Jasmin Hufschmid
@jhufschmid.bsky.social
Wildlife Health researcher @ Melbourne Veterinary School; lives and works on Dja Dja Wurrung, Wurundjeri and Bunurong country; substandard violin player; voracious reader and chocolate aficionado.
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Join our lab!
The Disease Ecology Lab at the USYD is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to explore drivers of infectious diseases at the wildlife-livestock interface
🌐 www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
#PhD #Scholarship #DiseaseEcology #Epidemiology #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #USYD
The Disease Ecology Lab at the USYD is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to explore drivers of infectious diseases at the wildlife-livestock interface
🌐 www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
#PhD #Scholarship #DiseaseEcology #Epidemiology #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #USYD
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Disease Ecology and Epidemiology
www.sydney.edu.au
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Join our lab!
The Disease Ecology Lab at the USYD is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to explore drivers of infectious diseases at the wildlife-livestock interface
🌐 www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
#PhD #Scholarship #DiseaseEcology #Epidemiology #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #USYD
The Disease Ecology Lab at the USYD is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to explore drivers of infectious diseases at the wildlife-livestock interface
🌐 www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
#PhD #Scholarship #DiseaseEcology #Epidemiology #WildlifeHealth #OneHealth #USYD
Urban possums in Melbourne, Victoria, have among the highest PFAS levels previously documented in terrestrial mammals anywhere in the world. Congratulations Ellis Mackay on your first paper! doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Urban possums in Melbourne, Victoria, have among the highest PFAS levels previously documented in terrestrial mammals anywhere in the world. Congratulations Ellis Mackay on your first paper! doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
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🎓 Graduate opportunity! The University of Melbourne’s School of BioSciences is seeking MSc students for a funded One Health-inspired project on how the gut microbiome can boost conservation success in Australian mammals. Contact Dr. Ashley Dungan: ashley.dungan@unimelb.edu.au
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎓 Graduate opportunity! The University of Melbourne’s School of BioSciences is seeking MSc students for a funded One Health-inspired project on how the gut microbiome can boost conservation success in Australian mammals. Contact Dr. Ashley Dungan: ashley.dungan@unimelb.edu.au
🧪Great work by Jacinta Colvin and team from RMIT and our partners at Phillip Island Nature Park.
🌊🐦 New in 'Environmental Science and Pollution Research': Fledgling short-tailed shearwaters on Phillip Island show rising plastic ingestion, larger particles, and poorer body condition—warning signs for seabird health. bit.ly/47bs3FB #ResearchPublishing #PlasticSky @jhufschmid.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:44 AM
🧪Great work by Jacinta Colvin and team from RMIT and our partners at Phillip Island Nature Park.
🧪🦇 Congratulations, @alangguth.bsky.social for publishing the first of her PhD papers. More to come!
First paper of my PhD just got published!
Want to find out how to make your own bat cells from field samples? Check it out!
👉 peerj.com/articles/20222
Thanks to my wonderful co-authors @labrannelly.bsky.social, Chris, Tomás, @nicholaswu.bsky.social @jhufschmid.bsky.social and Ellen 🦇
Want to find out how to make your own bat cells from field samples? Check it out!
👉 peerj.com/articles/20222
Thanks to my wonderful co-authors @labrannelly.bsky.social, Chris, Tomás, @nicholaswu.bsky.social @jhufschmid.bsky.social and Ellen 🦇
Deriving fibroblast cell lines from wing-punch biopsies of Australian eastern bent-winged bats (Miniopterus orianae oceanensis)
Cell cultures are a valuable tool for the study of in vitro disease processes, especially where such processes concern wild and/or threatened animal species. However, the collection of adequate sample...
peerj.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🧪🦇 Congratulations, @alangguth.bsky.social for publishing the first of her PhD papers. More to come!
Excellent work by our fabulous final year DVM student Bridget Graffeo - and the MVS Parasitology team around Prof Abdul Jabbar.
