ProfessorMerran Govendir
Professor
Faculty of Science
LEARNING & TEACHING SUMMARy
DVM teaching: veterinary pharmacology & toxicology
HDR completions with Merran Govendir as primary supervisor:
Year of HDR degree award : HDR degree - Candidate name - Title of thesis
2024 : PhD - Chien-Jung Chen - Investigation into the detection and antibiotic treatments for chlamydiosis in koalas
2023 : PhD - Michelle Plant* - Behavioural and health impacts of recreational wild bird feeding
2020 : MPhil - Fumie Tokonami - Pharmacokinetics of fentanyl in koalas after intravenous and transdermal administration
2020 : MPhil - Juan Lillo - Koala clearance of carprofen: use of individual or combined CYP/UGT enzyme cofactors in liver microsomes, combined with other species
2019 : PhD - Aaron Izes - Studies into in-vitro mefloquine metabolism in the cat
2018 : PhD - Soraya Gharibi - Study into selected antimicrobial drugs for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus), incorporating consideration of koalas' endogenous plasma and serum antibacterial activity
2017 : PhD - Randi Rotne - Investigations into facilitating long bone repair: encompassing mechanical performance of a locking plate and evaluation of ovine and periosteal blood supply
2015 : PhD - Benjamin Kimble - Studies on the pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in koalas
2015 : PhD - Randolph Baral - Studies on aspects of interpreting feline biochemical analyte values
2015 : M Veterinary Science - Christie Budd - Studies on the pharmacokinetics of florfenicol in koalas
2015 : MSc in Veterinary Science - Ashlie Kelsall - Optimising the everted gut sac model to investigate gut drug absorption in selected species
2014 : PhD - Lisa Black - Studies on the pharmacokinetics of selected drugs in koalas
2009 : PhD - Elissa Kluger - Studies in lipid metabolism in dogs and cats
*Primary supervisor last 12 months of candidature