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A scientist holds up a beaker containing water and a sponge for members of the public to look at.

15 Mar 2024

Spectacular outreach for Sponge Day


Sponge-themed festivities took centre stage on Sunday as museum visitors and sci...

Sarah Diermeier sitting in front of a bookcase with inset portrait photos of her Associate Investigators

01 Mar 2024

Diermeier Lab awarded grant from RNA research platform


A research team led by Otago Biochemistry’s Dr Sarah Diermeier has just been awa...

Emeritus Professor Warren Tate.

23 Jan 2024

Strong links found between Long COVID and ME/CFS: Study


People suffering from Long COVID or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue S...

In the left image, a young woman stands in a landscape of tidal pools, holding a large sea mollusk. In the right image, two people in a small boat take samples from a paua for testing.

15 Jan 2024

Inaugural Ngā Puanga Pūtaiao Fellowship awarded to Otago Biochemistry researcher


Dr Roseanna Gamlen-Greene, a postdoctoral researcher in the Kenny Lab in the Dep...

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10 Jan 2024

Bringing an end to the buzz - Should we genetically modify wasps?


Aotearoa’s summertime species is silently and secretly wreaking havoc.

A colourful arrangement of woven harakeke items in a vase, with graduands in regalia seen in the background.

18 Dec 2023

Otago Biochemistry graduations December 2023


Congratulations to all students graduating this month, especially those who have...

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05 Dec 2023

Professor awarded Emeritus title after lifetime fighting pathogens


Professor Iain Lamont is more than deserving of the Emeritus title. The world-le...

Iain Lamont, Alan Carne and Sigurd Wilbanks.

04 Dec 2023

Farewell to stalwarts of the Department of Biochemistry


The Department of Biochemistry marked the end of an era recently, holding a fare...

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28 Nov 2023

Otago part of national research platform


The University of Otago is a key member of a newly developed research platform d...

Divya Adhia, Indranil Basak, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Silke Neumann collage image

21 Nov 2023

Otago scoops $3.5m in Career Development Awards


The Health Research Council has awarded 20 Otago researchers more than $3.5 mill...

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14 Nov 2023

MSc research presentations 2023


Over three recent lunchtime sessions, our master’s students have been telling th...

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10 Nov 2023

Marsden funding to reveal molecular details of human biology


Two research leaders based in the Department of Biochemistry have been awarded p...

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