Dr Andrew Peters

Biography

Andrew worked as a veterinarian after graduating in 2004, based initially at a mixed practice on the north coast of NSW and then at a bird, reptile and wildlife focused practice in Sydney. In 2009 he left practice to focus on research, doing a PhD at Charles Sturt University with Professor Shane Raidal. He spent four years catching wild migratory birds, living in remote parts of northern Australia and Papua New Guinea and doing phylogenetic analyses in the lab in order to examine the relationship between people, the diverse native pigeon species of Australasia and a particular group of single-celled parasites.

Research Interest

Describing the protozoal flora of wild birds in Australasia, Avian virology, focusing on viruses threatening endangered parrots in Australia, Phylogenetics in wildlife health investigations.