Professor Maxine Piggott is a molecular biologist with a PhD in Genetics and a speciality in tropical biosecurity. Maxine has degrees in Business and Science and a background working in legal and government settings. Currently Maxine Piggott leads the Tropical Biosecurity Group in the Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA) at Charles Darwin University.
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Feature image: Maxine Piggott doing environmental DNA water collection from cattle troughs for biosecurity; testing for presence of disease in the cattle’s drinking water. Thanks to Maxine for permission to use this image here.
Thanks to Vape Dadz for use of the track ‘Whiskey Priest’ for the Wide Open Air Exchange theme music.