Professor Reuben J Rose is an Australian veterinary educator and a former Dean

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 of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney

University of Sydney

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Early life

Rose was educated at Newington College

Newington College

Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....

 (1958–1966), commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House

Wyvern House

Wyvern House, is one of the two single-sex, preparatory day schools for boys of Newington College and is located at 115 Cambridge Street Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia....

, and graduated from the University of Sydney Veterinary School in 1972. After completing a postgraduate diploma in veterinary anaesthesia he worked in equine and mixed veterinary practice in New Zealand

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University career

He returned to the University of Sydney in 1975 to run the equine clinic and completed research into fluids and electrolyte

Electrolyte

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s for his Doctor of Philosophy

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 degree in 1980. He has spent periods as a visiting scientist at the Animal Health Trust, Newmarket United Kingdom

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 and as a Visiting Professor at Washington State University

Washington State University

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 College of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Florida

University of Florida

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College of Veterinary Medicine.

Research

Rose has undertaken a wide range of research projects over the past 20 years, commencing with pioneering work into physiological changes in endurance and eventing horses, research on newborn foal physiology and diseases, development of new drug treatments, research into antibiotics and studies of the effects of training, fluids and electrolytes, nutrition and drugs on performance.

Post academic career

He was the General Manager, Livestock Production Innovation, at the Meat and Livestock Australia until November 2006 and is now a part of the International Veterinary Accreditation Association, as well as chairing the group TEC-1 for The Executive Connection.