Jillian is a Senior Scientist (Microbiology) with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, based at the EcoSciences Precinct, at Dutton Park in Brisbane. Jillian is a mid-career researcher who has led projects over the past 20 years to investigate the epidemiology of Campylobacter on Australian meat chicken farms; the development, validation and application of genotyping methods for Campylobacter; the development of rapid diagnostic techniques for Campylobacter; and studying the seasonal variation of Campylobacter and Salmonella in the Australian chicken meat industry. Most recently Jillian is leading an AgriFutures chicken meat funded project, in collaboration with the University of Queensland researchers, to investigate bioprotective bacteria to reduce Campylobacter on raw chicken meat at the end of primary processing.