21 Dec 2022
Record graduation numbers for COVID cohort
Congratulations to all former biochemistry students graduating this month! Tino pai rawa atu! The Department is particul...
19 Dec 2022
Transforming cancer treatment
Dr Sarah Diermeier and her laboratory team’s intent is to develop innovative drugs that target specific lncRNA molecules...
16 Dec 2022
Graduate battles wasps and more to gain PhD
Along with nine other graduands from the Department of Biochemistry, Gemma McLaughlin graduates with her PhD this week....
16 Dec 2022
The Diermeier Lab has three PhDs graduating this week!
Dr Sarah Diermeier leads a highly successful group in the Department of Biochemistry that carries out research into canc...
16 Dec 2022
Otago Biochemistry End-of-Year Shindig 2022
Scientists, students and professional staff flocked to Biochemistry’s BIG13 (ground floor seminar room) to celebrate the...
12 Dec 2022
2022 BMS Staff End of Year Function and Awards
Staff from across the School of Biomedical Sciences gathered last week to celebrate the achievements of the past year an...
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 projects awarded Health Research Council...
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 in Career Development Awards.
24 Nov 2022
Valued Otago biochemist awarded Carl Smith Medal for outstanding research
Associate Professor Peter Mace was officially presented with the University’s Carl Smith Medal for outstanding research...
15 Nov 2022
Bacterial biofilm therapeutics project wins Marsden Fund support
A project investigating new ways to fight deadly bacterial biofilms has won a Marden Fast-Start fellowship for its lead...
14 Nov 2022
2022 MSc Research Presentations
In a series of four lunchtime sessions held over the past few weeks, Otago Biochemistry Master’s degree students have be...
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 attentive for 20 minutes. Our 300-level studen...
18 Oct 2022
Promotion to Professor for statistical genomics specialist
Congratulations to our own Michael Black who this year was promoted to Professor on the back of a stellar academic caree...
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 the 46th Meeting of the Biochemistry De...
24 Aug 2022
Leading scientist awarded key research honour
Leading structural biologist Associate Professor Peter Mace has been awarded one of the University of Otago’s highest re...
22 Aug 2022
Otago Biochemistry celebrates Pasifika PhD
Over the weekend, the Department of Biochemistry was privileged to celebrate the graduation of one of our first Pasifika...
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 the University of Otago were for recipient...
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 at the University’s Student Union. This...
03 Aug 2022
Two Health Sciences Career Development Postdoctoral Fellowships for Biochemistry
Liam Turk and Katerina Achilleos win Health Sciences Career Postdoctoral Fellowships
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 improve the quality of life for childre...
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 disease has been exploited by Universit...
27 Jul 2022
Thirteen Murphy/Smith scholarships awarded for 2022
Thirteen Murphy/Smith scholarships awarded for 2022.
18 Jul 2022
Funding success for cancer research at Otago Biochemistry
Two HRC grants for Biochemistry in 2022.
15 Jul 2022
Rhiannon Adams wins Marjorie McCallum MSc scholarship.
Rhiannon Adams wins Marjorie McCallum MSc scholarship.
12 Jul 2022
New research provides insight into Long COVID and ME
Researchers have uncovered how post-viral fatigue syndromes, including Long COVID, become life-changing diseases and why...
12 Jul 2022
International students excited to be in Dunedin
A common interest in biomechanics has led one University of Otago PhD candidate from Iran to Dunedin.
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 in her hometown of Cromwell behind her as...
01 Jun 2022
Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grants awarded
Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grants awarded
23 May 2022
Follow the glow
The fascinating story of Professor Kurt Krause's research career, from fistfights and infectious diseases to crystals an...
20 May 2022
Master's 'challenging and rewarding'
Master's 'challenging and rewarding'
19 May 2022
Engineering led to PhD in biochemistry
Engineering led to PhD in biochemistry
17 May 2022
Biochemistry Graduation function
On Saturday 14th May the Department of Biochemistry celebrated graduation with a social function for graduates and their...
16 May 2022
Dunedin kids go Bananas! DNA activity at the museum.
Dunedin children extract DNA from bananas at the museum
11 May 2022
Research leader pushes nanomedicine hub in NZ
New Zealand should become a nanomedicine production hub, says Dr Sarah Diermeier, an up-and-coming commercial researcher...
10 May 2022
Scientist and DJ graduates with PhD
Scientist and DJ graduates with PhD
02 May 2022
Academic awards for 2021
2021 Otago Biochemistry academic awards announced
29 Apr 2022
Oliver Newman wins Joan Mary Anderson Award for 2021
Oliver Newman wins Joan Mary Anderson Award 2022
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 'ground breaking' work investigating non-c...
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 which will finally give families around the...