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Soren Alexandersen

Affiliate Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

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  • Affiliate Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine
  • +61342159635 (Work)
  • HERB, Health, Education and Research Building (HERB), Level 1, 285 Ryrie Street, Geelong

BIO

Veterinarian and veterinary pathologist, virologist and epidemiologist with more that 33 years of international experience. Focus on virus infections and one health.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Affiliate Professor
    Deakin University, School of Medicine

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Copenhagen, Virology, Copenhagen, Denmark1 Aug 2006 - 1 Aug 2011
  • Research Professor
    Technical University of Denmark, Veterinary Institute, Virology, Lindholm, Denmark1 Aug 2004 - 30 Sep 2008
  • Adjunct Professor
    Royal Veterinary And Agricultural University, Veterinary Pathology, Frederiksberg C., Denmark1 Aug 1996 - 31 Jul 2006
  • Professor and Chair
    Royal Veterinary And Agricultural University, Veterinary Virology, Frederiksberg C., Denmark1 Jul 1994 - 30 Nov 1994
  • Research Professor
    Royal Veterinary And Agricultural University, Veterinary Pathology, Frederiksberg C., Denmark1 Aug 1991 - 30 Jun 1994
  • Visiting Associate Professor
    Iowa State University, Veterinary Micro, Epidem & Prev Med, Ames, United States30 Jun 1990 - 1 Aug 1991
  • Assistant Professor
    Royal Veterinary And Agricultural University, Veterinary Pathology, Frederiksberg C., Denmark1 Aug 1988 - 31 Jul 1990
  • Assistant Professor
    Royal Veterinary And Agricultural University, Veterinary Pathology, Frederiksberg C., Denmark18 Dec 1985 - 31 Jan 1986

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Executive Director
    Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Centres for Animal Disease, Winnipeg and Lethbridge, Canada1 Oct 2008 - 8 Apr 2015
  • Head of Group
    The Pirbright Institute, Epidemiology, Woking, United Kingdom1 Aug 1999 - 31 Jul 2004
  • Director
    Danish Veterinary Institute for Virus Research, Danish Veterinary Institute for Virus Research, Lindholm Island, Denmark1 Dec 1994 - 30 Nov 1999
  • Visiting Associate
    National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, Montana, United States1 Feb 1986 - 1 Aug 1988
  • Own Veterinary Practice and PhD student
    Royal Veterinary And Agricultural University, Veterinary Pathology, Frederiksberg C., Denmark1 Nov 1982 - 18 Dec 1985
  • Veterinary Supervisor
    Royal Danish Airforce, Kongelunden and Military Intelligence Dog Guard Patrols, Copenhagen, Denmark3 Jan 1983 - 31 Dec 1984
  • Compulsory Military Service and Own Veterinary Practice
    Royal Danish Airforce, Airforce Dog Guard Patrol, Multiple, Denmark1 Feb 1982 - 31 Oct 1982

DEGREES

  • Use - 29332 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
    Royal Veterinary&Agri Uni

CERTIFICATIONS

  • MRCVS
    Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK, London, United Kingdom3 Jan 2000 - present
    Member of the Royal College of veterinary Surgeons and thus qualified to practice as a veterinarian in all of EU
  • FRCPath
    Royal College of Pathologists, UK, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2004 - present
    Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in the UK, thus qualified in pathology, specialty virology in all of UK and the EU

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Danish
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Norwegian
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Swedish
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • German
    Can read, write and understand
  • Latin
  • Russian

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)

  • Microbiology
  • Epidemiology
  • Veterinary sciences
  • Clinical sciences
  • Medical microbiology

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE

  • School of Medicine