John Kaneene
John Kaneene is a University Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and Director and a part of the Center for Comparative Epidemiology. In the last 40 years, he has conducted epidemiological research and trained 39 PhD students and 27 MS students. His personal research focuses on comparative epidemiological assessments of the exposure of agents (infectious and non- infectious) in animals and humans and understanding the processes leading to various outcomes. I have served as PI, Co-PI, and Co-investigator on national and international projects in the USA, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, Malawi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ghana, S. Africa, India, Thailand, and Brazil. His earlier research focused on zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance in livestock, wildlife, and human populations. Recently, his focus has been on evaluating companion animals as sentinels for human exposure to non-infectious diseases agents, such as Lead and PFAS. He and his colleagues have evaluated the potential use of companion animals as sentinels for Lead exposure in Flint, Michigan. Currently, they are evaluating the use of companion animals as sentinels for human exposure to PFAS in Michigan. His career has been enriched by a network of highly motivated colleagues and graduate students within and outside the US resulting in over 346 publications to date.
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