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New paper: "Rapid evolutionary response to a transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils"

Exciting new paper out in Nature Communications today, on Tasmanian devil evolutionary response to devil facial tumour disease,...

Catch a rising star: Women in Science in Regional Queensland

Alison Peel was recently selected to participate in the "Catch a Rising Star: Women in Science in Regional Queensland" program, an...

New publication: What drives pulses of viral excretion in bats?

A new publication out today in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, led by Assistant Professor Raina Plowright (Montana State University),...

Two new publications on African fruit bats

Alison Peel has recently published of two recent papers on African fruit bats, as a follow-on from her PhD research at the University of...

Outcomes of $12M research program presented at the National Hendra virus Research Program (NHeVRP) s

The National Hendra virus Research Program (NHeVRP) symposium was held in Brisbane on 1-2 June, 2016, bringing together researchers...

Diseases discussed at the Aspiring Women in Science Conference, held in Brisbane.

Thank you St Aidan’s for inviting our group member Elle to present at the Aspiring Women in Science conference. The conference was held...

New paper! "Endemicity of chytridiomycosis features pathogen overdispersion"

New paper by Laura Grogan on infection state transition dynamics and the role of pathogen overdispersion in chytridiomycosis! The summary...

New paper! "Migration strategy and pathogen risk: non-breeding distribution drives malaria prev

Great new paper by Nicholas Clark on malaria parasites in migratory waders! Nick has recently submitted his PhD thesis - congratulations...

Our new PhD student - Eloise Stephenson, working on Ross River virus!

We would like to enthusiastically welcome Eloise (Elle) Stephenson as a new PhD student to our team! Elle will be working on Ross River...

New paper! "Specialist enemies, generalist weapons and the potential spread of exotic pathogens

Great new paper by Mr. Nicholas Clark on malaria parasites in the Indian myna! The abstract and link are below. Clark, N. J.,...

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[POSITION NOW FILLED] Fully-funded PhD position: Viral co-infections in Australian flying foxes

Congratulations to Dr. Laura Grogan on her ARC DECRA!

"Extreme Competence: Keystone Hosts of Infections" published in TREE!

Funded! Dr. Laura Grogan awarded New Researcher Grant!

New article published in The Conversation: Ross River virus and wildlife

Funded! Griffith University 2019 International Workshop Award!

Funded! Thais is awarded the ESA Student Research Grant!

ASH & SRARNZ conference 2018!

Hamish awarded for research leadership!

First eDNA sampling pilot!

[POSITION NOW FILLED] Fully-funded PhD position: Viral co-infections in Australian flying foxes

Dr Alison Peel addresses the myths and negative press about bats and COVID-19

Dr Alison Peel's research featured by TERN

Laura and Thais presented at the World Congress of Herpetology in New Zealand

Honours project available: Starting Trimester 1, 2020 (February - October)

Congratulations to Dr. Laura Grogan on her ARC DECRA!

New paper: Synchronous shedding of multiple bat paramyxoviruses coincides with peak periods of Hend

Tamika has arrived in Cambridge!

Tamika presented her research at the 2019 International Bat Research Conference in Phuket, Thailand

Hamish receives the Vice Chancellor's Research Leadership Award!

Griffith Wildlife Disease Ecology Group