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Peter Timms
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Peter Timms is an Australian koala conservationist.[1] He is best known for his scientific contributions relating to infectious disease threats to koalas such as chlamydia and koala retrovirus.[1][2][3]
After attending Wavell State High School, Timms studied at the University of Queensland where he graduated with a PhD in molecular microbiology in 1989.[4]
He has published over 240 papers, reviews and chapters in scientific journals such as Nature Genetics, PNAS, Scientific Reports and the Journal of Virology.[5]
Timms was featured on a Catalyst episode in 2021, called "Are We Killing Our Koalas", hosted by Tim Flannery.[6][7]
Timms is currently a professor of microbiology at the University of the Sunshine Coast and the deputy director of the university's GeneCology Research Centre.[5] Prior to joining the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2014, he was a professor at the Queensland University of Technology.[4]
In 2022, Timms was named as a Queensland Great.[1][8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Eight new Queensland Greats in 2022". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. Queensland Government. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ Smail, Stephanie (29 October 2014). "Chlamydia breakthrough: Queensland scientists vaccinate koalas against deadly disease". AM. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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- 1 2 "},"date":{"wt":""},"website":{"wt":"[[University of the Sunshine Coast]]"},"publisher":{"wt":""},"access-date":{"wt":"9 June 2022"},"quote":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwkA"/>"Staff: Professor Peter Timms". University of the Sunshine Coast. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "},"date":{"wt":"16 February 2021"},"website":{"wt":"University of the Sunshine Coast"},"publisher":{"wt":""},"access-date":{"wt":"9 June 2022"},"quote":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwmw"/>"Koala chlamydia vaccine research features in documentary". University of the Sunshine Coast. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ Flannery, Tim (16 February 2021). "Are We Killing Our Koalas". Catalyst. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "},"date":{"wt":"9 June 2022"},"title":{"wt":"'Queensland Great': the professor who's on a quest to save one of our most loved animals"},"url":{"wt":"https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2022/06/09/peter-timms-award-for-koala-research"},"work":{"wt":"Sunshine Coast News"},"location":{"wt":""},"access-date":{"wt":"9 June 2022"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwsA"/>"'Queensland Great': the professor who's on a quest to save one of our most loved animals". Sunshine Coast News. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
