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Biochemistry at Otago: Our people

Head of Department

Peter Dearden

Professor Peter Dearden

Head of Department

Location

Via Room 230

Telephone

+64 3 479 7864

Email

hod.biochemistry@otago.ac.nz

Group leaders

Louise Bicknell image

Louise Bicknell

Associate Professor

Location

Room 2.25

Telephone

+64 3 479 5056

Email

louise.bicknell@otago.ac.nz

Mik Black

Mik Black

Professor

Location

Room 3.16c

Telephone

+64 3 479 7831

Email

mik.black@otago.ac.nz

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Associate Professor

Location

Room 2.26

Telephone

+64 3 479 5201

Email

chris.brown@otago.ac.nz

Lynette Brownfield

Lynette Brownfield

Associate Professor

Location

Room 3.22

Telephone

+64 3 479 5151

Email

lynette.brownfield@otago.ac.nz

Alan Carne

Alan Carne

Associate Professor

Location

Room 1.28

Telephone

+64 3 479 7855

Email

alan.carne@otago.ac.nz

Catherine Day 2017

Catherine Day

Professor

Location

Room 1.21

Telephone

+64 3 479 7864

Email

catherine.day@otago.ac.nz

Sarah Dieremeier

Sarah Diermeier

Senior Lecturer

Location

Room 2.03c

Telephone

+64 3 479 7854

Email

sarah.diermeier@otago.ac.nz

Anita Dunbler

Anita Dunbier

Associate Professor

Location

Room 3.26e

Telephone

+64 3 479 9258

Email

anita.dunbier@otago.ac.nz

Julian Eaton-Rye

Julian Eaton-Rye

Professor

Location

Room 3.10

Telephone

+64 3 479 7865

Email

julian.eaton-rye@otago.ac.nz

Paul Gardner

Paul Gardner

Associate Professor

Location

Room 3.15b

Telephone

+64 3 479 7264

Email

paul.gardner@otago.ac.nz

Parry Guilford

Parry Guilford

Research Professor

Location

Room 3.26g

Telephone

+64 3 479 7673

Email

parry.guilford@otago.ac.nz

StephanieHughes

Stephanie Hughes

Professor

Location

Room 2.11

Telephone

+64 3 479 3761

Email

stephanie.hughes@otago.ac.nz

Nathan Kenny

Nathan Kenny

Lecturer

Location

Room 3.24

Telephone

+64 3 479 9592

Email

nathan.kenny@otago.ac.nz

Kurt_Krause_2

Kurt Krause

Professor

Location

Room 1.07b

Telephone

+64 3 479 7863

Email

kurt.krause@otago.ac.nz

Iain Lamont

Iain Lamont

Professor

Location

Room 2.28

Telephone

+64 3 479 7869

Email

iain.lamont@otago.ac.nz

Liz Ledgerwood

Liz Ledgerwood

Associate Professor

Location

Room 2.01c

Telephone

+64 3 479 5195

Email

liz.ledgerwood@otago.ac.nz

Peter Mace

Peter Mace

Associate Professor

Location

Room 1.23

Telephone

+64 3 479 7845

Email

peter.mace@otago.ac.nz

Richard Macknight

Richard Macknight

Professor

Location

Room 3.21

Telephone

+64 3 479 5149

Email

richard.macknight@otago.ac.nz

Craig Marshall

Craig Marshall

Associate Professor

Location

Room 1.01f

Telephone

+64 3 479 7570

Email

craig.marshall@otago.ac.nz

Sally McCormick

Sally McCormick

Professor

Location

Room 2.01b

Telephone

+64 3 479 7840

