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AB-CRC Postgraduate Students

Over 60 postgraduate scholarships to support PhD and Masters by Research students have been awarded since 2004. At this stage it is not envisaged that further scholarships in these areas will be awarded under the present AB-CRC which is due to close in 2010. If funding for a second CRC is approved, scholarships may again be offered for sometime in 2010 onwards. Below is a list of all our PhD, Masters and Honours students.

AAHL

Australian Animal Health Laboratory

DAFWA

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Western Australia

UMelb

University of Melbourne

ANU

Australian National University

DSTO

Defence Science & Technology Organisation

USyd

University of Sydney

CUT

Curtin University of Technology

JCU

James Cook University

UWA

University of Western Australia

DAFF

Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

QDPI&F

Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries

UQ

University of Queensland

Name
Type of Postgrad
Project (Program)
Supervisors

(Institute of student enrolment is in bold type)

Danielle Anderson

(completed)

PhD

Functional analysis of the novel genes of J-virus, a recently characterised paramyxovirus

(Research Program 1)

Prof J Mackenzie

Dr L Wang

CUT

CSIRO - AAHL

Abbey Bestall

(completed)

PhD

Development of a model for utilising commercial and recreational hunting for surveillance of feral and wildlife species

(Research Program 3)

Dr S Fenwick

Dr C Johansen

Murdoch

UWA

Andrew Breed

PhD

Assessment of the risk of introduction of Nipah virus to Australia via flying foxes

(Research Program 2)

Dr J Meers

Dr H Field

Dr S Donnellan

UQ

QDPI&F

SA Museum

Chang Cai PhD

Epidemiology of FMD in the Upper Mekong  FMD Zone with particular emphasis on Yunnan Province of PR China

(Research Program 3)

A/Prof I Robertson

Dr L Huachun

Dr T Ellis

Prof J Edwards

Murdoch

Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute

Murdoch

Murdoch

Domingo Caro PhD

Animal health communication in the control and eradication of epizootic and zoonotic diseases in South-East Asia

(Research Program 3)

Prof J Edwards

Dr A Surma

Dr K Fitch

Dr S Morzaria

Murdoch

Murdoch

Murdoch

FAO

Elva Cha

(completed)

Hons

 

A preliminary study of the risks of foot-and-mouth disease involving pigs at agricultural shows

(Research Program 3)

Dr T Holyoake

Dr J Toribio

USyd

USyd

Tim Chalke

(completed)

MSc

 

The utilisation of remote sensing and spatial modelling for prediction of Murray Valley encephalitis activity in Western Australia

(Research Program 3)

Dr R Corner

Dr C Johansen

CUT

UWA

Tze-Hoong Chua

(completed)

PhD

The role of ducks and waterfowl in the epidemiology and ecology of H5N1

(Research Program 3)

Dr S Fenwick

Dr T Ellis

Murdoch

Murdoch

Christopher Cowled

(completed)

PhD

Rapid characterisation of unknown viruses using microarray hybridisation and PCR-Select Subtraction

(Research Program 1)

Dr D Boyle

A/Prof R Barnard

CSIRO - AAHL

UQ

Polly Cox PhD

Epidemiological and risk-based approaches to accelerate the achievement of OIE free zone status for foot-and-mouth disease in Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar

(Research Program 3)

A/Prof I Robertson

Dr R Abila

Murdoch

OIE

John Curran MSc

Spatio-temporal analysis of avian influenza virus exposure in migratory shorebirds and nomadic waterfowl across northern Australia for risk assessment of HPAI incursion to Australia on a wild bird pathway

(Research Program 3)

A/Prof I Robertson

Dr T Ellis

Dr P Durr

Murdoch

Murdoch

AAHL

Leigh Cuttell PhD

Survey and risk assessment of non-encapsulated forms of Trichinella in mainland Australia

(Research Program 3)

Dr R Traub

Dr P Vanderlinde

Dr C Gray

Dr L Jackson

UQ

AQIS

UQ

QDPI&F

Lynne Dailey

(completed)

PhD

 

Using hospital data for syndromic surveillance

(Research Program 3)

Prof A Plant

Prof T Riley

CUT

PathWest/UWA

Antonio Di Rubbo

(completed)

MSc

Developing diagnostic tools for pteropid bat serology

(Research Programs 12)

Dr J Meers

Dr W Michalski

Dr K Halpin

UQ

CSIRO - AAHL

CSIRO - AAHL

Annette Dougall

(completed)

