22 Dec 2020
2020 Christmas party and art competition
The annual Otago Biochemistry Department Christmas party, this year held in the bright new ground floor seminar room, ga...
21 Dec 2020
An incredible journey just begun for Cambridge-bound graduate
An incredible journey just begun for Cambridge-bound graduate.
16 Dec 2020
Kids, peas and elephant toothpaste: biochemistry outreach at primary schools
Students at Maori Hill and Fairfield schools were treated to some bonus biochemistry lessons in the past few weeks.
15 Dec 2020
Grant awarded for Otago Biochemistry research into breast cancer therapies
Otago Biochemistry’s Dr Anita Dunbier has just been awarded a Cancer Research Trust project grant so that she and her re...
14 Dec 2020
Iran to Otago – PhD journey traverses academic and personal challenges
Dr Golnoush Madani's achievement to collect her PhD, goes well beyond meeting the challenges of academic research.
11 Dec 2020
Why this neuron and not that one?
Dr Indranil Basak (Department of Biochemistry) has secured funding from the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand to le...
04 Dec 2020
Collaboration between NZ and Chinese scientists boosts fight against antibiotic resistance
A New Zealand–Chinese collaboration researching the treatment of bacterial infections with new combinations of old antib...
27 Nov 2020
Research support prizes for Biochemistry staff
Research support prizes for Biochemistry staff
19 Nov 2020
Stellar student Jennifer Palmer awarded a Cambridge-Rutherford Memorial PhD Scholarship
Jennifer Palmer has won a prestigious Cambridge-Rutherford Memorial PhD Scholarship, which will support her study into n...
17 Nov 2020
Marsden Fund supports research into how plants make pollen
Dr Lynette Brownfield’s research into how plants make pollen received a boost last week – a prestigious Marsden Fund gra...
17 Nov 2020
Richard Macknight gives Inaugural Professorial Lecture
Richard Macknight gives Inaugural Professorial Lecture
11 Nov 2020
Samoan researcher awarded grant to share research findings with Pasefika community
Jaye Moors has been working hard to reveal some of the underpinning genetics of cardio-metabolic disease in Māori and Pa...
10 Nov 2020
Otago researchers secure $17.5m in Marsden funding
Otago researchers secure $17.5m in Marsden funding
05 Nov 2020
Rutherford Discovery award to research resilience in kuku
Dr Nathan Kenny (Ngāi Tahu, Te Ātiawa) is “over the moon” to be coming home to take up a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship...
04 Nov 2020
Otago Biochemistry master’s degree presentations 2020
Four Otago Biochemistry students studying for their masters’ degrees presented their research to the rest of the departm...
02 Nov 2020
Ties between biomedical research and Te Ao Māori strengthened by HRC PhD award
Jordon Lima is a woman on a mission. She has just been awarded a prestigious HRC Māori Health Research Career Developmen...
30 Oct 2020
Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship awarded to Otago Biochemist
Hearty congratulations to Dr Adam Middleton who has won a Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship. With this fundi...
29 Oct 2020
Dr Nathan Kenny returns as Rutherford Fellow
Nathan Kenny returns next year to take up a Rutherford Fellowship in the Department of Biochemistry
21 Oct 2020
Otago researchers help complete world first wasp genome project
In a world first, New Zealand researchers have sequenced the genome of three wasps, two of which are invasive wasps in N...
20 Oct 2020
Sophie Mathiesen
20Twenties Young Alumni Awards. Sophie Mathiesen, recipient for her contribution to science communication.
01 Oct 2020
Farewell to Professor Tony Merriman
Yesterday Otago Biochemistry marked Professor Tony Merriman's departure from the Department with an informal morning tea...
08 Sep 2020
44th Meeting of the Biochemistry Department Research Society
Last week Otago Biochemistry gathered together to listen to the fourth-year biochemistry students presenting work from t...
27 Aug 2020
Genetics student named Fulbright scholar
Genetics Masters student Anežka Hoskin has been named a Fulbright New Zealand scholar and will start her PhD in genetics...
24 Aug 2020
Gene editing in New Zealand: Research with CRISPR-Cas
In this video, three young scientists from the University of Otago’s Department of Biochemistry tell us about how they p...
