Speaker bio page for Ruth Zadoks

Bio

Ruth is a veterinarian who specialised in the molecular epidemiology of bacterial infectious diseases affecting livestock and humans. During and after her DVM, MSc, MRes and PhD training in the Netherlands, she lived and worked in sub-Saharan Africa, North America and Europe, with additional collaborations in South America and Southeast Asia. Her interest is in understanding transmission and control of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance determinants that affect the health, welfare and productivity of people and animals. While her initial focus was on biological understanding of such processes, behavioural and societal drivers have become increasingly important elements of recent collaborations. Her work has been funded by farmers’ organisations, industry, research councils and government bodies, and goes from barn to bioinformatics and beyond. She joined the University of Sydney in September 2019 and is currently Professor of Production Animal Health in the Sydney School of Veterinary Science in the Faculty of Science.