The Division of Health Sciences has a range of specialist research equipment, facilities, and consulting expertise available on our campuses in Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington.
These research tools and the associated expertise are available to established and emerging researchers within the University of Otago. Many are also available to external researchers and commercial interests.
Services may be provided in a number of ways, such as:
- Initial advice and guidance
- Supervised access to equipment
- A collaborative research agreement
- A fee-for-service basis
Please discuss your needs directly with the providers listed below.
Facilities
Clinical research
- Biomechanics Laboratory
- Centre for Translational Physiology, Wellington
- The Nicholls Clinical Research Centre, Christchurch
Genomics and sequencing
Imaging
- MARS Spectral Molecular Imaging, Christchurch
- MRI scanner, New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch
Protein analysis
- Isotrace Research
- Mass spectrometry and related equipment, Mātai Hāora – Centre for Redox Biology and Medicine, Christchurch
- Pharmaceutical sciences
Research models
Other disciplines
- Biostatisticians, Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington
- Emtech (Electromechanical Technology Unit)
- PC3 Facility
Research Infrastructure Centre
- Biomedical research facilities
- Centre for protein research
- Otago genomics facility
- Otago Micro and Nanoscale Imaging (OMNI)