Mr Scott Lindsay

Scott Lindsay is a registered specialist diagnostic pathologist employed at the University of Adelaide's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL), providing anatomical and clinical pathology services to the University's Veterinary Health Centres. He coordinates the Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Theriogenology course in the first year of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree. He also supervises DVMI Clinical Research Projects, teaches in the DVMIII Pathology Diagnostic Services rotation, and co-supervises training of the school's Veterinary Pathology Resident. Scott is currently completing his doctorate, which is focused on investigation and mitigation of reduced fecundity due to infectious disease in the endangered Australian sea lion.

After nearly a decade of veterinary practice in small and mixed animal clinics, and 5 years as a medical writer and editor with an interest in human oncology and transplant therapeutics, Scott returned to the University of Sydney to complete further studies. During his 8 years there he obtained professional qualifications as a veterinary pathologist (MACVSc and Dip ACVP), and completed a Masters degree (pathology and inmmunohistochemical investigation disease within captive bred dasyurids) and Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education). He also commenced teaching within the veterinary pathology-based courses, with a particular focus on Veterinary Clinical Pathology which he coordinated for 2 years.

Accepting an academic appointment in the School of Animal Veterinary Sciences at the University of Adelaide has enabled Scott to continue his veterinary pathology mentoring of DVM students using the broad diagnostic case load presenting to the VDL, and to pursue his research interest in health monitoring of Australian pinniped species. As a member of the Marine Mammal and Seabird Health Collaborative he collaborates with researchers at the Universities of Adelaide, Sydney and Macquarie. Among other projects, the group is currently investigating the impact on fecundity of the endangered Australian sea lion of endemic hookworm and infectious disease, human-associated bacterial pathogens, and anthropogenic pollutants such as heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants.