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![The University's Poutoko Taiea, Distinguished Chairs, 2025, with Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson are (from left) Professor Tony Ballantyne, Professor Christina Hulbe, Professor Cliff Abraham, and Professor Peter Dearden.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0034/576529/Distinguished-chair-thumbnail.png)
27 Jun 2024
Poutoko Taiea appointments recognise impactful contributions
Six Otago academics have been honoured for their significant research impact and...
22 May 2024
Otago Biochemistry graduations May 2024
Congratulations to all Department of Biochemistry students graduating this month...
![Photo of the entrance of the Biochemistry Building on a sunny day.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0026/571148/biochem-building-nov-2021-image-650.jpg)
13 May 2024
Otago Biochemistry announces annual student academic awards
The Otago Department of Biochemistry, te Tari Matū Koiora, is proud to announce...
![Zohaib Rana in front of biochemistry building entrance.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0023/571235/Zohaib-Rana-in-front-of-biochem-entrance-image-650.png)
13 May 2024
Otago Biochemistry postdoc selected for the 2024 KiwiNet Emerging Innovator Programme
Dr Zohaib Rana is starting his career in commercial medical research at full spe...
![Prime Minister's science award winners](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0037/569485/Prime-Ministers-Science-Prize-thumbnail-new.png)
01 May 2024
Otago awarded prestigious PM's science prize
The University of Otago’s HDGC Research Group has received the Te Pūiaki Putaiao...
20 Mar 2024
New cancer research facilities at Otago Biochemistry
The final touches on the newly refurbished Cancer Genetics Laboratory complex in...
15 Mar 2024
Spectacular outreach for Sponge Day
Sponge-themed festivities took centre stage on Sunday as museum visitors and sci...
![Sarah Diermeier sitting in front of a bookcase with inset portrait photos of her Associate Investigators](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0024/561048/Sarah-Diermeier-and-AIs-image-650.png)
01 Mar 2024
Diermeier Lab awarded grant from RNA research platform
A research team led by Otago Biochemistry’s Dr Sarah Diermeier has just been awa...
![Emeritus Professor Warren Tate.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0038/555689/Emeritus-Professor-Warren-Tate-thumbnail.jpg)
23 Jan 2024
Strong links found between Long COVID and ME/CFS: Study
People suffering from Long COVID or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue S...
![In the left image, a young woman stands in a landscape of tidal pools, holding a large sea mollusk. In the right image, two people in a small boat take samples from a paua for testing.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0025/555046/Roseanna-fellowship-image-650.jpg)
15 Jan 2024
Inaugural Ngā Puanga Pūtaiao Fellowship awarded to Otago Biochemistry researcher
Dr Roseanna Gamlen-Greene, a postdoctoral researcher in the Kenny Lab in the Dep...
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10 Jan 2024
Bringing an end to the buzz - Should we genetically modify wasps?
Aotearoa’s summertime species is silently and secretly wreaking havoc.
18 Dec 2023
Otago Biochemistry graduations December 2023
Congratulations to all students graduating this month, especially those who have...