Associate Professor Paul Cunningham is the Research Leader for the Invertebrate & Weed Sciences group at Agriculture Victoria (Victorian Government).

Paul leads a group of research scientists and PhD students covering a wide range of topics in plant biosecurity and pest management; including research to improve pest diagnostics and surveillance, integrated pest management, the design and development of new bioprotectants (e.g. insect lures, biopesticides), and biological control.

Paul is based at the AgriBio Centre, at the La Trobe University Campus, Melbourne.