News archive
12 Oct 2022
Five Otago researchers win at Queenstown and Sydney conferences
The achievements of five emerging Otago researchers have been recognised at recent conferences.
05 Oct 2022
Ulcer patch first in Department of Physiology to receive Smart Ideas funding
Associate Professor Rajesh Katare has been granted funding to research the development of a novel, multi-use, off-the-sh...
20 Sep 2022
Mingling with Nobel Prize winners
Mingling with Nobel Prize winners and connecting with hundreds of other young scientists from around the world is on the...
19 Sep 2022
Members of Microbiology: Meet Francesca Hills
University of Otago PhD candidate Francesca Hills is taking a closer look at 'fascinating' emerging infectious diseases.
14 Sep 2022
PhD candidate Jordon Lima on reclaiming te reo Māori
PhD candidate Jordon Lima on reclaiming te reo Māori
30 Aug 2022
Bringing peace to his country
Lived experience is contributing in a very real way to one University of Otago student’s studies.
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...
29 Aug 2022
Online voting for Otago’s Three Minute Thesis competitors
Online voting is now open for one of Otago's three Three Minute Thesis competitors – master's candidate Katie Fenton is...
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...
24 Aug 2022
Otago researchers closer to treating heart disease in diabetic patients
University of Otago researchers are closer to preventing immature death and improving the overall health of people with...
23 Aug 2022
PhD graduate encourages Pacific peoples to pursue passion for science
Dr Jaye Moors is honoured to be the first Pacific student to graduate with a PhD in Biochemistry from Otago, but she cer...
23 Aug 2022
Leading scientist awarded key research honour
Leading scientist awarded key research honour
18 Aug 2022
Challenges overcome to achieve doctorate
Hurdles overcome on way to doctorate
18 Aug 2022
Restarting studies brings passionate master’s graduand full circle
Restarting studies brings passionate master’s graduand full circle
12 Aug 2022
Members of Microbiology: Meet Olivia Paxie
A sick grandfather, a love of science and a surprising discovery all played a part in PhD candidate Olivia Paxie’s journ...
11 Aug 2022
DNA reveals history of Aotearoa’s manu
Previously shrouded in mystery, the evolutionary history of kōkako, huia, and tīeke saddlebacks have been revealed by a...
08 Aug 2022
Art at the heart of Hei Maumaharatanga Memorial Wall project
Work is underway on a small Dunedin campus construction project with cultural significance beyond its size.
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...
05 Aug 2022
School of Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Symposium a success
The School of Biomedical Sciences’ 2022 Postgraduate Symposium provided an opportunity for postgraduate students to pres...
05 Aug 2022
Professor Stephen Knowles’ journey to economic altruism and supporting charities
Professor Stephen Knowles shares how his academic journey led him to the topic of economic altruism and how he is using...
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
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.
13 Jul 2022
School of Biomedical Sciences incorporating te reo Māori
Students at the School of Biomedical Sciences have actively been incorporating te reo Māori into their teaching and lear...
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...
08 Jul 2022
Biomedical researchers awarded HRC grants
Biomedical researchers awarded HRC grants
05 Jul 2022
Professor Miguel Quiñones-Mateu appointed member of the GPAC of the American Society for Virology
Professor Miguel Quiñones-Mateu, of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has been appointed as member of the n...
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...
16 Jun 2022
Shalini Paul on researching diabetes in the midst of COVID-19
Having family members with diabetes makes Shalini Paul's search for treatment to heal wounds quicker in diabetics person...
14 Jun 2022
Biomedical Sciences student Julia Imo wins thrice
The bioengineering postgrad student won three awards at the Startup Dunedin's Audacious event recently.
13 Jun 2022
Jules Kieser Memorial Trust Award given again in 2022
When Professor Jules Kieser passed away in 2014 he left a legacy which would live on for years to come.
10 Jun 2022
‘Holy grail’ drug delivery invention secures US patent
‘Holy grail’ drug delivery invention secures US patent
09 Jun 2022
Members of Microbiology: Meet Callum August
PhD candidate Callum August hopes his research into tuberculosis will minimise Aotearoa New Zealand's health inequalitie...
31 May 2022
Dr Jemma Geoghegan only the second woman to win Prime Minister’s Emerging Scientist Prize
The University of Otago’s Dr Jemma Geoghegan is only the second woman to have ever won the Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea Pri...
31 May 2022
Fighting COVID and demolishing stereotypes
Dr Jemma Geoghegan: Fighting COVID and demolishing sterotypes
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
Early detection of Alzheimer’s possible – research
University of Otago researchers have discovered molecules in the blood that could assist with early detection of Alzheim...
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...
11 May 2022
Scholarships awarded to Biomedical Sciences programme students
The Biomedical Sciences programme awarded seven Elizabeth Jean Trotter Scholarships this year, contributing towards the...
10 May 2022
Scientist and DJ graduates with PhD
Scientist and DJ graduates with PhD
10 May 2022
Graduate an 'exceptional achiever'
Hamish Aitken-Buck graduates this month with a PhD in Physiology as well as many other accolades that give testimony to...
10 May 2022
School of Biomedical Sciences students Uaita Poutu and Lisa Biiri receive Toloa Tertiary School Scholarships
The two students were elated to each receive a Toloa Tertiary School Scholarship from the Ministry of Pacific Peoples.
02 May 2022
Academic awards for 2021
2021 Otago Biochemistry academic awards announced