ProfessorMark Krockenberger

Professor of Veterinary Pathology

Faculty of Science

Research projects & supervision summary

  1. The molecular epidemiology and pathogenesis of outbreaks of cryptococcosis in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
  2. The link between a specialist diet and the immune function of the koala in the modern world.
  3. The role of disease in koala population ecology

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    “Histopathological analysis of a murine model of cryptococcosis using virulent environmental strains of Cryptococcus”
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    A Holistic Evaluation of Health Indicators in the Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus: Complex Host-Pathogen-Environment Relationships in Rehabilitation and in the Wild
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Assessing susceptibility of village chickens to aflatoxin exposure and contamination of village grains and village chicken products in Tanzania
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Biological variation of thyroid hormone in cats and application to diagnosis of feline thyroid disease
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Characterisation of the immune response and investigation of autophagy as an immunotolerance mechanism in flying foxes infected by Australian bat lyssavirus
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Correlation of Modic changes on the MRI of the spine of dogs with lower back pain associated with Degenerative Lumbosacral Stenosis and the histology of the endplates of L7 and S1.
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Epidemiological investigation of fungal infections in cats and dogs in sydney
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Host-pathogen-environment interactions between Cryptococcus, koalas and eucalypt trees and their role in pathogen virulence, host exposure and disease progression.
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Immunohistochemical study of urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder: diagnostic and therapeutic implications
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigation Into the Diagnosis Treatment and Risk Factors of Macrorhabdus ornithogaster in Australian Cage Birds
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigation of intranuclear inclusion bodies in the hepatocytes of the koala and potential association with herpesvirus infection
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Pathogenesis and characterisation of inherited neuromuscular diseases in ruminants
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Revealing parasite-virus dynamics and their impact on mammalian disease
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The association of Felis catus papillomavirus type 2 infection in feline cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas and its premalignant lesions (Bowenoid in situ carcinoma and actinic keratosis)
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The Cryptococcus gattii species complex in koalas: host-pathogen-environment interactions and molecular epidemiology
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The ecology of chlamydiosis in the koala Phascolarctos cinereus: Interactions between the host pathogen and environment
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The role of host genetics in chlamydial disease and chlamydial vaccine response in koalas
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Understanding Koala Health, Movement and Habitat Use at Bootawa Dam, New South Wales
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Vaccination against chlamydiosis: An effective disease management tool in wild koala populations?