Prof. Dragana Stanley earned her PhD in Molecular Microbiology from Victoria University in Melbourne in 2009. Following graduation, she started a postdoctoral position at CSIRO’s Animal Health Laboratories (AAHL), specialising in gut microbiota and genetics. She moved to Central Queensland University in 2013 and is now a leader of the Molecular Microbiology and Poultry Health research cluster at the Institute for Future Farming Systems. Her research focuses on human and livestock intestinal health and nutrition, probiotics, next-generation antibiotics development and pathogen control. She is also investigating ways to reduce and control antimicrobial resistance on farms.