Email

sally.mccormick@otago.ac.nz

Warren Tate

Warren Tate

Emeritus Professor

Location

Room 1.14

Telephone

+64 3 479 7839

Email

warren.tate@otago.ac.nz

Sigurd Wilbanks

Sigurd Wilbanks

Associate Professor

Location

Room 1.30

Telephone

+64 3 479 7850

Email

sigurd.wilbanks@otago.ac.nz

Research-only staff

Katerina Achilleos

Katerina Achilleos

Postdoctoral Fellow

Location

Room 3.19

Telephone

TBA

Email

katerina.achilleos@otago.ac.nz

Karla Araya-Castro

Karla Araya-Castro

Postdoctoral Fellow

Location

Room 3.18

Telephone

+64 3 479 3757

Email

karla.arayacastro@otago.ac.nz

Marc Bailie

Marc Bailie

Postdoctoral Fellow

Location

Room 3.25

Telephone

+64 3 479 3757

Email

marc.bailie@otago.ac.nz

Dr Indranil Basak

Indranil Basak

Research Fellow

Location

Room 2.16

Telephone

+64 3 479 3570

Email

indranil.basak@otago.ac.nz

Nicola Bougen-Zhukov

Nicola Bougen-Zhukov

Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.26

Telephone

+64 3 479 7868

Email

nicola.bougen-zhukov@otago.ac.nz

MargiButler

Margi Butler

Scientific Officer

Location

Room 3.13b

Telephone

+64 3 479 5688

Email

margi.butler@otago.ac.nz

AugustineChen

Augustine Chen

Senior Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.26

Telephone

+64 3 479 7868

Email

augustine.chen@otago.ac.nz

David Chyou

Te-Yuan (David) Chyou

Postdoctoral Fellow

Location

Room 2.27

Telephone

+64 3 479 7875

Email

david.chyou@otago.ac.nz

Lyvianne Decourtye

Lyvianne Decourtye

Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.26

Telephone

+64 3 479 7868

Email

lyvianne.decourtye@otago.ac.nz

Rob Day

Rob Day

Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.26

Telephone

+64 3 479 7868

Email

rob.day@otago.ac.nz

Matthias Fellner

Matthias Fellner

Research Fellow

Location

Room 1.16

Telephone

+64 3 479 7897

Email

matthias.fellner@otago.ac.nz

Roseanna Gamlen-Greene

Roseanna Gamlen-Greene

Postdoctoral Fellow

Location

Room 3.19

Telephone

TBA

Email

roseanna.gamlen-greene@otago.ac.nz

Tanis Godwin

Tanis Godwin

Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.26

Telephone

+64 3 479 7868

Email

tanis.godwin@otago.ac.nz

Joseph Ghulin

Joseph Guhlin

Post Doctoral Fellow

Location

Room 1.01

Telephone

+64 3 479 7861

Email

joseph.guhlin@otago.ac.nz

Rowan Herridge

Rowan Herridge

Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.08

Telephone

+64 3 479 7872

Email

rowan.herridge@otago.ac.nz

Torsten Kleffmann

Torsten Kleffmann

Senior Research Fellow

Location

Room 1.19b

Telephone

+64 3 479 7867

Email

torsten.kleffmann@otago.ac.nz

Chung Shen Lim

Chun Shen Lim

Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.15e

Telephone

+64 3 479 xxxx

Email

chunshen.lim@otago.ac.nz

Tyler McInnes

Tyler McInnes

Scientific Officer (Genomics Aoteroa)

Location

Room 1.14(a)

