I am a research group leader and A/Prof in Pathology based in the Charles Perkins Centre. Prior to 2010, I had post doctoral positions in Brisbane (Eskitis Institute, Griffith University) and Sydney (Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (now Neura) and the University of Sydney). I graduated with a PhD in molecular medicine at the University of Auckland in 2004. Prior to this I spent 13 years in veterinary clinical practice and commercial research.