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Dr Alex Grinberg

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Public Health

School of Veterinary Science

Expertise in diagnostic bacteriology and molecular /genomic epidemiology of infectious agents. Significant  areas of research include Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis, Staphylococcus aureus and antimicrobial drug resistance. I teach Bacterial Diseases in the BVSc curriculum. Currently, I supervise one PhD student.   

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Contact details

  • Ph: 06 3569099, ext. 85153
    Location: 8.04, IVABS
    Campus: Turitea

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium 

Molecular epidemiology of multidrug resistant bacteria

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences (070000):
Bacteriology (060501): Biological Sciences (060000): Infectious Agents (060502): Microbial Ecology (060504): Microbial Genetics (060503): Microbiology (060500)

Keywords

Veterinary Microbiology and Infectious Disease, in particular Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis, epidemiology of antimicrobial drug resistance

Consultancy and Languages

Languages

  • Spanish
    Last used: Current
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

Veterinary Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • 2022 - Jabin Nesaraj - Doctor of Philosophy
    Understanding the population genetic structure of bovine mastitis-causing Staphylococcus aureus in New Zealand to identify potential vaccine candidates using reverse vaccinology
  • 2017 - Antoine Nohra - Doctor of Philosophy
    Molecular epidemiological studies of Campylobacter isolated from different sources in New Zealand between 2005 and 2015
  • 2017 - Ali Karkaba - Doctor of Philosophy
    Studies of antimicrobial drug resistance in bacteria of veterinary relevance
  • 2016 - Rima Shrestha - Doctor of Philosophy
    Molecular Epidemiology of Waterborne Zoonoses in North Island of New Zealand
  • 2014 - Julanda Al Mawly - Doctor of Philosophy
    Epidemiological studies of enteropathogens of newborn calves in New Zealand dairy farms

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2026 - Gregory Chambers - Doctor of Philosophy
    Establishing baseline mastitis parameters on commercial New Zealand sheep milking farms

Media and Links

Media

  • 02 Oct 2012 - Television
    Calf scours research conducted at Massey Universit
    I gave a 3-minutes filmed interview on my work with PhD student Julanda Almawly on neonatal calf diarrhoea in New Zealand dairy farms. The interview was filmed in my lab and was broadcasted on 17 Mar