A/Prof Lee Berger
Associate Professor (Wildlife Health & Co'n)
Melbourne Veterinary School
160 Scholarly works
10 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2023
Research contracts (non-grants)
Assessing the Risks of Endemic and Exotic Diseases to Native Wildlife in Victoria
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
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
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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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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Voriconazole is an effective treatment for clinical chytridiomycosis in two Critically Endangered amphibians
DOI: 10.3354/dao038892025
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Exposure to low doses of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis reveals variation in resistance in the Critically Endangered southern corroboree frog
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e035872025
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Devastating disease can cause increased breeding effort and success that improves population resilience
DOI: 10.1098/rsob.240385