Dr. Alison Hoeger Consultant North Star Biodiversity and Biosecurity

Dr. Alison Hoeger completed her PhD on Australian Bat Lyssavirus with a placement at Biosecurity Queensland's diagnostic laboratory, conducting surveillance on bats and terrestrial mammals in Australia and Melanesia. She holds a Master of Public Health and has had a lifelong fascination with rabies and related lyssaviruses. Her current focus is on animal social behaviour as a driver for lyssavirus transmission. Dr. Hoeger has been involved in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation for over 14 years and is an active member of Bat Conservation and Rescue QLD in Brisbane, Australia.