Professor David Hampson

Contact Details

Office:	Murdoch Campus, Room VBBS 3.32
Phone Number:	+61 9360 2287
Fax Number:	+61 8 9310 4144
Mailing Address:	School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Division of Health Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth WA 6150, Australia
E-Mail Address:	D.Hampson@murdoch.edu.au
Current project:	The projects include the development of recombinant vaccines for control of enteric infections, as well as the application of molecular techniques to study the distribution of pathogenic bacteria in animals and humans.

Information

Qualifications

BVetMed (London), 1979
PhD (Bristol), 1983
DSc (London), 1998
MRCVS, FASM, FAAM, FRCPath.

Research summary

David is a veterinary microbiologist who teaches veterinary and medical bacteriology. His research interests include the detection, molecular epidemiology and control of pathogenic bacteria, with particular emphasis on enteric infections in pigs, poultry and human beings. Current projects include the development of recombinant vaccines for control of enteric infections, studies on interactions between diet and enteric infections, and the application of molecular techniques to study the distribution of pathogenic bacteria in animals and humans.