About

Prof. Merran Govendir

I am a veterinary pharmacologist at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science at The University of Sydney. I study the physiological differences between species and how they affect dosages of medicines. I have a laboratory and develop and validate assays to determine the concentrations of medicines in animals’ biological fluids. I am assisted by my PhD students, research masters students and honours students. I am currently undertaking projects in koalas, cats, dogs and sheep and will describe the projects and their outcomes on this blog.

Dr Benjamin Kimble

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Veterinary Pharmacology, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney. After completion of my PhD, I have been working in the discipline of veterinary pharmacology specialising in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic analysis.

Dr Amanda Shapiro

I am veterinarian and researcher in veterinary pharmacology at The Sydney School of Veterinary Science at The University of Sydney. I am passionate about teaching veterinary students the fundamental principles of veterinary pharmacology. In the laboratory I investigate multiple medicines in a variety of different species from but not limited to dogs, cats, sheep, koalas, crocodiles and dolphins.