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21 Dec 2022
Record graduation numbers for COVID cohort
Congratulations to all former biochemistry students graduating this month! Tino...
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19 Dec 2022
Transforming cancer treatment
Dr Sarah Diermeier and her laboratory team’s intent is to develop innovative dru...
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16 Dec 2022
Graduate battles wasps and more to gain PhD
Along with nine other graduands from the Department of Biochemistry, Gemma McLau...
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16 Dec 2022
The Diermeier Lab has three PhDs graduating this week!
Dr Sarah Diermeier leads a highly successful group in the Department of Biochemi...
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16 Dec 2022
Otago Biochemistry End-of-Year Shindig 2022
Scientists, students and professional staff flocked to Biochemistry’s BIG13 (gro...
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12 Dec 2022
2022 BMS Staff End of Year Function and Awards
Staff from across the School of Biomedical Sciences gathered last week to celebr...
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28 Nov 2022
Otago researchers set to tackle health issues with Career Development Awards
From a global health crisis to Aotearoa’s health inequity – University of Otago...
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28 Nov 2022
$3.8 million to Otago researchers in Career Development Awards
The Health Research Council has awarded 19 Otago researchers almost $3.8 million...
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24 Nov 2022
Valued Otago biochemist awarded Carl Smith Medal for outstanding research
Associate Professor Peter Mace was officially presented with the University’s Ca...
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15 Nov 2022
Bacterial biofilm therapeutics project wins Marsden Fund support
A project investigating new ways to fight deadly bacterial biofilms has won a Ma...
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14 Nov 2022
2022 MSc Research Presentations
In a series of four lunchtime sessions held over the past few weeks, Otago Bioch...
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26 Oct 2022
Undergrad students inspire future biochemists at high schools
It is not an easy thing to keep a class of high school students quiet and attent...
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18 Oct 2022
Promotion to Professor for statistical genomics specialist
Congratulations to our own Michael Black who this year was promoted to Professor...
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29 Aug 2022
46th Meeting of the Biochemistry Department Research Society
Last week the Department celebrated the hard work of our fourth year students at...
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24 Aug 2022
Leading scientist awarded key research honour
Leading structural biologist Associate Professor Peter Mace has been awarded one...
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22 Aug 2022
Otago Biochemistry celebrates Pasifika PhD
Over the weekend, the Department of Biochemistry was privileged to celebrate the...
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05 Aug 2022
Almost $24 million in HRC funding for School of Biomedical Sciences academics
Ten out of the 22 successful Health Research Council (HRC) grants received by th...
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04 Aug 2022
First opportunity for many Otago Biochemistry postgrad students to share their research
The 2022 School of Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Symposium was held last week...
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03 Aug 2022
Two Health Sciences Career Development Postdoctoral Fellowships for Biochemistry
Liam Turk and Katerina Achilleos win Health Sciences Career Postdoctoral Fellows...
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02 Aug 2022
Trial of world-first gene therapy for Batten disease
A University of Otago researcher is involved in a breakthrough trial which could...
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01 Aug 2022
Significant step on path to developing Alzheimer’s therapy
A brain protein with high potential to delay or reverse the onset of Alzheimer’s...
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27 Jul 2022
Thirteen Murphy/Smith scholarships awarded for 2022
Thirteen Murphy/Smith scholarships awarded for 2022.
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18 Jul 2022
Funding success for cancer research at Otago Biochemistry
Two HRC grants for Biochemistry in 2022.
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15 Jul 2022
Rhiannon Adams wins Marjorie McCallum MSc scholarship.
Rhiannon Adams wins Marjorie McCallum MSc scholarship.
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12 Jul 2022
New research provides insight into Long COVID and ME
Researchers have uncovered how post-viral fatigue syndromes, including Long COVI...
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12 Jul 2022
International students excited to be in Dunedin
A common interest in biomechanics has led one University of Otago PhD candidate...
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21 Jun 2022
Cromwell community supports Otago Biochemistry master’s student
Master’s student Cait MacTaggart has the support of the Rotary and Lions Clubs i...
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01 Jun 2022
Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grants awarded
Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grants awarded
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23 May 2022
Follow the glow
The fascinating story of Professor Kurt Krause's research career, from fistfight...
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20 May 2022
Master's 'challenging and rewarding'
Master's 'challenging and rewarding'
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19 May 2022
Engineering led to PhD in biochemistry
Engineering led to PhD in biochemistry
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17 May 2022
Biochemistry Graduation function
On Saturday 14th May the Department of Biochemistry celebrated graduation with a...
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16 May 2022
Dunedin kids go Bananas! DNA activity at the museum.
Dunedin children extract DNA from bananas at the museum
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11 May 2022
Research leader pushes nanomedicine hub in NZ
New Zealand should become a nanomedicine production hub, says Dr Sarah Diermeier...
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10 May 2022
Scientist and DJ graduates with PhD
Scientist and DJ graduates with PhD
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02 May 2022
Academic awards for 2021
2021 Otago Biochemistry academic awards announced
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29 Apr 2022
Oliver Newman wins Joan Mary Anderson Award for 2021
Oliver Newman wins Joan Mary Anderson Award 2022
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13 Apr 2022
Alex van der Weerden, on the frontiers of biochemistry research
Scholarship recipient a gifted young researcher who is a part of a team doing 'g...
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09 Mar 2022
Answers for families as researchers identify new rare genetic mutation
University of Otago-led research has identified a new rare genetic mutation whic...