Dr Joanne Connolly

Biography

Joanne has been active in microbiology, public health and wildlife research for 11 years. Her PhD was on the immunopathological characterisation of infectious disease in the koala and the platypus. She taught at Sydney and Massey Universities prior to joining CSU in 2005. Joanne has obtained $405,443 in research grants and scholarships to date and has supervised 2 PhD and 6 Master's students.

Research Interest

Mucormycosis in the platypus and frog caused by the fungus Mucor amphibiorum. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) genotypic analysis of M. amphibiorum fungal isolates from diseased Tasmanian platypuses and mainland frogs was performed, to assist our understanding of possible means of introduction and spread of the pathogen.