Dr. Jimmy Dikeakos

Dr. Dikeakos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Western University and the Vice-President of the Canadian Society for Virology.

Dr. Dikeakos obtained his B.Sc from McGill University and his PhD from the Université de Montréal. He then subsequently completed a Post-Doctoral fellowship with Dr. Gary Thomas at the Vollum Institute within the Oregon Health and Sciences University.

Since 2012, Dr. Dikeakos has directed a research lab at Western University where he supervises M.Sc, PhD, PDFs and 4th year Honors Thesis students. He has also taught hundreds of students introductory virology in his role as course co-coordinator of 2500A/B.

Dr. Dikeakos has also been actively involved in multiple initiatives led by the American Society for Virology.