New publication! AWMS member Jasmin Hufschmid and her colleagues have recently published a paper describing gastrointestinal helminth parasites of red foxes around the city of Melbourne. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
October 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Excellent work by our fabulous final year DVM student Bridget Graffeo - and the MVS Parasitology team around Prof Abdul Jabbar.
Vote for your favourite Australian Bird of the Year! First round of voting closes tonight. A great opportunity to learn more about some of Australia's amazing avifauna.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll
From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll
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October 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Vote for your favourite Australian Bird of the Year! First round of voting closes tonight. A great opportunity to learn more about some of Australia's amazing avifauna.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Congratulations to Dr Anna Langguth, winner of the Student Award at this year‘s WDA-A conference for her presentation on zymosan challenge trials in eastern bent-wing bats. @alangguth.bsky.social #wdaa2025
October 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Congratulations to Dr Anna Langguth, winner of the Student Award at this year‘s WDA-A conference for her presentation on zymosan challenge trials in eastern bent-wing bats. @alangguth.bsky.social #wdaa2025
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Congratulations to Dr Alison Peel, winner of this year‘s prestigious WDA-A Barry L Munday Award for her extraordinary and extensive contributions to the field of wildlife health. @alibat.bsky.social #wdaa2025
October 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Congratulations to Dr Alison Peel, winner of this year‘s prestigious WDA-A Barry L Munday Award for her extraordinary and extensive contributions to the field of wildlife health. @alibat.bsky.social #wdaa2025
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We in WDA-A are deeply saddened to hear of Jane Goodall’s passing earlier today. Our thoughts and condolences go out to her family and friends.
Her legacy in wildlife conservation, empathetic science, and inspiring generations will forever ripple across the world.
Her legacy in wildlife conservation, empathetic science, and inspiring generations will forever ripple across the world.
October 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
We in WDA-A are deeply saddened to hear of Jane Goodall’s passing earlier today. Our thoughts and condolences go out to her family and friends.
Her legacy in wildlife conservation, empathetic science, and inspiring generations will forever ripple across the world.
Her legacy in wildlife conservation, empathetic science, and inspiring generations will forever ripple across the world.
My student Anna presenting some of her PhD work at this year‘s Wildlife Disease Association Australasian meeting. Always a great bunch of people passionate about wildlife health to hang out with.
PhD student Anna Langguth presenting on immune responses to challenge with Zymosan in eastern bent-wing bats at #WDAA2025
September 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
My student Anna presenting some of her PhD work at this year‘s Wildlife Disease Association Australasian meeting. Always a great bunch of people passionate about wildlife health to hang out with.
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Brett Gartrell speaking about off-target anticoagulant toxicity in Tuatara and short-tailed bats in NZ
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Brett Gartrell speaking about off-target anticoagulant toxicity in Tuatara and short-tailed bats in NZ
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Julien Grosmaire @WDAA2025 speaking about methods for koala monitoring including different tag and collar designs.
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Julien Grosmaire @WDAA2025 speaking about methods for koala monitoring including different tag and collar designs.
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The 2025 WDAA is officially underway! Some fantastic talks by Chris Daniels from Green Adelaide, David Paton from BioR and Claire Hartvigsen-Power from Marna Banggara telling us about biodiversity needs and projects in the Adelaide region and beyond.
September 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The 2025 WDAA is officially underway! Some fantastic talks by Chris Daniels from Green Adelaide, David Paton from BioR and Claire Hartvigsen-Power from Marna Banggara telling us about biodiversity needs and projects in the Adelaide region and beyond.
Ha ha, today definitely #9
Which bat are you today? There's a strong case to be made for #3 🤪
📸 Jennifer Barros
📸 Jennifer Barros
September 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Ha ha, today definitely #9
This work underlines the importance of doctors communicating effectively and evidence based with their patients.
survey of U.S. adults: trusted sources of health information and preferred vaccine advisors? Physicians most trusted, followed by personal "research", with only 30% trust in health departments.
