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Researchers will investigate how the bacterium Burkholderia mallei which causes glanders, an infectious disease in horses, regulates immune response to persist ininfected animals.

Researchers will investigate the prevalence and disease impact of canine circovirus in dogs.

Researchers will study the impact of a parasitic fly on the health of Ridgway's hawks and develop long-term treatment and control strategies to ensure survival of this critically endangered raptor species.

The research fellow will evaluate strategies to improve the prevention, diagnosis and control of tuberculosis in both free-ranging and captive wildlife populations.

Researchers will investigate the impact of two common domestic cat viruses – feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus – on guignas, a small South American wild cat species of the temperate rainforests.

Researchers will study biting fly species responsible for transmitting blood parasites that can cause serious disease in the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros.

Researchers will study dolphin morbillivirus – a virus similar to canine distemper virus– to help predict and manage disease outbreaks in whales, dolphins and porpoises.