Rate My Professor Timothy Hyndman

Timothy Hyndman is a Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Pharmacology at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, and holds an affiliation with the Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability. He graduated from Murdoch University's veterinary school and completed his PhD in veterinary microbiology at the same institution in 2012. His doctoral thesis, titled 'Paramyxoviruses in Australian snakes,' detailed the isolation and molecular identification of a novel paramyxovirus, now known as sunshinevirus. After obtaining his veterinary qualification, Hyndman worked in rural mixed animal practice before returning to Murdoch University as a lecturer in the College of Veterinary Medicine. He teaches veterinary and biomedical pharmacology and maintains a part-time private practice specializing in exotic and small animals.

Hyndman's academic interests center on veterinary microbiology, pharmacology, and animal welfare, with a primary emphasis on pathogens affecting Australian reptiles. He has developed key diagnostic tools, including PCR tests for detecting sunshinevirus in live snakes. His research contributions include experimental infection studies, pathogen prevalence surveys, and reviews of reptile virology. Prominent publications are 'Experimental infection of carpet pythons (Morelia spilota) with sunshinevirus' (Wesson et al., 2026, Journal of Virology); 'A review of reptile virus experimental infection studies' (Wesson, O'Dea, and Hyndman, 2023, Journal of General Virology); 'ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sunviridae 2023' (Hyndman et al., 2023); 'Uncontrolled pain: a call for better study design' (Hyndman, 2024, Frontiers in Veterinary Science); 'Divergent bornaviruses from Australian carpet pythons with neurological disease' (Hyndman et al., 2018); 'Adenoviruses in free-ranging Australian bearded dragons (Pogona spp.)' (Hyndman et al., 2019, Virus Research); 'Underaddressed animal-welfare issues in conservation' (Hampton et al., 2019, Conservation Biology); 'Assessing and mitigating post-operative castration pain in Bos indicus cattle' (Laurence et al., 2016, Animal Production Science); and 'Assessment of animal welfare for helicopter shooting of feral horses' (Hampton et al., 2017, Wildlife Research). With 86 peer-reviewed outputs, Hyndman's work has significantly influenced reptile health diagnostics, wildlife disease management, and veterinary pharmacology.