Tibballs, James

Dr Jim Tibballs, Deputy Director of Intensive Care at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, has been involved in venom research for many years. His research interests have included the cardiovascular effects of box jellyfish venom, brown snake procoagulants and most recently the clinical effects of the Irukandji syndrome. This research was presented at the 13^th World Congress of the International Society on Toxinology in Paris, September 2000 (see Published Sources). He became an honorary senior associate of the Australian Venom Research Unit in 1997 and is now a Honorary Principal Fellow. In 1998, he completed his MD in toxinology, and he also has a masters degree in education. He is the co-author (with Professor Sutherland) of the 2001 edition of Australian Animal Toxins.