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ProfessorDamien Higgins

Professor of Wildlife Health and Pathobiology

Faculty of Science

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  • Professor of Wildlife Health and Pathobiology
    Faculty of Science

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Wildlife disease ecology, threatened species conservation, and Immunopathology

Damien's research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths - Healthy Animals, Healthy Ecosystems, Biodiversity Conservation, Climate and Environmental Change.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Koala Health Hub: Providing a sustainable future for Australias endangered koalas
    Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service Ltd (WIRES)1 Jan 2020
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    Impacts and drivers of chlamydial disease in the koala: relationships between the host, pathogen and environment
    Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW)1 Jan 2019
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    Vaccination against Chlamydiosis: An effective disease management tool in wild populations
    Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW)1 Jan 2019
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    Understanding fatal ill-thrift in young koalas: developing early warning signs
    Friends of the Koala1 Jul 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Higgins D
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    Koala Disease in NSW - Sampling, Storing and Sharing Information Objectives
    Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW)1 Jan 2018
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    Investigation and mitigation of reduced fecundity due to infectious disease in the endangered Australian sea lion, N. cinerea.
    Hermon Slade Foundation1 Aug 2016
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    Management of Small, Isolated, Coastal Population of Koalas in Southeast New South Wales
    Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW)1 Jul 2016
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    Pathways of pathogen transmission in the koala.
    Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Qld)1 Jun 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ellis W,
    • Johnston S,
    • FitzGibbon S,
    • Higgins D,
    • Seddon J
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    The pathology, incidence, treatment and management of Chlamydiosis in the male koala
    Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (Qld)1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Higgins D,
    • Allavena R,
    • Palmieri C,
    • Ellis W,
    • Johnston S
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    Prevalence and impact of hookworm infection on Australian sea lion populations
    Australian Marine Mammal Centre1 Jan 2010
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    Retroviral invasion of the koala genome: prevalence, transmission and role in immunosuppressive disease
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Harris I,
    • Malloch J,
    • Higgins D
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    Developing a natural model for effects of land use and climate change on emergence of disease
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2008
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    • Higgins D
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    Investigation into the common diseases and nutritional requirements of the Owstons Civet (chrotogale owstoni)
    Winifred Scott Foundation1 Jan 2008
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    The anatomy and stranding-associated changes of cetacean ears
    The Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney1 Jan 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • Higgins D
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    Investigation into gastrointestinal absorption of xenobiotics by the koala
    Hermon Slade Foundation1 Jul 2007 - 31 Jul 2010
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    Immunological effects of infection of koalas by the Koala Retrovirus (KoRV).
    The Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney1 Jan 2007
    People funded by this grant:
    • Higgins D
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    Linking habitat fragmentation and disease: the major histocompatibility complex class II and its role in disease of the koala Phascolarctos cinereus
    The Hermon Slade Foundation1 Jul 2006
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    Prevention and treatment of chlamydiosis and cryptococcosis in koalas
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2005 - 7 Oct 2009
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