Damien’s main area of research interest is the ecology and pathology of wildlife diseases, particularly the impact of human activities on the host-pathogen relationship of diseases in fragmented populations of two threatened species - the koala and the Australian...
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PROFESSOR DAMIEN HIGGINS (KHH LEAD)
PROFESSOR MARK KROCKENBERGER
Mark Krockenberger is Professor of Veterinary Pathology at the University of Sydney who has been working with koalas for the past 20 years. He is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Veterinary Anatomical Pathology and a...
DR ANDREA CASTERIANO (TECHNICAL OFFICER)
Andrea graduated with a PhD in microbiology from the University of Sydney in 2014, joining the Koala Health Hub later that year. She oversees the operational aspects of the KHH’s diagnostic services, including the real-time PCR tests for Chlamydia and maintaining our...
DR VALENTINA MELLA, POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Valentina is a Research Fellow in the Sydney School of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney. Valentina’s research aims to implement practical solutions to achieve effective long‐term conservation management actions to help koalas. She currently leads a...
DR BELINDA WRIGHT, WIRES POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Belinda’s PhD involved using genomic techniques to investigate disease resistance in Tasmanian devils and also to inform population management of the species. Belinda has gone on to apply genomics to conservation questions in Koalas and Bilbies. With a strong interest...