Dr Shawn Ting
Senior research fellow
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (First Class Hons), University of Melbourne, 2012; Member of Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Epidemiology Chapter), 2020; Master of Public Health, University of New South Wales, 2022
Location:
Darwin - Royal Darwin Hospital campus
Biography:
Dr Shawn Ting is a veterinarian with a background in public health, food safety, animal health, animal welfare and public administration.
He currently leads the animal health aspects of the Menzies Timor-Leste project, focusing on developing strategies for strengthening the animal health system, especially for antimicrobial resistance, transboundary and zoonotic diseases. He has also taken on project management roles recently. Shawn continues to deepen the links between the government veterinary services of Timor-Leste and Menzies through a One Health approach.
Previously, Shawn was awarded a scholarship from the government veterinary services of Singapore and has held various positions focusing on import risk analysis and disease surveillance. He also has international experience through work with the Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
Research Themes
- Ting, S., Pereira, A., Davis, S., Vong da Silva, P. G., Alves, A., Dos Santos, C., . . . Barnes, T. S. (2022). Knowledge and Practices on Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance Among Smallholder Pig Farmers in Timor-Leste. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8(1585). doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.819643.
- Ting, S., Pereira, A., Alves, A. d. J., Fernandes, S., Soares, C. d. C., Soares, F. J., . . . Jong, J. B. d. C. (2021). Antimicrobial Use in Animals in Timor-Leste Based on Veterinary Antimicrobial Imports between 2016 and 2019. Antibiotics, 10(4), 426. doi:10.3390/antibiotics10040426.
- Lim, K., Chee, D., Ting, S., Choo, E., Tan, W.L. and Lin, Y.N. (2020). Singapore's National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance. Asian Fisheries Science, 33, 107-111. doi: 10.33997/j.afs.2020.33.S1.015.
- Francis, J.R., Sarmento, N., Draper, A.D.K., Marr, I., Ting, S., [...], and Yan, J. (2020). Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic use in Timor-Leste: building surveillance capacity with a One Health approach. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 44, 1-3. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2020.44.1.
- Ting, S., Pereira, A., Alves, A., Vong da Silva, P. G., Dos Santos, C., Davis, S., . . . Barnes, T. S. (2022). Knowledge, attitudes and practices of government animal health workers on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in Timor-Leste. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1063530
- Millar, J., Morais, O., Da Silva, H., Hick, P., Foster, A., Jong, J. B. d. C., . . . Toribio, J.-A. L. M. L. (2023). Community engagement strengthens pig disease knowledge and passive surveillance in Timor-Leste. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1024094
- Pereira, A., Sidjabat, H. E., Davis, S., Vong da Silva, P. G., Alves, A., Dos Santos, C., . . & Ting, S. (2024). Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli and Salmonella Species Isolates from Chickens in Live Bird Markets and Boot Swabs from Layer Farms in Timor-Leste. Antibiotics, 13(2), 120. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13020120
