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.124592019
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Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity
DOI: 10.1126/science.aav03792018
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Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines
DOI: 10.1126/science.aar19652017
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Characterization of MHC class IA in the endangered southern corroboree frog
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-016-0965-3
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.2026.1013952026
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Using fluorescent in vitro amphibian cell infection models to quantify pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2026.02.0062026
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Glutathione Impacts Both Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Virulence and Amphibian Cellular Defense in a Chytridiomycosis Model
DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.702712026
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Disease Refuge or Ecological Trap: Location-Specific Performance of Amphibian Hotspot Shelters
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.725902026
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Design and Application of a Genome-Wide SNP Array to Improve Conservation Outcomes in the Critically Endangered Southern Corroboree Frog
DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.700802026
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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/ani160609442026
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Evaluation of in-vitro growth assays for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis revealed methylene blue colorimetry is the most accurate
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2026.1073942026
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Pharmacokinetics of Moxidectin in Bare-Nosed Wombats (Vombatus ursinus) After Intravenous, Sub-Cutaneous and Transdermal Administration
DOI: 10.1111/jvp.70074