Dr. Tizard wrote the first standard textbook on Veterinary Immunology in 1977. This text, now in its 9th edition, is used worldwide and has played a major role in establishing Immunology among the key disciplines of Veterinary Science. He has an active research program in infectious diseases and genomics of exotic birds, and has published a draft genome of the Scarlet Macaw. This program also encompasses active research programs in multiple countries in Central and South America.

Dr. Tizard received his BVMS from the University of Edinburgh, a BSc in Pathology from the University of Edinburgh, and his PhD in Immunology from the University of Cambridge. In 1982, he moved to Texas A&M University to head the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology. In 1999, following a lifetime’s interest in birds, Dr. Tizard was appointed Director of the Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center at Texas A&M University. He is an honorary diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists, and was a University Distinguished Lecturer at Texas A&M University in 2006. He received an honorary DSc from the University of Guelph in Ontario in 2012.