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Dr Mark Williamson |
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BVSc (Hons), MVSc (Path), MACVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVP
Specialist Veterinary Pathologist
A Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and a Member of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (Veterinary Pathology), Mark completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne with first-class honours in 1986. His Masters thesis, completed at the University of Melbourne, investigated the use of immunochemistry to differentiate soft tissue tumours.
From 1995 to 2000, Mark was a Scientific Officer with the Australian Animal Health Laboratory CSIRO campus in Geelong, Victoria, where he conducted research and diagnostic investigations into a wide variety of infectious viral diseases including Hendra virus, Classical Swine Fever, Avian Influenza, Newcastle disease and rabbit calicivirus. In 1998, he won the National Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Award for Equine Postgraduate Research for his PhD work on the pathogenesis of Hendra virus infection. In 2000, he was co-recipient of the AQIS Award for Science and Research for the detection of a new virus in green tree snakes.
Mark is a member of the Subcommittee of Animal Health and Laboratory Standards (SCAHLS). In addition he is also a member of the NATA Veterinary Testing Accreditation Advisory Committee. Widely published in veterinary journals, Mark has been a reviewer of articles submitted to the Australian Veterinary Journal since 2002, and regularly travels both within Australia and internationally as a conference speaker.
Prior to joining Gribbles, Mark was Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology at Iowa State University in the United States. In 2003, he was Principal Scientist with the Department of Primary Industries. Mark joined Gribbles in 2004 and is currently based in Melbourne.
Mark’s areas of special interest include infectious diseases of pigs and the development of molecular tests for diagnostic use.
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