News from the School of Biomedical Sciences
28 Feb 2023
Professor Siân Halcrow wins Fulbright for research on legacy skeletal collections
Otago Professor Siân Halcrow is both humbled and excited to win a Fulbright New...
15 Feb 2023
Genetics, embryos and an axolotl called Sir Axolot: Meet Otago Biochemistry’s new HOD
Professor Peter Dearden started his new job as head of the Department of Biochem...
18 Jan 2023
High School students explore biochemistry during Hands-On at Otago
Dr Ben Peters has been providing visiting high school students with a taster of...
21 Dec 2022
Record graduation numbers for COVID cohort
Congratulations to all former biochemistry students graduating this month! Tino...
16 Dec 2022
The Diermeier Lab has three PhDs graduating this week!
Dr Sarah Diermeier leads a highly successful group in the Department of Biochemi...
16 Dec 2022
Otago Biochemistry End-of-Year Shindig 2022
Scientists, students and professional staff flocked to Biochemistry’s BIG13 (gro...
16 Dec 2022
PhD graduate Jamie Kok on using seaweed to fight skin disease
Could seaweed be a part of the next treatment for eczema?
16 Dec 2022
Graduate battles wasps and more to gain PhD
Along with nine other graduands from the Department of Biochemistry, Gemma McLau...
12 Dec 2022
2022 BMS Staff End of Year Function and Awards
Staff from across the School of Biomedical Sciences gathered last week to celebr...
29 Nov 2022
Two more prestigious awards for Otago researchers
Two of the University of Otago’s leading researchers have been honoured for thei...
24 Nov 2022
Valued Otago biochemist awarded Carl Smith Medal for outstanding research
Associate Professor Peter Mace was officially presented with the University’s Ca...
15 Nov 2022
Bacterial biofilm therapeutics project wins Marsden Fund support
A project investigating new ways to fight deadly bacterial biofilms has won a Ma...
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