Biological sciences shaping tomorrow
Our School of Biomedical Sciences is delivering science that is transforming our world.
Our work is vital to healthcare professions, our productive sector, and to our unique flora and fauna.
Together our staff and students are shaping our futures for Aotearoa, the Pacific, and beyond.
Mā te kimi ka kite, mā te kite ka mōhio, ma te mōhio ka mārama.
Seek and discover, discover and know, know and be enlightened.
Biomedical Sciences Programme
Programmes in Biomedical Sciences offer study in a combination of subject areas...
Department of Anatomy
Anatomy at Otago is about more than just bones and muscles, it’s about people: H...
Department of Biochemistry
The Department of Biochemistry at Otago teaches biochemistry and related subject...
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Ot...
Department of Physiology
The Department of Physiology is home to hundreds of undergraduate and postgradua...
Latest news
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19 Dec 2024
'A lightbulb can't shine if the cable is broken'
When a light goes out, people often assume the bulb is blown. But what if someth...
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16 Dec 2024
Eleven gain Summer Studentships
Eleven Māori and Pacific Otago students will get a taste of a career in health r...
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14 Dec 2024
Scientist title added to already impressive resume
Ariana Drabble has managed to cram a lot into her three years of Biomedical Scie...
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10 Dec 2024
A celebration of School of Biomedical Sciences staff
Congratulations to School of Biomedical Sciences staff for considerable success...
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02 Dec 2024
New surgical skills suite a hit with New Zealand doctors
A new space to learn surgical skills has been welcomed by New Zealand doctors.
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12 Nov 2024
Funding helping researcher advance treatment for gout
An innovative genomic approach could transform the treatment of inherited diseas...
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12 Nov 2024
Otago scientist awarded fellowship for ‘superbugs’ research
A passion for future-focused phage therapy research has resulted in Otago’s Dr L...
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10 Nov 2024
Guam collaboration improving understanding of gout in the Pacific
The University of Otago’s commitment to developing genomics capability with Indi...
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05 Nov 2024
New York neuroscientist to share research as guest lecturer
Behavioural scientist Professor Dayu Lin, of the New York University Grossman Sc...
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01 Nov 2024
Supervisor of the Year 2024
Dr Jeff Foote, of the Department of Management, has won the Otago University Stu...
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24 Oct 2024
Otago PhD Student Wins Early Career Researcher Award
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15 Oct 2024
Study busts myths about cause of gout
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