Dr. Mary Thompson

Associate Professor

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Biography

Mary graduated from the University of Sydney and worked in small animal practice in Sydney before completing a rotating internship and residency in small animal internal medicine at Washington State and Purdue universities. She has spent 15 years in clinical academic roles at the University of Queensland and completed her PhD at Murdoch University. Her research focuses on small animal clinical urinary tract medicine, seeking to improve urinary tract health in dogs and cats, while reducing unnecessary antimicrobial use associated with treatment of positive urine cultures. Additionally, she is currently investigating the microbiome of canine and feline urinary tracts, as well as exploring new therapeutic interventions for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Mary has a keen interest in understanding chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats and is actively recruiting healthy cats for urinary tract microbiome analysis. She collaborates with notable colleagues in her field and oversees various postgraduate research supervision projects.

Research Interests

Awards

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Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

2019-01-01
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Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

2017-01-01
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Australian New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists Membership Travel Grant

2014-01-01

Patents

Novel Drug RetroMAD1TM

N/A 2017-01-01

Research for treating feline leukemia virus infection in Australian cats.

N/A

Courses

VET6303 - Small Animal Practice VET6404 - Small Animal Clinics

Requirements for University of Sydney

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:85
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:61
Prerequisites
A master's degree with a research component or a bachelor's degree with first or second-class honours. Demonstrated research experience and capability.
Application Checklist
  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Research proposal (1000+ words)
  • Two academic referee reports
  • Evidence of residency status
  • Written statement of support from potential supervisor
Specialization Notes

This entry applies to Faculty of Science PhD programs including Departments such as Life and Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Statistics.