Associate ProfessorGary Muscatello

Research interests are based on veterinary microbiology andinfectious disease in the equineand production animals.

Current research activities include; equine microbiomeanalysis, antimicrobial resistomes of horses, investigating causes of abortion and placentitis in mares and epidemiology, management and diagnosis of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia. Disease biomarkers and the impact of climate change on animal and human disease risk.

Gary's research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths - Understanding Life on Earth, Complex Systems, Understanding Our Planet, Molecules to Materials, Cultivating Scientific Capability, Preventing and Treating Disease & Disorder, Healthy Animals, Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan, Biosecurity, Climate and Environmental Change, Healthy Ecosystems, Food Security, Decision-Making for a Sustainable Future, National Security , Next Generation Materials, Data and Decisions, Communication Technologies, Future Foods.