PhD

Australian Leishmania lifecycle investigation

(Research Program 2)

Dr S Walton

Dr K Rose

Menzies

Taronga Zoo

Kinzang Dukpa  PhD

Risk-based strategies for the control of emerging strains of foot-and-mouth disease in Bhutan

(Research Program 3)

A/Prof I Robertson

Dr T Ellis

Murdoch

Murdoch

Debbie Eagles PhD

The risk of bluetongue virus introduction into Northern Australia via the airborne spread of Culicoides midges from Indonesia

(Research Program 3)

Dr P Durr

Dr R Hall

CSIRO - AAHL

UQ

Simon Firestone PhD

Epidemiological investigation into the 2007 equine influenza outbreak in Australia

(Research Program 3)

Dr N Dhand

Dr J Toribio

Dr M Ward

USyd

USyd

USyd

Vivienne Fischer PhD Development of a multiplexed, Luminex-based approach to the diagnosis and serological identification of acute human zoonotic and arboviral infections of public health importance to Australia

(Research Program 1)

Dr I Smith

Dr G Smith

Dr R Hall

QLD Health

QLD Health

UQ

Emma Fuller PhD

NAHIS 2010

(Research Program 3)

Dr A Cameron

Dr N Dhand

Ausvet

USyd

Karli Geerlings

(completed)

Hons

The molecular epidemiology and characterisation of emerging Flaviviruses in the Australasian region

(Research Program 1)

Dr D Williams

Prof J Mackenzie

CUT

CUT

Ania Gubala

(completed)

PhD

Evaluation of rapid molecular detection and characterisation systems for risk evaluation of unknown viruses isolated in Australia

(Research Program 1)

Dr D Boyle

A/Prof R Barnard

Dr D Proll

CSIRO - AAHL

UQ

DSTO

Sam Hamilton PhD

Building capacity to model emerging disease threats in the intensive livestock industries

(Research Program 3)

Dr J Toribio

Dr G Garner

USyd

DAFF

Kate Henning PhD

Studies on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in ducks in Vietnam

(Research Program 3)

Dr J Meers

Dr J Henning

Dr J Morton

UQ

UQ

UQ

Jody Hobson-Peters

(completed)

PhD

Immunological methods to detect exotic virulent strains of West Nile virus

(Research Program 1)

Dr R Hall

Dr P Toye

UQ

AGEN

MD Hoque PhD 

Epidemiological investigation of avian influenza in waterfowl in northern Queensland

(Research Program 3)

Prof L Skerratt

Dr G Burgess

JCU

JCU

Ivan Houisse PhD

Quantitative evaluation of surveillance systems: application to arboviruses surveillance in Australia and enhancement of the methodology

(Research Program 3)

Dr T Ellis

Dr A Cameron

Murdoch

AusVet

Jessica Isseppi

(completed)

Honours

Developing a novel PCR-based technology for detection and discovery of viral causes of human encephalitis

Research Program 1)

Dr David Williams CUT

Cassie Jansen

(completed)

PhD

A risk assessment for West Nile virus in eastern Australia

(Research Program 3)

Dr A van den Hurk

Dr S Ritchie

UQ

QLD Health

Johanna Johnson PhD

A study of the ecology and dynamics of poultry markets in Bali and the role of live bird markets in the epidemiology of avian influenza

(Research Program 2)

Dr S Fenwick

Dr P Durr

Murdoch

AAHL

Han Li Khor

(completed)

Honours

Investigating the cellular entry pathways of group A human enteroviruses (HEV-A)

(Research Program
1)

Dr D Williams

Dr S Diviney

CUT

CUT

Bernhard Klingseisen PhD

Developing spatio-temporal models of bluetongue virus host and vector distribution based on bio-climatic landscape metrics

(Research Program 3)

Dr R Corner

Dr B Veenedaal

Dr T Ellis

CUT 

CUT 

Murdoch

Jonathan Lee

PhD

Trypanosoma evansi in Agile wallabies (Macropus agilis)

(Research Program 3)

Dr S Reid

Dr K Rose

Murdoch

Taronga Zoo

Elaine Llarena PhD

Animal health communication in the control and eradication of epizootic and zoonotic diseases

(Research Program 3)

Prof J Edwards

Dr G Rodan

Dr C Benigno

Dr A Surma

Dr K Fitch

Murdoch

Murdoch

FAO

Murdoch

Murdoch

Ben Madin

(completed)

