About Cerberus Sciences
In ancient Greek mythology Cerberus was the three headed watchdog to the gates of Hell. In some ways that is how we regard ourselves here at Cerberus Sciences. Our mission is to act as your watchdog against unwanted "visitors" of the microbiological kind to your laboratory animal facility.
The staff at Cerberus have vast experience in a wide range of disciplines from serology to cell culture and molecular diagnostic techniques. This experience is focused on bringing the quickest and most reliable monitoring service to animal facilities and research groups in this region.
International standards in the provision of animals for research are increasing year by year and more emphasis is now being placed on the microbiological status of animals being used. Couple this with the increased trade in laboratory animals across international borders and the need for standardization of testing regimes and reporting mechanisms become ever more important.
Testing laboratories have to be responsive to the needs of facilities and research groups to accommodate these changes.
Our aim is to work in partnership with our clients to ensure that they have a health monitoring program in place which is meaningful and relevant to the needs of the individual or institute.
Cerberus Sciences Staff
Bob Stevenson
Bob Stevenson - B.Sc. (Hons), A.I.M.L.S. has over 20 years experience in the industry within Australia. He is the Past President of ANZSLAS (Industry professional body). He has been involved in Laboratory animal diagnostics and veterinary bacteriology for over 30 years.
He has extensive contacts throughout the industry both nationally and internationally and has been an invited speaker to international and national conferences.
He is based in Adelaide
David Lawrence
David Lawrence - Assoc.Dip.Med.Lab.Sci has had over 26 years experience in a broad range of laboratories with the Department of Primary Industries and the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science including 6 years as supervisor of a Veterinary Virology laboratory.
He has extensive expertise in cell culture and associated diagnostic techniques, protein purification and in vitro monoclonal antibody amplification.
GO TOPAmanda Auld
Amanda Auld - Cert.Med.Lab.Sci has been involved in all aspects of Molecular Diagnostics and RT-PCR laboratory animal diagnostic assay development in association with University research groups and has overseen the integration of these assays into a routine diagnostic setting. She has more than 20 years experience in laboratory work within a number of settings.
She is based in Adelaide
GO TOPLorna Rasmussen
Lorna Rasmussen has 18 years experience in veterinary anatomical and clinical pathology incorporating companion animals, production animals, African wildlife, exotic species and laboratory animals, with participation in toxocological and clinical trials for several organisations in Victoria.
She qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1988 (University of Pretoria), held the post of Senior Lecturer in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology at the Medical University of South Africa between 1992 and 1998, obtained MMedVet(Pathology) degree in 1998 and passed the Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists examination in 2007.
She is based in Melbourne
GO TOPPeony Fung
Peony Fung - BSc(Hons) M.Phil (Biochem & Mol. Biol) M.Apps Sci (Biomed Sci) has had more than 15 years experience working in research laboratories in Hong Kong and Australia. She has also been involved in a collaborative research study with Leiden University, Netherlands which was published in Nature in 2008. She joined Cerberus in 2007 and has been instrumental in improving the molecular diagnostic capabilities of the company with an emphasis on real time PCR formats.
She is based in Adelaide.
GO TOPLiz McInnes has 10 years experience in toxocological pathology and has a special interest in immunology, cross reactivity studies and pathology artefacts.
She qualified as veterinary surgeon in 1988 (University of Pretoria), completed her PhD at the Imperial College, London in 1992 and was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists in 1997 and Fellowship in 2005.
She has published over 30 papers on pathology, is currently editing an atlas on the background lesions in laboratory animals, is an associate editor for the Journal of Toxocological Pathology, is currently the secretary of the BSTP subcommittee on education and is a symposium director for the C.L. Davis DVM Foundation.
GO TOPLuisanna Alvarez
GO TOPBianca Vassallo
Bianca Vassallo holds a Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences degree which she obtained in 2008. She has five years laboratory experience specialising in diagnostic microbiology. She is based in Melbourne
GO TOPEstee Williams
Estee Williams Dip.Lab.Tech., BSc (Biomed Sci.) Previous experience with DPI (Vic) in plant pathology/microbiology. Joined Cerberus Sciences in 2010 and is primarily involved in pathology and microbiology.
She is based in Melbourne.
GO TOPMorgan Quinn
Morgan Quinn - Graduated from the University of Adelaide (BSc ) in 2008 and completed honours in Health Science in 2009. She started in the veterinary science industry in 2004; working at Cerberus while studying. She became a full time member of staff in 2010, focussing on Serology, but has since expanded her expertise in Bacteriology and Parasitology.
She is based in Adelaide.
GO TOPNadia Reuter
GO TOPHaley Kohn
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