Research and teaching staff

Assoc. Prof. Reza Barekatain
Director, Poultry Research Foundation
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Prof. Sonia Liu
BEng (China), MSc (UQ), PhD (Sydney)
Professor in Poultry Nutrition
Professor in Production Animal Health
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Prof. Ruth Zadoks
MVetRes (Utrecht), MSc (Epidemiology and Animal Health Economics, Utrecht), DVM (Utrecht), PhD (Utrecht)
Professor in Production Animal Health
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Assoc. Prof. Wendy Muir
B.Sc.Agr., PhD (Sydney), GradDipEd (UNE)
Associate Professor
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Dr Mingan Choct
BSc (China), MSc (UNSW), PhD (Sydney), GAICD
Adjunct Professor
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Dr Mehdi Toghyani
BSc (Iran), MSc (Iran), PhD (UNE)
Lecturer in Poultry Nutrition
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Dr. Shemil Macelline
BAnimSci (Sri Lanka), MNutr (South Korea), PhD (Syd)
Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Dr Eunjoo Kim
BSc, MSc (South Korea), PhD (UNE)
Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Technical and administration staff

Mrs Kylie Warr
Project Manager
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Mrs Joy Gill
Adjunct Project Support
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Mr Duwei (Wade) Chen
Project Support
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Mr Jordan Fletcher
Project Support
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Mrs Jo-Ann Geist
Administration/Events Officer
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Mr Benjamin Geist
Casual Events and Marketing Manager
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