Associate Professor

Lee Berger

FAA

Lee Berger
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Lee Berger determined the global cause of catastrophic declines and disappearances of amphibians in pristine areas, by discovering the novel pandemic disease, chytridiomycosis. By applying her disease expertise for the benefit of conservation, she is a world leader in understanding the epidemiology and pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis. Berger’s research has made a major contribution to the recognition that the spread of exotic disease is a threat to biodiversity and a serious consequence of globalisation.

Fields of research

30 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES
  • 3009 VETERINARY SCIENCES
    • 300999 Veterinary Sciences not elsewhere classified
41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
  • 4102 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
    • 410202 Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology
  • 4104 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
    • 410401 Conservation and biodiversity
    • 410407 Wildlife and Habitat Management

For full list of research codes, please visit the ARC Website .

Expertise type

  • Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Conservation
  • Conservation Biology
  • Disease Resistance
  • Fungal Pathogenesis
  • Fungal Disease
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Veterinary Pathology

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