Speaker bio page for Darren Trott

Bio

Professor Darren Trott graduated from Murdoch University School of Veterinary Science in 1990. He worked in companion animal practice for eight years during which time he also completed an Honours degree and PhD. Following PhD graduation, he spent three years as a postdoctoral researcher in Ames, Iowa and since mid-2000, has been a full-time academic at The University of Queensland (2000-2009) and University of Adelaide (2010-present). In 2016, he established and was appointed inaugural Director of the first new Research Centre at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology. Prof Trott’s research covers a broad area. He has focused on antimicrobial resistance issues facing companion, performance and food-producing animal health and their impacts to public health as well as develop new and repurposed antimicrobial agents for resistant infections. Most recently he has focused attention on the microbiome and is particularly interested in the effects of antimicrobials on gut health, particularly early in life.