Background
Angus is a research assistant in the Burnet Diagnostics Initiative (BDI). He is passionate about disease elimination, novel therapeutic treatments, and developing point of care tests. Angus has worked in the diagnostic sector for several years with infectious disease relating to both human (SARS CoV-2, Bacteroides sp., JEV), and animal health (FMD, LSD, BVD).
Angus’ MSc in the Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology (MAPP) at La Trobe University examined the immune mechanisms and susceptibility of Australian molluscs following viral challenge.
Qualifications
- 2023: MSc (Virology/Microbiology), La Trobe University, Australia
- 2022: Hons (Virology/Microbiology), La Trobe University, Australia
- 2021: BSc, La Trobe University, Australia
Positions
- 2024–current: Burnet Diagnostic Initiative – Burnet Institute
2023–2024: Zip Diagnostics
Awards
- 2022: La Trobe Higher Degree Research (HDR) Symposium Best Poster Runner-Up
- 2021: La Trobe R.D. Schnagl Award
- 2021: Australian Society for Parasitology Undergraduate Prize
- 2021: Australian Society of Microbiology (ASM) Microbial Art Prize
Publications
Watson A, Agius J, Ackerly D, Beddoe T, Helbig K. The Role of Anti-Viral Effector Molecules in Mollusc Hemolymph. 2022 Feb 23;12(3):345. doi: 10.3390/biom12030345. PMID: 35327536; PMCID: PMC8945852.
Watson A. Examining the Immune Mechanisms and Susceptibility of Abalone Following Viral Challenge. 2023 Jul 12. Thesis