In this issue
In this 2022 edition of He Kitenga we show you some of Otago's diverse range of emerging talent. Captured here are the disparate pathways into research that early career researchers follow.
Activists and action
Dr Pooneh Torabian: Working in the margins
Dr Brodie Fraser: Focusing on LGBTIQ+ homelessness
Dr Peter Gibbard: Power probe: The price of inertia
Dr Anna High: Time for action
Novel Approaches
Dr Carolina Loch: Extracting stories from teeth
Dr Daniel Alencar da Costa: Improving IT
Dr Courtney Ennis: Message from Mars
Dr Kate Thomas: Turning up the heat
Associate Professor Daniel Ribeiro: Shouldering responsibility
Curing Cancer
Dr Sarah Diermeier: Transforming cancer treatment
Associate Professor Logan Walker: Re-coding the mysteries of cancer genetics
Mental Health
Dr Katie Douglas: Game-changing therapy
Dr Matthew Jenkins: Connecting physical and mental health
Dr Joon Kim: Anxiety control
Te Ao Māori
Dr Paula Toko King: Sovereign rights to health and wellbeing
Dr James Berghan: Creating Kaupapakāinga
Dr Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle: Giving back to the future
Dr Alana Alexander: Genomics for good
Dr Nathan Kenny: Mighty mussels
Associate Professor Karyn Paringatai: The enduring legacy of whakapapa
Dr Chanel Phillips: The whakapapa, mātauranga and tikanga of water safety
Improving the World
Dr Matt Larcombe: A passion for plants
Dr Susan Wardell: Bringing the heart online
Dr Joseph Watts: Enhancing cultural understanding
Dr Isaiah Immanuel: Diabetes disparity
Dr Anne Williams: Global nutrition: going the last mile
Research Awards 2022
2022 Distinguished Research Medal: Jacinta Ruru
2022 Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal: Peter Mace
2022 Early Career Awards for Distinction in Research
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