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Email

robinbg@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor
Melbourne Veterinary School
Education
Doctorate (Research)
University of Melbourne
PhD
University of Melbourne
Doctorate (Research)
University of Zurich
Bachelors Degree
University of Bern
ORCID

0000-0002-4423-1690

Prof Robin B. Gasser

Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor
Melbourne Veterinary School

885 Scholarly works
68 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Integrative use of conventional and DNA metabarcoding methods reveals high diversity, prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasites in pigs from Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2025.105902
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Bayesian latent class analyses show that serological testing outperforms conventional diagnostic methods for the detection of Ascaris in (individual) pigs
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2025.106396
  • 2019

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Illuminating Genomic Dark Matter to Develop New Interventions for Parasites
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Long-read sequencing reveals a 4.4 kb tandem repeat region in the mitogenome of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu stricto) genotype G1
    DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3492-x
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Common workflow language (CWL)-based software pipeline for de novo genome assembly from long- and short-read data
    DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giz014
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Managing Microorganisms in Melbourne's Drinking Water Assets
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    New Drugs Against Parasitic Nematodes of Livestock Animals
Robin B. Gasser

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2023
Visiting Professorship Swiss National Science Foundation
2021
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2017
University of Melbourne
2013
Alexander von Humboldt Professorial Research Prize

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Spatial transcriptomic atlas of murine neurotoxocariasis reveals region-specific host responses and dysfunction in the brain
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72114-3
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Chromosome-scale nuclear genome and proteome of Anoplocephala perfoliata elucidate lineage-specific features of a ‘neglected’ equine tapeworm
    DOI: 10.1186/s12864-026-12554-9
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Genome-wide reconstruction of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway in Haemonchus contortus
    DOI: 10.1186/s12864-026-12596-z
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Chromatin accessibility landscape of a parasitic nematode during embryogenesis
    DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-12473-1
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mitogenomic characterisation of non-native freshwater snails in Australia: Implications for biosecurity and trematode vector surveillance
    DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101484
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Intrinsic apoptosis in nematodes: Evolutionary plasticity and biotechnological opportunities
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2026.108911
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Proactive Surveillance of Public Swimming Pools to Prevent Delayed Detection of Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks.
    DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag319
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Biotechnology advances and the parasitology paradigm: From genomes to multi-omics and translation
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2026.108813

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