Teaching and Development

  • ANIM3049 Biology of Marsupials and Monotremes (Course Coordinator and Lecturer)
  • ANIM2055 The Management and Husbandry of Zoo Animals (Course Coordinator and Lecturer)
  • ANIM3019 Animal Reproduction (Course Coordinator and Lecturer)
  • ANIM7219 Animal Reproductive Science (Course Coordinator and Lecturer)
  • ANIM7621 Reproduction and Breeding Technology (Course Coordinator and Lecturer)
  • AGRC1020 Applied Biology I (Lecturer)
  • ANIM3045 Sustainable Animal Systems (Lecturer)
  • ANIM7001 Animal Science & Production (Lecturer)
  • ANIM7620 Concepts in Animal Science (Lecturer)
  • VETS2031 Comparative Structure and Function for Animal Biosciences (Lecturer)

Researcher biography

Dr Steve Johnston is Reader in Reproduction in the Wildlife Biology Unit of the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences Studies at the University of Queensland, where he teaches animal reproduction to applied science and science undergraduate and postgraduate students. Dr Johnston is a zoologist specialising in the area of reproductive biology in a broad diversity of species ranging from prawns to tigers but with a major focus on Australian mammals. Dr Johnston has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles in basic and applied science disciplines including anatomy, physiology and behaviour. He was the first person in the world to produce a pouch young following artificial insemination in a marsupial, a task that he and his colleagues have now carried out successfully in the koala, a total of 34 times. Dr Johnston is also a specialist in the cryopreservation of marsupial spermatozoa and in the assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation, including human and domestic animal spermatozoa. Dr Johnston’s recent research interests and grant success include studies aimed at a better understanding of the effect of chlamydia on male koala reproduction, heat stress in koalas, sociobiology of koalas, genetic and reproductive management of koalas, wombat captive reproduction, echidna captive breeding and crocodile artificial insemination.

Researcher biography

A/Prof Stephen Johnston is a Reader in Reproduction (40% Teaching; 40% Research and 20% Service) in the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences Studies at the University of Queensland, where he teaches animal reproduction to applied science and science undergraduate and postgraduate students. Stephen was trained as a zoologist and specialises in the area of reproductive biology in a broad diversity of species ranging from prawns to tigers but with a major focus on Australian mammals. A/Prof Johnston has published 283 scientific works in basic and applied science disciplines including reproductive anatomy, physiology and behaviour. He was the first person in the world to produce a pouch young following artificial insemination in a marsupial, a task that he and his colleagues have now carried out successfully in the koala, a total of 34 times. Stephen is also a specialist in the cryopreservation of marsupial spermatozoa and in the assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation, including human and domestic animal spermatozoa. A/Prof Johnston's recent research interests and grant success include studies aimed at a better understanding of the effect of chlamydia on male koala reproduction, heat stress in koalas, sociobiology of koalas, genetic and reproductive management of koalas, wombat captive reproduction, echidna captive breeding, crocodile artificial insemination and prawn aquaculture. He was recently elected Fellow of the Society for Reproductive Biology (2019)

Areas of research