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This work underlines the importance of doctors communicating effectively and evidence based with their patients.
Keep an eye on these WDAA member spotlights. Showcasing the breadth and depth of expertise in wildlife health in Australasia!
Meet Michelle Campbell-Ward
Michelle co-authored the first book chapter on the topic of welfare of Australian mammals in human care, a milestone that reflects decades of dedication across clinical practice, wildlife rehabilitation, regulation, and ethics🐨
www.wda-a.org/post/member-...
Michelle co-authored the first book chapter on the topic of welfare of Australian mammals in human care, a milestone that reflects decades of dedication across clinical practice, wildlife rehabilitation, regulation, and ethics🐨
www.wda-a.org/post/member-...
Member spotlight! Michelle Campbell-Ward!
This month we spotlight the work of our member Michelle Campbell-Ward, who has just had a new book chapter come out! Congratulations Michelle!Congratulations on your new publication, can you give us s...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Keep an eye on these WDAA member spotlights. Showcasing the breadth and depth of expertise in wildlife health in Australasia!
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A vaccine against chlamydia in koalas will be rolled out. This is possible through exciting research led by Prof Peter Timms and Sam Phillips at University of Sunshine Coast. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
First vaccine against deadly koala chlamydia green-lit for rollout
Australia's vet regulator approves a koala chlamydia vaccine for nationwide rollout, offering new hope in the fight against the potentially fatal sexually transmitted disease.
www.abc.net.au
September 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A vaccine against chlamydia in koalas will be rolled out. This is possible through exciting research led by Prof Peter Timms and Sam Phillips at University of Sunshine Coast. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
My student Anna Langguth presenting her work on microbat immunology at the International Bat Conference in Cairns
Very excited to be able to present a summary of my PhD research at the #ibrc2025
My research on the immune systems of Australian bats at risk of white-nose syndrome suggests our native species may be vulnerable to this devastating pathogen - as always, more research is needed!
My research on the immune systems of Australian bats at risk of white-nose syndrome suggests our native species may be vulnerable to this devastating pathogen - as always, more research is needed!
August 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
My student Anna Langguth presenting her work on microbat immunology at the International Bat Conference in Cairns
And Wildlife Health Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/6T9kYR2
June 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
And Wildlife Health Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/6T9kYR2
Re-sharing the links to my wildlife health list (bsky.app/profile/did:...)
June 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Re-sharing the links to my wildlife health list (bsky.app/profile/did:...)
🧪Congratulations, Jacinta Colvin, on an important publication showing some of the impacts of plastic ingestion in short-tailed shearwater fledglings. An decline in body condition since 2018 and an increase in plastic part size poses a potential threat to this species. doi.org/10.1007/s113...
Alterations in characteristics of plastic ingestion and decreasing body condition in beachcast fledgling short-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris) at Phillip Island, Australia - Environmental Sc...
Plastic pollution in the marine environment is a major concern for short-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris) through high levels of plastic ingestion. Using analysis of gastrointestinal tract co...
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June 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
🧪Congratulations, Jacinta Colvin, on an important publication showing some of the impacts of plastic ingestion in short-tailed shearwater fledglings. An decline in body condition since 2018 and an increase in plastic part size poses a potential threat to this species. doi.org/10.1007/s113...
Join us at the Wildlife Disease Association Australasian Section conference in beautiful South Australia, from the 28 Sept - 3 Oct this year. www.wda-a.org/upcoming-wda.... Registrations are now open at wdaa2025.exordo.com/login.
Conferences | Wildlife Disease Association Australasia
A highlight of the Australasian section is its Annual Conference. These are typically held away from capital cities, at wilderness locations of major interest to members. Biologists and conservationis...
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June 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Join us at the Wildlife Disease Association Australasian Section conference in beautiful South Australia, from the 28 Sept - 3 Oct this year. www.wda-a.org/upcoming-wda.... Registrations are now open at wdaa2025.exordo.com/login.