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Email

l.skerratt@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow (Wildlife Bioscecurity)
Melbourne Veterinary School
Education

Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
Doctorate
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-3471-7512

Prof Lee Skerratt

Professorial Fellow (Wildlife Bioscecurity)
Melbourne Veterinary School

241 Scholarly works
24 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Increasing Amphibian Immunity to Combat Disease Causing Mass Extinction
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Using RNA Interference to Combat the Worst Emerging Disease of Wildlife
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Improving Disease Resilience in Ecosystems Using Synthetic Biology
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Genetic potential for disease resistance in critically endangered amphibians decimated by chytridiomycosis
    DOI: 10.1111/acv.12459
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity
    DOI: 10.1126/science.aav0379
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines
    DOI: 10.1126/science.aar1965
  • 2017

    Journal article

    Characterization of MHC class IA in the endangered southern corroboree frog
    DOI: 10.1007/s00251-016-0965-3
Lee Skerratt

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2019
Improving disease resilience in ecosystems using synthetic biology. Australian Research Council Future Fellowship
2016
The Award is presented in acknowledgement of either an exemplary contribution or achievement combining wildlife disease research with management. Tom and Beth Williams Memorial Award
2007
The Award aims to recognise the significant contributions to wildlife health made by a member of the Australasian Section in the preceding 5 years. Barry Laing Munday Recognition Award

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    A review of drivers of emerging infectious diseases within the wildlife-human-domestic animal interface in the West Pacific Tropics
    DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101395
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Using fluorescent in vitro amphibian cell infection models to quantify pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2026.02.006
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Glutathione Impacts Both Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Virulence and Amphibian Cellular Defense in a Chytridiomycosis Model
    DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.70271
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Disease Refuge or Ecological Trap: Location-Specific Performance of Amphibian Hotspot Shelters
    DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72590
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Design and Application of a Genome-Wide SNP Array to Improve Conservation Outcomes in the Critically Endangered Southern Corroboree Frog
    DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.70080
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Retrospective Analysis of Triage and Hospitalisation Records for Bushfire-Affected Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and Other Wildlife Species from Victoria, Australia, 2019–2020
    DOI: 10.3390/ani16060944
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Evaluation of in-vitro growth assays for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis revealed methylene blue colorimetry is the most accurate
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2026.107394
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Pharmacokinetics of Moxidectin in Bare-Nosed Wombats (Vombatus ursinus) After Intravenous, Sub-Cutaneous and Transdermal Administration
    DOI: 10.1111/jvp.70074

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