Professor Joerg Henning is a Veterinary Epidemiologist at the School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Australia. He was the main operational scientist in research projects in Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia. He also worked as consultant for international organisations such as FAO, World Bank, ILRI and others. A key focus of Dr Henning's research is to identify sustainable interventions to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in low-income countries. His research focuses on zoonotic diseases such as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1, Newcastle Disease, attitudes and behaviours of small-scale farmers, extension programs to improve livestock health, the translation of research outcomes considering cultural background and literacy of farmers and research linking livestock production to human nutrition. Dr Henning's research interest also includes analysis of wildlife data, including anthropogenic threats to koalas, the development of citizen science approaches to support koala conservation and investigations into snake envenomation in domestic animals.