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Personal profile
Andrew is a veterinarian and researcher with expertise in wildlife population health, host-parasite evolution and parasite ecology. He has extensive experience in field research of wild vertebrates in Australia and Papua New Guinea and draws together knowledge of animal health and evolutionary biology to understand how animal pathogens (protists, bacteria and viruses) evolve in natural ecosystems. Andrew has expertise in the processes by which disease can become a threatening process for endangered species and has published on diverse topics relating to wildlife health including toxic invasive plants, novel pathogens, parasite evolution and disease ecology.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Charles Sturt University
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Hons I), The University of Sydney
External positions
Treasurer, Wildlife Disease Association Australasia
10 Jan 2019 → …Chair, Futures Committee, Wildlife Disease Association
01 Jul 2017 → …Board Member, Wildlife Health Australia
Feb 2015 → …Council Member, Wildlife Disease Association
01 Oct 2014 → 10 Jan 2019Chair, Wildlife Disease Association Australasia
01 Oct 2014 → 10 Jan 2019Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Andrew Peters is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Research Output 2009 2019
A new approach to wildlife health research with a focus on solutions
Peters, A., Meredith, A., Carver, S., Woods, R. & Skerratt, L., Sep 2019, Wildlife Disease Association Australasian Section Conference Proceedings.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper
A solutions-focused translational research framework for wildlife health
Peters, A., Carver, S., Skerratt, L., Meredith, A. & Woods, R., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Bioscience.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Assessing circovirus gene flow in multiple spill-over events
Das, S., Smith, K., Sarker, S., Peters, A., Adriaanse, K., Eden, P., Ghorashi, S., Forwood, J. & Raidal, S., 28 Aug 2019, In : Virus Genes. p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Diverse Trichomonas lineages in Australasian pigeons and doves support a columbid origin for the genus Trichomonas
Peters, A., Das, S. & Raidal, S., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Island of opportunity: Can New Guinea protect amphibians from a globally emerging pathogen?
Bower, D., Lips, K., Amepou, Y., Richards, S., Dahl, C., Nagombi, E., Supuma, M., Dabek, L., Alford, R., Schwarzkopf, L., Ziembicki, M., Noro, J., Hamidy, A., Gillespie, G., Berger, L., Eisemberg, C., Li, Y., Liu, X., Jennings, C., Tjaturadi, B. & 10 others, , 03 Jun 2019, In : Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities 2018 2018
- 1 Internal HDR Supervision
Supervision Research Higher Degree Students
Marie Bhanugopan (Examiner), Shawn McGrath (Examiner), Geoffrey Dutton (Examiner), Andrew Peters (Examiner), Michael Friend (Examiner)Activity: Supervision/Examination/Mentoring › Internal HDR Supervision
Press / Media
Lumholtz's tree kangaroo blindness mystifies experts, but toxic leaves could be to blame
16/06/19 → 17/06/19
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Tree kangaroos are going blind, and nobody knows why
17/06/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
One of our little-known marsupials is going blind and nobody's sure why
16/06/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
CSU Research: Fatal impact of toxic weeds on kangaroos
27/03/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media