatic expression of porcine mannan-binding lectin C. Dev & Comp Immunol.  31(8): 830-846.

6.         BN Lillie, ND Keirstead, EJ Squires and MA Hayes. 2006. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in porcine mannan-binding lectin A. Immunogenetics. Dec; 58(12):983-93.

7.         BN Lillie, AS Brooks, ND Keirstead and MA Hayes. 2005. Comparative genetics and innate immune functions of collagenous lectins in animals. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 108 (1-2): 97-110.

8.         P Yin, ND Keirstead, TJ Broering, MM Arnold, JSL Parker, ML Nibert and KM Coombs. 2004. Comparisons of the M1 genome segments and encoded m2 proteins of different reovirus isolates. Virol J. 1: 6-22.

9.         M Cusson, M Laforge, C Beliveau, D Trudel, J Regniere, J Thireau, G Bellemare, ND Keirstead and DB Stoltz. 2002. Multiparasitism of Choristoneura fumiferana by the ichneumonid Tranosema rostrale and the tachinid Actia interrupta: occurrence in the field and outcome of competition under laboratory conditions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 102: 125-133.

10.        ND Keirstead and KM Coombs. 1998. Absence of superinfection exclusion during asynchronous reovirus infections of mouse, monkey, and human cell lines. Virus Research 54(2): 225-235.

 

Case reports

1.     DM Martin, J Hall, N Keirstead and A Lowe. 2006. Multifocal osteoma cutis in a Golden retriever. Can Vet J. 47(4): 360–362.

2.     S Malka, ND Keirstead, AY Gancz, DA Smith and WM Taylor. 2005. Ingluvial squamous cell carcinoma in a geriatric cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus). J. of Avian Med & Surg 19(3): 234–239.

3.     J Hall and ND Keirstead. 2005. Diagnostic Dermatology. Can Vet J. 46(10): 949-952.

4.     J Hall and ND Keirstead. 2005. Superficial pyoderma, secondary to the hairless nature of the breed. Can Vet J. 46(2): 183-4.

5.  ND Keirstead. 2004. What's your diagnosis? Muscle wasting and proteinuria in a young dog. Interface. 17(2): 14-17. 

6.  LM Miller, ND Keirstead and P Snyder. 2004. Traumatic mitral valve detachment from the annulus fibrosis producing acute left heart failure in a dog. Can Vet J. 45(9): 761-3.

7.  ND Keirstead, LM Miller and T Bailey. 2002. Subvalvular pulmonary stenosis in a kitten. Can Vet J. 43(10): 785-6.

 

Expertise for Media Contact

Categories	Animals and veterinary science, Medicine and medical research
Expertise	veterinary pathology; mechanisms of disease; disease diagnosis; innate immunity; collagenous lectins; canine cancers; aquaculture; aquatic pathology; infectious diseases; zoonotic diseases; biomarkers; laboratory animal pathology; non-human primates; histopathology; immunohistochemistry; necropsy
Notes	Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathology (dACVP)

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 7 Nov 2012