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22 Dec 2017

Free radical wins the PSOC Best Exit Seminar Award


Dr Emma Spencer has won the 2017 PSOC Best Exit Seminar Award.

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24 Nov 2017

The oxidant mystery


Professor Mark Hampton from the Centre for Free Radical Research has been awarded a three year grant from the Marsden fu...

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21 Nov 2017

Protein could play role in invasive melanoma


Dr Martina Paumann-Page from the Centre for Free Radical Research is studying a protein that could play an important rol...

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10 Nov 2017

One in 10 New Zealanders over 50 at risk of scurvy because of low vitamin C levels


10 November 2017. More than one in 10 New Zealanders over the age of 50 have such low Vitamin C levels they run the risk...

03 Nov 2017

Marsden Fund backs Otago’s research in best ever round


University of Otago researchers have gained around $24m for 33 world-class research projects in the latest Marsden Fund...

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16 Oct 2017

PhD students win awards at 2017 NZSO Conference


PhD student Christina Wohlrab from the Mackenzie Cancer Research Group was awarded the PHARMAC Young Researcher Award at...

13 Oct 2017

CMRF funding success for free radical researchers


The Centre for Free Radical Research has been awarded two Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) Major Project gr...

19 Sep 2017

Free radical alumni return to present at local BIC symposium


Free radical alumni Drs Kristin Brown and Andrew Cox were invited speakers at the Biomolecular Interaction Centre (BIC)...

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19 Sep 2017

Free radical professor invited to Thiol Oxidation in Toxicity and Signalling Workshop


Professor Christine Winterbourn was an invited speaker at the Thiol Oxidation in Toxicity and Signalling Workshop in San...

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18 Sep 2017

Linus Pauling Institute's 9th Biennial Diet and Optimum Health Conference


Vitamin C researchers Professor Margreet Vissers and Dr Anitra Carr were invited to speak at Linus Pauling Institute's 9...

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08 Sep 2017

Free radicals at the Mitochondria Satellite Meeting in Queenstown


The two day Mitochondria Satellite Meeting at the Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting was chaired by Professor Mark Ham...

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07 Sep 2017

Accomplished Scientist Speaker Series features free radical researcher


Dr Nina Dickerhof presented her research into cystic fibrosis at the Accomplished Scientist Speaker Series at the Nation...

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01 Sep 2017

Young Investigator Award recipient at the 10th Human Peroxidase Meeting


Five staff and students from the Centre for Free Radical Research travelled to Colorado to present at the 10th Human Per...

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28 Aug 2017

The Science Of... Vitamin C


Staff from the Department of Pathology featured on a Radio NZ series to discuss their vitamin C research on 26 August 20...

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14 Aug 2017

Oxidative stress is associated with lung damage in infants with cystic fibrosis


Research Fellow Dr Nina Dickerhof spoke at the UOC Research Seminar about how oxidative stress is associated with lung d...

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15 May 2017

Vitamin C researcher interviewed on Radio New Zealand


Vitamin C researcher Dr Anitra Carr was interviewed by Jesse Mulligan on Radio New Zealand on 15 May 2017.

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03 May 2017

Vitamin C: snake oil or cancer and infection therapy?


Vitamin C researchers from the Department of Pathology discussed their research findings at the UOC Health Lecture Serie...

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03 Apr 2017

Exploring the anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties of isothiocyanates


PhD candidate Emma Spencer gave her exit seminar at the UOC Research Seminar Series on Monday 3 April 2017 in the Beaven...

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28 Feb 2017

Vitamin C researcher speaks at local U3A meeting


Dr Anitra Carr was invited to speak to the Kate Sheppard U3A group in February 2017.

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27 Feb 2017

Living with radicals


Andrew Das presented at the UOC Research Seminar Series on Monday 27 February 2017.

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