19 Aug 2020
Outstanding Otago Biochemistry student researchers win scholarships
Two students studying at Otago Biochemistry have recently received scholarships to support their postgraduate research –...
13 Aug 2020
Future research in safe hands at Otago Medical School
Future research in safe hands at Otago Medical School
10 Aug 2020
Research team hopes Māori lives will be saved with new testing criteria for stomach cancer
There are likely to be several hundred Māori unaware they are at high risk of an inherited form of stomach cancer and a...
29 Jul 2020
Retirement with a twist for extolled Professor
Retirement with a twist for extolled Professor
23 Jul 2020
Welcome for Biochemistry Majors
The Otago Biochemistry Department welcomed students starting their biochemistry journey this week with an informal lunch...
08 Jul 2020
Warren Tate becomes Emeritus Professor
Warren Tate becomes Emeritus Professor
06 Jul 2020
Grant successes strengthen research into neurodegenerative diseases at Otago Biochemistry
Thanks to the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand, two new research projects investigating neurodegenerative diseases...
01 Jul 2020
HRC funding to help understand how our cells respond to invasion by viruses
Otago Biochemists Professor Catherine Day and Dr Adam Middleton have secured $1.2 million for a new research project loo...
30 Jun 2020
Otago scientists secure more than $26m for health research
Otago scientists secure more than $26m for health research
08 Jun 2020
Otago Biochemists investigate effects of coronavirus on brain cells
Some sufferers of Covid-19 are reporting symptoms related to the brain and nervous system, such as dizziness, headache,...
29 May 2020
Health of truck drivers and evening TV binge-watchers under Otago researchers’ spotlight
The health and safety of truck drivers and the impacts of evening television binge-watching will come under the spotligh...
27 May 2020
Otago Biochemistry Emerging Researcher to investigate genetics of kidney disease and gout specific to Māori and Pacific people
Congratulations to Otago Biochemistry Research Fellow Dr Megan Leask, who has been awarded an HRC Emerging Research Firs...
28 Apr 2020
Tyler McCourt wins the 2020 Joan Mary Anderson Award
2020 Joan Mary Anderson Award winner announced
06 Apr 2020
Science under lockdown
Despite the lockdown and the scramble to get the Department’s teaching online, Otago Biochemistry research teams are con...
25 Mar 2020
Work continues during Covid-19 lockdown!
Lectures will continue online after a one-week break, as Otago Department of Biochemistry staff work from home during th...
18 Mar 2020
Covid-19 contingency planning
Biochemistry Department Covid-19 contingency planning
13 Mar 2020
More academic achievement awards for Otago Biochemistry students
Congratulations to the Otago Biochemistry students who received scholarships from outside the Department in recognition...
09 Mar 2020
Biochemistry’s Associate Professor Stephanie Hughes takes over as Director of the Brain Health Research Centre.
Associate Professor Steph Hughes undertook her first task as the new Director of the Brain Health Research Centre last w...
06 Mar 2020
Brain Awareness Week begins
Brain Awareness Week begins
25 Feb 2020
Otago researchers shed light on ‘arms race’ between bacteria and viruses
University of Otago researchers have contributed to an international study which helps improve the understanding of bact...
07 Feb 2020
Biochemistry student wins University of Otago’s top undergraduate prize
Jennifer Palmer, Otago Biochemistry’s top 300-level student in 2019, has also been awarded the prestigious Prince of Wal...
06 Feb 2020
A new professor and two new associate professors at Otago Biochemistry
As of February 1st, three lecturers at Otago Biochemistry have new titles; Richard Macknight is now a professor, and Pet...
05 Feb 2020
The changing of the guard: a new Head for Otago Biochemistry
The changing of the guard: a new Head for Otago Biochemistry
28 Jan 2020
Academic awards for 2019 Biochemistry students
The Otago Department of Biochemistry is proud to announce the winners of the 2019 student academic awards.
28 Jan 2020
High school students come face-to-face with Biochemistry
High school students from across New Zealand got to explore their own personal biochemistry last week, when they visited...