Masters

Modelling the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in north Western Australia

(Research Program 3)

Dr J Toribio

 

Dr G Garner

USyd

DAFF

Ben Madin PhD

Development of risk-based strategies for the successful management of animal movement and the subsequent spread of trans-boundary animal diseases in Cambodia and Lao PDR

(Research Program 3)

Dr A Cameron

A/Prof I Robertson

Dr C Hawkins

AusVet

Murdoch

DAFWA

Sheryl Maher

(completed)

PhD

 

Multiplex macro-array based identification of Flaviviruses

(Research Program 1)

A/Prof R Barnard

Dr R Hall

Dr M Gibbs

UQ

UQ

ANU

Rosemary McFarlane PhD

Patterns of emerging diseases in the Australasian region

(Research Program 2)

Prof T McMichael

Dr P Black

Dr H Field

ANU

DAFF

QDPI&F

Linda McInnes PhD

Molecular epidemiology of Trypanosoma evansi in South-East Asia

(Research Program 1)

Dr S Reid

A/Prof U Ryan

Murdoch

Murdoch

David Menegola

(completed)

Honours

Development of a Novel PCR Assay for the differential detection of encephalitic viruses

(Research Program 1)

Dr D Williams

Dr S Diviney

CUT

CUT

Peter Moore PhD

An evaluation of the efficacy of rabies vaccines to protect against Australian bat lyssavirus

(Research Program 1)

Dr I Smith

Dr G Smith

Dr J Barrett

Dr R Hall

QLD Health

QLD Health

QDPI&F

UQ

Janine Muller

(completed)

PhD

Antigenicity studies and development of multiplex tools for foot-and-mouth disease virus

(Research Program 1)

Dr L Wang

Dr C Wilks

CSIRO - AAHL

UMelb

Kris Murray PhD

Disease in endangered species: ecology of the interaction between frogs and chytrid fungus

(Research Program 2)

Dr R Wilson

Dr H McCallum

Dr R Speare

UQ

University of Tasmania

JCU

Mutizwa Odwell Muzari

PhD

Ecological, behavioural and reproductive aspects of Tabanidae (Diptera) affecting their potential as vectors of Trypanosoma evansi in Queensland

(Research Program 1)

Dr S Reid

Prof L Skerratt

Murdoch

JCU

Sonevilay Nampanya

(completed)

Honours

Survey of farmer knowledge of biosecurity, risk of transmission of transboundary diseases and large ruminant health and production in three provinces of northern Laos

 

(Research Program 3)

Dr P Windsor

Dr S Khounsy

USyd

Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Lao

Aziz-ur-Rahman Niazi PhD

The role of genetic diversity and population structure of mosquito-borne flaviviruses in their transmission, evolution and emergence

(Resarch Program 2)

Dr D Williams

Dr C Johansen

Dr P Constantino

CUT

UWA

CUT

Justin Ng PhD

Innate antiviral mechanisms in bats: A comparative genomics approach to investigating the asymptomatic nature of viral infections in bats

(Research Program 1)

Dr K Belov

Dr L Wang

USyd

CSIRO - AAHL

Jay Nicholson PhD

Studies of the potential colonisation and establshment of Aedes albopictus as an arbovirus vector in Australia

(Research Program 2)

Dr A van den Hurk

Dr S Ritchie

UQ

QLD Health

Mark O'Dea

(completed)

PhD

Porcine circovirus type 2 and post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in Australian pigs

(Research Program 1)

Dr G Wilcox

Dr R Buddle

Murdoch

Murdoch

Kyaw Naing Oo

(completed)

PhD

Epidemiological studies to support the establishment of a progressive foot-and-mouth disease zoning approach in Myanmar

(Research Program 3)

Prof J Edwards

Dr P Black

A/Prof I Robertson

Murdoch

DAFF

Murdoch

Sarah Palmer

(completed)

PhD

Cultural and social factors affecting the management of sheep health and disease

(Research Program 3)

Dr F Tilbury

Dr C Hawkins

Murdoch

DAFWA

Siti Ramanoon PhD

The epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease in Malaysia

(Research Program 3)

A/Prof I Robertson

Prof J Edwards

Dr T Ellis

Murdoch

Murdoch

Murdoch

Jeannie Robertson PhD

The role of environmental stress-survival adapting in Burkholderia pseudomallei in disease emergence

(Research Program 2)

