Following his graduation as a veterinarian, Dr Jabbar completed his PhD in Veterinary Parasitology from The University of Melbourne and worked on host-parasite interaction of taeniid cestodes. Currently, his main research interests include molecular epidemiology and diagnosis of parasites of socioeconomic importance, and drug discovery against parasites. To date, he has secured AUD 2 million in research funding and published 117 peer-reviewed papers in international journals in the chosen disciplines of Parasitology/Infectious Diseases/Genetics. In addition, he has given 50 conference presentations at national and international scientific meetings.