Professor David A Orlovich
Head of Department
Katherine van der Vliet
Office Administrator
Tel +64 3 479 7577
Email botany@otago.ac.nz
Academic staff
Associate Professor David J Burritt
Functional Biology & Biotechnology, Plants & Seaweeds
Tel +64 3 479 9057
Email david.burritt@botany.otago.ac.nz
Dr Lucy Greenfield
Teaching Fellow
Tel + 64 3 471 6146
Email lucy.greenfield@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Paul L Guy
Virology, Plants & Viruses
Tel +64 3 479 7574
Email paul.guy@botany.otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Linn Hoffmann
Marine Eco-Physiology, Phytoplankton
Tel +64 3 479 7583
Email linn.hoffmann@otago.ac.nz
Dr Matthew Larcombe
Evolutionary ecology
Tel +64 3 479 3943
Email matthew.larcombe@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Janice M Lord
Ecology and conservation, plants and fungi
Tel +64 3 479 5131
Email janice.lord@otago.ac.nz
Dr Andy Nilsen
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email andy.nilsen@otago.ac.nz
Professor David A Orlovich
Evolutionary biology, Fungi
Tel +64 3 479 9060
Email david.orlovich@otago.ac.nz
Dr Katja Schweikert
Lecturer
Tel +64 3 479 9059
Email katja.schweikert@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Tina Summerfield
Molecular Physiology, Cyanobacteria
Tel +64 3 479 7578
Email tina.summerfield@botany.otago.ac.nz
Honorary & emeritus academic staff, and research associates
Professor Barbara Barratt
Honorary Professor
Biosecurity
Tel +64 3 489 9061
Email barbara.barratt@agresearch.co.nz
Jennifer Bannister
Research Associate
Paleobotany
Tel +64 3 479 7577
Katharine J M Dickinson
Emeritus Professor
Terrestrial Ecology, Vascular Plants
Tel +64 3 479 9059
Email kath.dickinson@otago.ac.nz
Dr Allison Knight
Research Associate
Lichenology
Tel +64 3 479 7577
Professor Sir Alan Mark
Emeritus Professor
Conservation ecology
Tel +64 3 479 7573
Email alan.mark@otago.ac.nz
Technicians
Pamela Cornes
Compliance Manager and Senior Technical Officer
Tel +64 3 479 9064
Email 1 pam.cornes@otago.ac.nz
Email 2 botany.dhso@otago.ac.nz
Email 3 botany.sector.manager@otago.ac.nz
Susan Mackenzie
Technical Assistant
Tel +64 3 479 4572
Email susan.mackenzie@otago.ac.nz
Gigi Laroche
Laboratory Technician
Tel +64 3 479 4572
Email gigi.laroche@otago.ac.nz
Sujin Lee
Technician
Tel +64 3 479 7579
Email sujin.lee@otago.ac.nz
Postgraduate students
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