Dr T Inglis

Dr E Watkin

Dr D Williams

PathWest

Curtin

Curtin

Kathrin Schemann

(completed)

Honours

Evaluation of post-farm gate disease surveillance for pigs in NSW

(Research Program 3)

Dr M Hernandez-Jover

B Hall

USyd

 

AHA

Nicole Schembri

(completed)

PhD

Peri-urban and remote regional surveillance for biosecurity within the pig industry in eastern Australia

(Research Program 3)

Dr P Holyoake

Dr J Toribio

USyd

USyd

Songhua Shan PhD

Development and immunological evaluation of a novel DNA vaccine for prevention of avian influenza

(Research Program 1)

Dr C James

Prof J Edwards

Dr T Ellis

Murdoch

Murdoch

Murdoch

Richard Shephard

(completed)

PhD

Development of a syndromic surveillance system for remote area cattle production systems in Australia

(Research Program 3)

Dr J Toribio

Dr A Cameron

Dr P Thomson

USyd

AusVet

USyd

Jarunee Siengsanan

(completed)

PhD

Risk assessment of transmission of H5N1 avian influenza by wild birds to domestic animals in Thailand

(Research Program 3)

Dr T Ellis

A/Prof I Robertson

Murdoch

Murdoch

Craig Smith PhD

Investigations of SARS-like coronaviruses in bats

(Research Program 2)

Dr H Field

Dr J Meers

Dr J Henning

QDPI&F

UQ

UQ

Celia Smuts

(completed)

PhD

Development of tools to improve surveillance for surra

(Research Programs 1 & 3)

Dr S Reid

Dr I Robertson

Murdoch

Murdoch

John Stratton PhD

Enhancing disease surveillance for improved health and husbandry of cattle in Cambodia and Laos

(Research Program 3)

Dr P Windsor

Dr S Sotheurn

Dr M Nunn

USyd

Dept. Animal Health & Production, Cambodia

DAFF

Pebi Purwo Suseno

PhD

The development and evaluation of a risk-based strategy for surveillance and rapid response to foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia

(Research Program 3)

Prof J Edwards

Dr C Hawkins

Murdoch

DAFWA

Michelle Squire PhD

The epidemiology and impact of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in pigs in Australia

(Research Program 3)

Prof T V Riley

Prof B Chang

Dr P Mitchell

UWA

UWA

APL

Claudia Thalmann

(completed)

PhD

Development and production of immunological reagents and tests for emerging infectious diseases using recombinant antibody technology

(Research Program 1)

 

Dr L Wang

A/Prof R Barnard

 

CSIRO - AAHL

UQ

Suhella Tulsiani PhD

 

Reservoir transmission dynamics of emerging pathogenic Leptospira species in northern Australia: implications for public health management

(Research Program 2)

Dr R Cobbold

Dr L Leung

Dr L Smythe

Dr H Field

UQ

UQ

QLD Health

QDPI&F

Sothyra Tum

PhD

Epidemiological studies to support the establishment of a free zone for foot-and-mouth disease and classical swine fever in the Lower Mekong region of Cambodia and Vietnam

(Research Program 3)

 

A/Prof I Robertson

Dr S Morzaria

Murdoch

FAO

 

Kirsty van Hennekeler

(completed)

 PhD

A study of selected tabanids of north Queensland and aspects of their vectorial capacity for Trypanosoma evansi

(Research Program 1)

Prof L Skerratt

Prof L Fitzpatrick

 

JCU

JCU

Blesilda Verin PhD

The role and significance of the carrier state in the Asian Swamp Buffalo in the transmission and control of foot-and-mouth disease in South-East Asia

(Research Program 3)

Prof J Edwards

A/Prof I Robertson

Dr T Ellis

Dr C Benigno

Dr J Hammond

Dr P Black

Murdoch

Murdoch

Murdoch

FAO

AAHL

DAFF

Elena Virtue PhD

Rapid diagnosis of known and emerging avian influenzas with human health implications

(Research Program 1)

Dr G Marsh

Dr L Wang

UMelb

CSIRO - AAHL

Jingyu Zhang

(completed)

MSc

Embedded platform for the Bovine Syndromic Surveillance System

(Research Program 3)

Dr R Calvo

Dr C Jin

USyd

USyd

Jingyu Zhang PhD

Improving interoperability of epidemiological systems

(Research Program 3)


Dr U Roehm

Dr R Calvo

USyd

USyd

 


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