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 registered specialist veterinary pathologist. Mark is an active researcher in koala diseases, particularly cryptococcosis, and assists many groups and vets managing this disease in captive or wild animals. Currently, he is involved in a large and exciting research project examining the intersection between ecology and disease in the Gunnedah and Southern Highlands regions.