Canine Research Foundation *DGR

Steven graduated from the University of Sydney in 1983 with second-class honours in Veterinary Science. After graduation, Steven worked for 2 years in private practice in Sydney followed by a medical internship at the University of Melbourne. Steven then undertook an Internal medicine Residency at the University of Florida, followed by two years as a clinical instructor at the University of Florida. Steven worked in an internal medicine referral practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1992 and 1993 then returned to Australia studying equine herpesvirus infections with Professor Michael Studdert. In 1998, Steven was awarded a PhD from the University of Melbourne. Steven has lectured in Veterinary Virology at the University of Sydney and was an Associate Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Melbourne from 1999-2009. Steven worked in small animal referral practice at Advanced Vetcare, Melbourne, from 2010 to 2018 before starting his own consultancy business. His special interests include clinical and genetic aspects of medical diseases and the interaction between infectious diseases and the host immune response