Husband of one, father of three and parasitologist for all.
Sydney
Joined April 2022
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🚨 Heartworm history runs deeper than human influence! 🚨Our 5+ years of research on 🐶 Dirofilaria immitis reveal patterns that challenge long‑held assumptions about how it spreads.
@CommsBio @Sydney_Uni @rosemondepower @stephenrdoyle
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What 100+ heartworm genomes teach us about ancient “spaghetti” in your dog’s heart communities.springernature.c…
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Now in press in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD
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@JanSlapeta @Sydney_Vet
# Rhipicephalus sanguineus species complex #Molecular characterisation #Mitogenome #Greece
Do the opposite💡
10 years ago we decided to take a risk with our DVM students and embedded Research&Enquiry. We were told our DVMs won’t like it, they not made to do research. The annual symposium where they present is my best day at Uni, I am so proud of them. @Sydney_Vet
🚨You see smiles on students’ faces, coming to lecture theatre, asking questions and genuinely proud of their and each others work. We done the opposite and it 👍worked. @Sydney_Vet @AustVetAssoc
Plus, over the years they produced over 100+ publications, you can read about the program in a letter to the AVJ editor we wrote. This year symposium was a blast, one for the ages! @Sydney_Uni🦤🐩🚨🙌 Thanks Michael Ward - it was a blast! ⚡️@AustVetAssoc
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Catching up with Veterinary Ethics’ authors @DrQuain and Dr Siobhan Mullan today at the #EVCBMAW2024 conference in beautiful Paris #animalwelfare #vetbooks 🐕🦺📚
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Are you interested in full length 16S rRNA sequencing on @nanopore? We developed a new workflow using UMIs and R10.4+ chemistry to enable highly accurate and multiplexed microbiome profiling.
This was a long road, and I’m glad to see this out! 1/4
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🚨🐕🇦🇺🪱💊Widespread occurrence of benzimidazole #Resistance SNPs in the canine #hookworm in Australia - check out our #PrePrint . 49% and 67% 🐕🦺carry 🪱Q134H and F167Y 🧬 - comments? @AS_Para @Sydney_Vet biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Without accessible diagnostic toolkit and case studies, upskilling toward sustainable parasite management remains academic exercise. Let’s focus on needs! Thanks to Fiona, Maria, Candela, Edvin, and @JohnGilleard.🚨🪱🐑🐄
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How is it August already????
This month we present to you an #animalhealth focus to our #NCASSeminarSeries
Hosted by NCAS Post-Doc Fellow and #Vet @DrKEBailey
With presentations from @DrQuain and Dr Anna Sri
Register here: bit.ly/NCASSeminars
@Sydney_Vet @Sydney_Uni @ApcahUnimelb @UniMelb @TheDohertyInst
#AMS #onehealth
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It appears #NIAID will shutter the genome data base we all use daily. This strikes me as a significant mistake that may well endanger much of our global progress. @BSPparasitology @AS_Para @ASTMH @TrendsParasitol @AmSocParasit @parasitesrule @PiParasitology
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New in Science: Researchers used a new framework to model the increasingly complex dynamics of introgression between humans and Neanderthals and the ramifications for both populations.
Learn more: scim.ag/7KW
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🔬 New research @Sydney_Vet @SydneyUni_Media @Sydney_Uni @Sydney_Science: Sequenced mitochondrial genome of brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei, enhances ID accuracy for Americas' field studies. #Entomology #Genetics #VeterinaryScience [doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.202…]
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This morning Boris renounced all allegiance to foreign princes and potentates to become an American citizen. He immediately registered to vote…and boy does he have exciting choices. More seriously, the US has been a good home for me the last 30 years and for that I am grateful.
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Celebrating #WorldZoonosesDay 2024 with @CRPVBD
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📌 Angiostrongylus cantonensis found in 29% of urban rats in Sydney, Australia
📌 Infected rats were older, and trapped around parks, gardens and residential areas.
📌 Only the A. cantonensis SYD.1 cox1 haplotype was detected.
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New research reveals that purpose-built ‘frog saunas’ can help endangered Australian frogs clear infections from the deadly chytrid fungus! 🐸 Read more below to get instructions on building your own, and use FrogID to track how they're doing: theconversation.com/our-frog…
