The Health Sciences branch undertakes research on plant and animal health, food science, weeds, vertebrate pest management and economic evaluation to improve biosecurity and underpin profitable and sustainable primary industries.  

This Branch has five major units:

• Plant Health Sciences
• Animal Health and Food Sciences
• Cotton Health
• Vertebrate Pest Research
• Weeds Research, and,  
• Economics Research

as well as for creating and oversighting alliances with universities, CSIRO and Cooperative Research Centres.

Scientists

Find a list of Health Sciences, Strategic Alliances or Evaluation scientists.

Key contact

Director Health Sciences, Strategic Alliances and Evaluation
Helen Scott-Orr
Telephone: 02 6391 3320
Facsimile: 02 6391 3740
Email: helen.scott-orr@dpi.nsw.gov.au