Professor Antony Braithwaite (Pathology - Dunedin School of Medicine)
Apoptosis; Cancer biology; DNA tumour viruses; Tumour suppressors; Viral oncoproteins
Work: 64 3 479 7165
Email: antony.braithwaite@otago.ac.nz
Dr Chris Brown (Biochemistry)
Computer analysis of nucleotide sequences; Translational control of gene expression; Viral gene expression; Bioinformatics
Work: 64 3 479 5201, 64 3 479 7875
Email: chris.brown@otago.ac.nz
Professor Richard Cannon (Oral Sciences - Faculty of Dentistry)
Antifungal action; Mechanisms of antifungal resistance; Molecular biology; Molecular genetics of fungi; Physiology and biochemistry of yeast growth; Microbial colonisation; Antimicrobial drug discovery; Oral microbiology; Microbial adhesion
Work: 64 3 479 7081
Email: richard.cannon@otago.ac.nz
Dr Alan Carne (Biochemistry)
Retinal model for molecular analysis of vision; Protein composition of the eye; Protein chemistry, structure and function; Molecular biology
Work: 64 3 479 7855, 64 3 479 7849
Email: alan.carne@otago.ac.nz
Professor Catherine Day (Biochemistry)
Protein biochemistry - including protein structure and function; Apoptosis (programmed cell death) - regulation by protein interactions
Work: 64 3 479 7871
Email: catherine.day@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Peter Dearden (Biochemistry)
Biosecurity / Pest control; Developmental genetics; Evolutionary genetics; Horizontal Gene Transfer
Work: 64 3 479 7832
Email: peter.dearden@otago.ac.nz
Dr Anita Dunbier (Biochemistry)
Gene expression analysis; Translational cancer research; Breast cancer; Breast cancer genetics; Breast cancer therapy; Personalised medicine
Work: 64 3 479 9258
Email: anita.dunbier@otago.ac.nz
Professor Julian Eaton-Rye (Biochemistry)
Plant physiology and biochemistry; Photosynthesis
Work: 64 3 479 7865, 64 3 479 5153
Email: julian.eaton-rye@otago.ac.nz
Dr Monica Gerth (Biochemistry)
Protein engineering; Protein evolution; Synthetic biology
Work: 64 3 479 7897
Email: monica.gerth@otago.ac.nz
Professor Parry Guilford (Biochemistry)
Cancer genetics; Inherited cancer; Cancer drug development
Work: 64 3 479 7673 | Mobile: 64 27 221 5633
Email: parry.guilford@otago.ac.nz
Dr Stephanie Hughes (Biochemistry)
Gene therapy; Viral vectors; Batten disease; Lysosomal storage
Work: 64 3 479 3761
Email: stephanie.hughes@otago.ac.nz
Professor Kurt Krause (Biochemistry, Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases)
Human infectious diseases; Antibiotics, antibiotic resistance; Structural biology; Protein chemistry; Bioluminescence; Protein crystallography
Work: 64 3 479 5166
Email: kurt.krause@otago.ac.nz
Professor Iain Lamont (Biochemistry)
Gene cloning; Genetics of bacteria; Molecular biology; Expression of genes; Pseudomonas; Infectious disease
Work: 64 3 479 7869, 64 3 479 7847
Email: iain.lamont@otago.ac.nz
Dr Craig Marshall (Biochemistry)
Antarctic marine and terrestrial biology; Cold adaptation, particularly in proteins; Freezing tolerance and freezing avoidance; Antifreeze proteins and how they work; Protein purification; Antarctic history; Oyster and oyster parasite genetics and biochemistry; Heavy metal accumulation in shellfish
Work: 64 3 479 7570 | Home: 64 3 487 9841
Email: craig.marshall@otago.ac.nz
Dr Marion Maw (Biochemistry)
Molecular genetics of inherited disorders of the retina
Work: 64 3 479 5121
Email: marion.maw@otago.ac.nz
Professor Andrew Mercer (Virus Research Unit, Microbiology and Immunology)
Animal virology; Cell culture; Microbial genetics; Microbial pathogenesis; Molecular biology; Vaccine development
Work: 64 3 479 7730
Email: andy.mercer@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Tony Merriman (Biochemistry)
Genetics of common disease; Genetics of Autoimmune disease; Genetics of Arthritis; Type 1 diabetes; Cloning disease genes
Work: 64 3 479 5798
Email: tony.merriman@otago.ac.nz
Dr Wayne Patrick (Biochemistry)
Proteins and enzymes; Protein evolution; Protein engineering
Work: 64 3 479 7897
Email: wayne.patrick@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Russell Poulter (Biochemistry)
Fungal genetics; Genomics; Genetics; Genetics of plants; Human genetics
Work: 64 3 479 7856, 64 3 479 7857
Email: russell.poulter@otago.ac.nz
Professor Warren Tate (Biochemistry)
DNA library construction; Gene expression; Protein biochemistry; Protein synthesis; Recombinant DNA technology; Regulation of protein production; RNA synthesis; Genetic modification and society; HIV Therapy; Memory mechanisms
Work: 64 3 479 7864
Email: warren.tate@otago.ac.nz
Dr Sigurd Wilbanks (Biochemistry)
Molecular chaperones; Stress-related proteins; Protein structure; Protein chemistry; Protein X-ray crystallography
Work: 64 3 479 7850
Email: sigurd.wilbanks@otago.ac.nz
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