Farewell to Dr Peter Stockwell
Thursday, 21 December 2017 1:36pm
Peter Stockwell retires from the Department of Biochemistry at the end of 2017. We held a farewell function on the 7th December to farewell him.
Biochemistry and Microbiology & Immunology research celebrated
Tuesday, 5 December 2017 4:10pm
The first joint Microbiology & Immunology and Biochemistry Research Celebration, held last Friday at the Dunedin Town Hall, was a great success.
Otago researchers gain new insights into inflammatory signalling mechanisms implicated in cancer
Monday, 4 December 2017 2:51pm
University of Otago biochemistry researchers are continuing a fine trans-Tasman history of scientific connections by making use of the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne in their studies – a roughly football-field sized machine that can create intense beams of light a million times brighter than the sun.
Seize opportunities urges Distinguished Research Medal recipient
Thursday, 23 November 2017 10:31am
Professor Parry Guilford was yesterday presented with the University’s 2017 Distinguished Research Medal, during a public lecture held to celebrate the honour.
Biochem on the road with Lab in a Box
Wednesday, 22 November 2017 2:04pm
Miriam Sharpe and Shar Rae-Whitcombe of the Department of Biochemistry were on the road with Lab-in-a-box last week, bringing biochemistry to primary school children in Lower Hutt.
Marsden Fund success for Biochemistry
Monday, 6 November 2017 9:33am
Three researchers from the Department of Biochemistry were successful in the latest round of Marsden funding.
Otago biochemists help Cure Kids
Wednesday, 4 October 2017 12:56pm
Cure Kids is supporting research by Department of Biochemistry Scientists Professor Iain Lamont and Dr Stephanie Hughes into diseases caused by genetic anomalies.
Parry Guilford to receive Otago’s highest honour
Tuesday, 3 October 2017 10:11pm
Professor Parry Guilford says seeing an electron microscope photo of a virus perched on the surface of a bacterial cell in his School Certificate Science text book marked the beginning of his interest in medical research.
World-leading cancer geneticist to receive Otago’s highest honour
Tuesday, 3 October 2017 4:35pm
Professor Parry Guilford, an internationally renowned cancer genetics and biology expert, has been selected as the University’s latest recipient of the Distinguished Research Medal, the University of Otago’s highest distinction.
US video shines light on Otago research into the mystery of how glowworms glow
Monday, 25 September 2017 5:40pm
Otago Department of Biochemistry glowworm bioluminescence research was recently showcased internationally on a US public radio website.
Local research featured on USA's National Public Radio website
Wednesday, 20 September 2017 10:11am
Research into glowworm bioluminescence by Department of Biochemistry researchers has been featured on the website of National Public Radio's Science Friday.
MBIE funding success for Biochemistry researchers
Thursday, 14 September 2017 12:41pm
Four Biochemistry Department researchers have been awarded grants in the 2017 MBIE Endeavour Funding Round
Professor Krause receives Catalyst funding from RSNZ
Wednesday, 13 September 2017 1:46pm
Congratulations to Webster Centre Steering Committee member, Professor Kurt Krause, who received Catalyst Seeding funding from the RSNZ to target membrane proteins in mycobacteria to cure tuberculosis.
Science-inspired exhibition impresses
Thursday, 31 August 2017 10:01pm
Seeing their research interpreted by artists has given researchers in the University’s Genetics Otago Research Centre a new way to view their own work.
PM visits Otago to celebrate graduands and genomics
Tuesday, 22 August 2017 10:43am
The Prime Minister, Bill English, visited the University on the weekend – meeting and greeting proud graduands at the brunch in the Link area, and also visiting the Department of Biochemistry to chat with staff and students active in the new Genomics Aotearoa platform.
Prime Minister visits Department of Biochemistry
Monday, 21 August 2017 11:43am
Bill English visited the Otago Department of Biochemistry on Saturday morning as part of the launch of the new Genomics Aotearoa advanced genomics research initiative.
Otago to lead $35m new advanced genomics platform
Friday, 18 August 2017 2:58pm
The University of Otago is to lead a $35 million project known as Genomics Aotearoa, a new science platform supporting advanced genomics research.
Department of Biochemistry alumnus wins Massry Prize
Tuesday, 15 August 2017 12:10pm
An alumnus of the Otago Department of Biochemistry, Professor Rob Knight, has been jointly awarded the 2017 Massry Prize for his research into microbiomes - the microorganisms that live on and inside us.
