State-of-the-art technologies, including the use of in-vivo disease models, are used to undertake integrative, cellular and molecular investigations aimed at understanding animal and human pathophysiology (and to delineate targets for novel drugs).
Research themes
Academic and research-support staff of the Department are engaged in high quality, internationally-recognised research focussed on the following themes:
- Cancer research
- Cardiorenal and diabetes research
- Free radical research
- Neuroscience research
- Stroke research
- Vestibular and auditory research
- Inflammation and wound healing
- Rongoā Māori and traditional medicines
- G Protein coupled receptor drug discovery
- Cannabinoid research
- Molecular pharmacology
- Migraine research
Research groups
Individual laboratory groups are as follows:
- Associate Professor John Ashton
- Dr Sarah Baird
- Dr Greg Giles
- Professor Michelle Glass
- Professor Debbie Hay
- Professor Rhonda Rosengren
- Professor Ivan Sammut
- Professor Paul Smith
- Associate Professor Lyn Wise
- Associate Professor Yiwen Zheng
Research funders
Research is funded by international and national research organisations such as:
- Health Research Council of New Zealand
- Jean Cathie Estate
- Foundation for Research
- Lottery Health
- Neurological Foundation
- National Kidney Foundation
- Otago Medical Research Foundation
- Marsden Fund
- Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust
Individual researchers within the Department maintain strong collaborative links with other Departments within the University and laboratories in all five continents.
