Person
Bagust, Trevor John (1944 - 2014)
- Born
- 1 May 1944
Tauranga, New Zealand - Died
- 28 February 2014
Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Science administrator and Veterinarian
Summary
Trevor Bagust had an international reputation as a poultry virologist. Working first with the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories and then with CSIRO Division of Animal Health he worked to improve understanding of mechanisms of pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis and control of viral poultry infections of economic importance in Australia. This work led to the eradication of lymphoid leucosis virus from Australia and the commercialisation of the A20 vaccine strain of infectious laryngotracheitis virus that is still used in Australia and overseas. With colleague Graham Murray he established and managed the National Specified Pathogen-Free Poultry Facility at Maribyrnong (Melbourne) from 1977 to 1997. Bagust's leadership of the Australia-China Poultry Projects resulted in the establishment of poultry diagnostic, training and research centres, including China's national SPF poultry production facility at Harbin Veterinary Research Institut. On appointment as Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, the University of Melbourne, he turned his attention to postgraduate education, particularly distance education. From 2004 to 2010 he played a pivotal role with the University of Georgia in the development of Avian Health Online, which provides specialist postgraduate veterinary education via the internet.
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Chronology
- 1966
- Education - BVSc, University of Queensland
- 1970
- Education - PhD, University of Queensland
- 1970 - 1973
- Career position - Research scientist, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories
- 1973 - 1985
- Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Animal Health
- 1977 - 1997
- Career position - Manager, National Specified Pathogen-Free Poultry Facility
- 1985 - 1996
- Career position - Officer-in-Charge, CSIRO Animal Health Research Laboratory, Parkville
- 1987 - 1989
- Career position - Acting Chief, CSIRO Division of Animal Health
- 1988 - 1996
- Career position - Director, Australia-China Poultry Projects
- 1996 - 2012
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne
- 1997
- Award - Kesteven Medal, Australian Veterinary Association
- 2011 - 2014
- Career position - President, World Veterinary Poultry Association
- 2012
- Career position - Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
- 2012
- Career position - Adjunct Professor, Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, U.S.A.
- 2013
- Award - Hall of Fame, World Veterinary Poultry Association
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