Dr Bryony Telford: Class Act in ODT
Monday, 7 August 2017 12:14pm
Dr Bryony Telford was given an Otago Daily Times Class Act award while at South Otago High School, she studied Biochemistry at Otago, doing her PhD in the Cancer Genetics Laboratory with Professor Parry Guilford. The Otago Daily Times ran a profile of Bryony on Saturday 5th August.
Clean sweep of NZSBMB poster prizes for Biochemistry
Friday, 7 July 2017 3:07pm
PhD student Priya Philem took out the first prize in the NZSBMB student poster competition at the GSA/NZSBMB conference held in Dunedin this week.
Stomach cancer programme part of HRC funding haul
Wednesday, 21 June 2017 4:31pm
A five-year programme to examine ways of reducing the burden of stomach cancer in New Zealand has received support in the latest Health Research Council (HRC) funding round announced last week, along with 18 other Otago projects.
Three HRC grants for Biochemistry
Thursday, 15 June 2017 10:26am
Biochemistry staff have been awarded three Health Research Council grants totaling over seven million dollars in the most recent funding round.
Dr Wayne Patrick gives award lecture.
Monday, 5 June 2017 10:20am
Dr. Wayne Patrick is the winner of the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2017 Custom Science Award For Research Excellence. He is giving his award lecture today at the Society's annual conference.
Cardiovascular killer protein probed by Otago researchers
Thursday, 1 June 2017 11:59am
Probing the molecular breakdown of a little-known “killer” lipoprotein, responsible for many cases of heart disease and other cardiovascular conditions, has given University of Otago scientists new insights into how it is metabolised by the body.
New insights gained into genetics of gout in Māori and Pacific people
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 11:31am
Newly identified gene variants contribute to explaining why Māori and Pacific people have the highest rates worldwide of gout, the painful and debilitating arthritic disease, an international collaboration led by University of Otago researchers has found.
Freemasons Scholarship for Sean Boult
Friday, 12 May 2017 10:35am
Second year Biochemistry Master's student Sean Boult has been awarded a $10,000 Freemasons postgraduate scholarship.
New funding for Otago immunotherapy breast cancer research
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 11:24am
A University of Otago biochemistry researcher has been awarded nearly $200,000 to study the potential of immunotherapy to treat breast cancer.
Michael McManus Award for Best Student Paper for 2017
Tuesday, 2 May 2017 10:48am
Congratulations are in order for Ben Peters, a PhD student in Lynette Brownfield's laboratory. Ben has won the NZSPB (New Zealand Society for Plant Biology) Michael McManus Award for Best Student Paper for 2017.
Antibiotic Emergency
Friday, 28 April 2017 1:16pm
Professor Kurt Krause features in the Listener magazine article "Antibiotic Emergency" by Sally Blundell and the NZ Medical Journal recommends establishing a national response plan to address a "clear and present danger" to antimicrobial resistance.
Professor Kurt Krause appears in University of Otago Magazine
Thursday, 13 April 2017 10:36am
Professor Kurt Krause appears in Issue 44 of the University of Otago Magazine regarding 'Infectious Research'.
Major support for Otago health research provided through latest lottery grants
Thursday, 9 March 2017 1:57pm
University of Otago researchers have gained more than $2.6m in funding from the Lottery Grants Board to support studies aimed at improving the health status of New Zealanders.
Treatments better than antibiotics need developing “now”
Friday, 3 March 2017 2:18pm
New Zealanders should not be complacent because we have fewer antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens than elsewhere in the world, a University of Otago expert says.
Otago discovery sheds new light on several disease processes
Tuesday, 28 February 2017 11:04am
New light on a key factor involved in diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, gastric cancer and melanoma has been cast through latest University of Otago research carried out in collaboration with Australian scientists.
Hanns Möhler Doctoral Scholarship
Wednesday, 22 February 2017 2:18pm
Hannah Best, who is a PhD student in the laboratory of Dr Stephanie Hughes, has been awarded the 2017 Roche Hanns Möhler Doctoral Scholarship to continue her work on Batten Disease.
Otago gains funding to engage young minds with science
Friday, 17 February 2017 12:22pm
Four University of Otago initiatives are among the latest projects to be successfully awarded a total of $2m in the 2017 Unlocking Curious Minds funding round. The fund particularly focuses on projects that engage young New Zealanders who have fewer opportunities to be involved with science and technology.
Hands on at Otago
Friday, 20 January 2017 2:57pm
This week the Department of Biochemistry has been hosting the Biochemistry option of the Hands On @ Otago holiday programme for high school students.
