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John PearsonResearch Associate Professor

MSc PhD(Auck)

Email john.pearson@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 364 3653

Background

  • 2008 - Biostatistical consultant with the Otago University, Christchurch.
  • 2006 - 2008 Statistical analyst then senior research statistician at Statistics New Zealand where I worked on economic surveys and strategic development
  • 2001 - 2006 Bioinformatics statistician then senior statistician at Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) Ltd, where I worked on animal studies, microarray analysis and design, experimental design, genetics
  • 1998 - 2001 Lecturer in statistics at the University of Auckland
  • Member of the New Zealand Statistics Association.

Research Interests

  • Microarrays
  • Genetics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Statistical Computing
  • Survey Methods

Publications

Wamamili, B., Pattemore, P., & Pearson, J. (2025). The effect of an educational intervention on high school students' knowledge about vaping-related risks and expressed desire to quit vaping. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1608), 13-23. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/ Journal - Research Article

Prickett, T. C. R., Lewis, L. K., Pearson, J. F., & Espiner, E. A. (2025). Metabolism of natriuretic peptides and impact on insulin resistance and fat mass in healthy subjects. Clinical Biochemistry, 136, 110893. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2025.110893 Journal - Research Article

McCall, M., Jayawardana, J., Mustard, J., Lake, J., Pearson, J., & Bird, P. (2024). The correlation between age at implant, consistent device use, and language outcomes for children implanted under 18 months. Audiology & Neurotology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1159/000542361 Journal - Research Article

Fanning, N. C., Pearson, J. F., Dalbeth, N., Watson, H., Merriman, T. R., & Stamp, L. K. (2024). Association of past smoking status with gout in Māori people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Rheumatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0239 Journal - Research Article

Sulit, A., Appleby, S., Pearson, J., & Purcell, R. (2024). Using oxford nanopore technologies to study microbial cell-free DNA (mcfDNA). Proceedings of the 17th GeneMappers Conference. Retrieved from https://www.genemappersconference.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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