Staff
Research Group
Associate Professor Ian Whittington
Joint Investigator
University of Adelaide and South Australian Museum
Dr Leonardo Mata
Postdoctoral Fellow
Aquaculture Discipline
James Cook University
Sarah Catalano
PhD candidate
Marine Parasitology Laboratory
University of Adelaide
PhD Project title:
'Using dicyemid parasite genetics to infer the population structure and potential species status of
giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama) in southern Australian waters'
Alex Brazenor
Honours student
Marine Parasitology Laboratory
James Cook University
Honours Project title:
'Strategies to manage parasite outbreaks in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) aquaculture'
Thane Militz
Honours student
Marine Parasitology Laboratory
James Cook University
Honours Project title:
'Garlic extract as a natural control against white spot (Cryptocarion irritans) in ornamental fishes'
Past Students
Dr Elizabeth Perkins
Dr Elizabeth Perkins worked as a Research Associate in the lab in 2009 - now Station Assistant at Heron Island Research Station
Emma Brock
Emma Brock BSc Hons completed her Honours project in the lab in 2009 - now a Research Assistant at SARDI Aquatic Sciences
Natalie Bool
Natalie Bool worked as a Research Associate in the lab in 2011
Charlie Walsh
Charlie Walsh volunteered on field trips in 2007
Collaborators
Dr Francisco Montero
The University of Valencia, Spain
Dr Craig Hayward
SARDI Aquatic Sciences
Dr Ben Doolan
NSW Fisheries
Dr Astrid Holzer
University of Valencia, Spain
Dr Roman Kutcha
University of South Bohemia
Dr Mike Steer
SARDI Aquatic Sciences
Dr Nathan Bott
SARDI Aquatic Sciences
Ruan Gannon
University of New South Wales
Dr Shokoofeh Shamsi
Charles Sturt University