Dr Claridge completed an Honours Degree in Cell and Molecular Biosciences from Victoria University in 2003 before joining the lab of Steve Pascal (Massey University) for PhD studies in biomolecular NMR. His post doctoral work at the University of Oxford in the Biochemistry Department focused on the interactions of influenza A proteins using NMR and other biophysical techniques. Subsequent work in Brussels with Han Remaut studied the curli adhesion fibre system in E. coli. Jo returned to New Zealand in 2020 and after a brief stint working in product development for Synlait, joined the Animal Health Solutions team at AgResearch where he began working with the methane vaccine team. Jo is an AgResearch employee seconded to Lucidome Bio.