Associate ProfessorKatrina Bosward
Associate Professor
Faculty of Science
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Katrina's overarching research interest is in the pathogenesis and control of infectious diseases of animals especially those considered zoonotic. She has a particular interest in Coxiella burnetii, coxiellosis in animals and Q fever in humans.
Katrina's research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths - Healthy Animals, Food Security.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTQ Fever StudyFaculty of Science1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K
- GRANTInvestigation of Coxiella burnetii infection, proliferation and shedding in bovine mammary epithelial cells within an in vitro 3D cell culture modelMcGarvie Smith Institute30 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2023People funded by this grant:
- Sheehy P,
- Bosward K
- GRANTDevelopment of an evidence-based approach to management of coxiellosis Q fever in breeding dogs held by Guide Dogs.Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jul 2020People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K,
- Norris J
- GRANTInvestigation into host pathogen interactions associated with Coxiella burnetii Q fever in Australian cattleMcGarvie Smith Institute1 Jul 2019People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K,
- Stenos J,
- Graves S,
- Chau R,
- vicent G
- GRANTDevelopment of an ideal sampling strategy for the isolation of Coxiella burnetti from cattle in NSW dairy farms.McGarvie Smith Institute1 Mar 2019People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K
- GRANTAustralian wildlife carers: an emerging at risk population for Qfever?Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity1 Jun 2017People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K
- GRANTImproving our understanding of knowledge and attitudes towards Q fever disease and vaccines in cat breedersAustralian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jul 2014People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K,
- Norris J
- GRANTQ fever: How common is it and how can we best prevent it Research to inform Q fever vaccine policy in Australia and InternationallyNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2016People funded by this grant:
- Durrheim D,
- Nissen M,
- McIntyre P,
- Bosward K,
- Wood NJ
- GRANTCoxiella burnetii (Q fever): is this an important agent of disease in Australian dogs and reservoir for human infectionCanine Research foundation2 Jan 2012People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K,
- Norris J
- GRANTCoxiella burnetti (Q fever): are Australian domestic cats an important reservoir for human infection?Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jan 2011People funded by this grant:
- Norris J,
- Bosward K
- GRANTStrategies for low cost molecular screening of contagious mastitis pathogensDVC Research1 Jan 2011People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K
- GRANTAntimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from horsesAgriFutures Australia1 Jan 2010People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K,
- Mogg T
- GRANTCoxiella burnetti (Q fever): are Australian domestic cats an important reservoir for human infection?WP Richards Award in Veterinary Pathology1 Jan 2010People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K
- GRANTCanine superficial Pyoderma: should we be concerned about multidrug resistant Staphylococcus speciesCanine Research foundation1 Mar 2009People funded by this grant:
- Horadagoda N,
- Bosward K,
- Vogelnest L,
- Norris J
- GRANTAntimicrobial susceptibility patterns of equine bacterial isolatesDVC Research1 Jan 2009People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K,
- Mogg T
- GRANTInvestigations into role of Feline Herpesvirus in the development of eosinophilic granuloma complex (EGC) in catsAustralian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jan 2009People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K,
- Norris J
- GRANTCharacterisation of gastrointestinal lymphosarcoma in catsAustralian Companion Animal Health Foundation1 Jan 2006People funded by this grant:
- Bosward K,
- Beatty J,
- Krockenberger M,
- Barrs V
- GRANTCharacterisation of Suspected Oral Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcomas in Young DogsThe Sara and Anne Payten Canine Cancer Research Fund1 Jan 2006People funded by this grant:
- Hemsley S,
- Bosward K,
- Fitzgerald L,
- Krockenberger M,
- Fitzgerald L
- GRANTRevisiting the mulesing operation on sheep Australian Wool Innovation Ltd Ref No EC830Australian Wool Innovation Limited1 Jan 2005People funded by this grant:
- Canfield P,
- Hunt G,
- Russell JL,
- Williams S,
- Rothwell J