Telephone

+64 3 479 5964

Email

tyler.mcinnes@otago.ac.nz

Adam Middleton

Adam Middleton

Senior Research Fellow

Location

Room 1.24

Telephone

+64 3 479 7870

Email

adam.middleton@otago.ac.nz

Prasanth Padala

Prasanth Padala

Scientific Officer

Location

Room 1.16

Telephone

+64 3 479 7870

Email

prasanth.padala@otago.ac.nz

Soledad Perez Satnangelo

Soledad Perez Santangelo

Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.08

Telephone

+64 3 479 7872

Email

soledad.perezsantangelo@otago.ac.nz

Sergio Sclovich

Sergio Sclovich

Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.08

Telephone

+64 3 479 7872

Email

sergio.sclovich@otago.ac.nz

Liam Turk

Liam Turk

Postdoctoral Fellow

Location

Room 1.16

Telephone

+64 3 479 7897

Email

liam.turk@otago.ac.nz

DonghuiZou

Donghui Zou

Scientific Officer

Location

Room 3.26

Telephone

+64 3 479 7868

Email

donghui.zou@otago.ac.nz

Teaching-only staff

Annika Bokor

Dr Annika Bokor

Professional Practice Fellow

Location

Room 1.32

Telephone

+64 3 479 5628

Email

annika.bokor@otago.ac.nz

TanyaMajor

Dr Tanya Major

Teaching Fellow

Location

MEG05 (Mellor Building) and Room 1.32

Telephone

+64 3 479 5013

Email

tanya.major@otago.ac.nz

Ben Peters

Dr Ben Peters

Professional Practice Fellow

Location

Room 1.25

+64 3 479 7851

Email

benjamin.peters@otago.ac.nz

Nicole Power

Dr Nicole Power

Senior Teaching Fellow, BIOC 192 Coordinator

Location

Room 1.32

+64 3 479 5130

Email

nicole.power@otago.ac.nz

SharleenRae-Whitcombe

Sharleen Snoeck

Senior Teaching Fellow

Location

Room 1.26a

+64 3 479 7083

Email

sharleen.rae-whitcombe@otago.ac.nz

Karen Knapp

Dr Karen Knapp

Genetics Teaching Fellow

Location

Genetics Hub, Ground Floor

Telephone

+64 3 479 7937

Email

karen.knapp@otago.ac.nz

Gillian MacKay

Dr Gillian Mackay

Genetics Senior Teaching Fellow

Location

Room G11

Telephone

+64 3 479 7937

Email

gillian.mackay@otago.ac.nz

Professional staff

Michelle Allan - Day Lab

Michelle Allan

Genetics Teaching Programme Administrator

Location

Room G11 

Telephone

+64 3 479 7937

Email

michelle.allan@otago.ac.nz

Emily Bisset

Emily Bisset

Lead Administrator

Location

Room 2.25

Telephone

+64 3 479 5643

Email

emily.bisset@otago.ac.nz

Jackie Daniels

Jackie Daniels

Compliance Officer

Location

Room 2.20

Telephone

+64 3 470 4686

Email

jackie.daniels@otago.ac.nz

Emma Deeney

Emma Deeney

Genetics Technician

Location

Room G.12

Telephone

+64 3 479 9042

Email

emma.deeney@otago.ac.nz

Elaine Emmerson

Elaine Emmerson

Genetics Head Technician

Location

Room G.03

Telephone

+64 3 479 9042

Email

elaine.emmerson@otago.ac.nz

Peter Fleury

Peter Fleury

Electronics Maintenance

Location

Room G.10

Telephone

+64 3 479 7229

Email

peter.fleury@otago.ac.nz

Megan Griffiths

Megan Griffiths

Finance Associate

Location

Room 2.20, Mon – Fri 7.30 am – 3.30 pm.

Telephone

+64 3 479 7259

Email

megan.griffiths@otago.ac.nz

DarrenHart

Darren Hart

ICT Manager

Location

Room 2.05

Telephone

+64 3 479 4965

Email

darren.hart@otago.ac.nz

Linda McNeill

Linda McNeill

Client Services Administrator

Location

Room 2.30

Telephone

+64 3 479 5797

Email

linda.mcneill@otago.ac.nz

Aaron Mead

Aaron Mead

IT Support Specialist

Location

Room 2.05

Telephone

+64 21 2790512

Email

aaron.mead@otago.ac.nz

Katie Morris

Katie Morris

Technician

Location

Room 1.05

Telephone

+64 3 479 7858

Email

kathryn.morris@otago.ac.nz

Shereen Murugayah

Shereen Murugayah

Technician

Location

Room 1.05

Telephone

+64 3 479 7858

Email

shereen.murugayah@otago.ac.nz

NuritReichman

Nurit Reichman

Undergraduate Laboratory Manager

Location

Room 1.05b

Telephone

+64 3 479 7843

Email

nurit.reichman@otago.ac.nz

Aliya Rosli

Aliya Rosli

Client Services Administrator

Location

Room 2.30

Telephone

+64 3 479 7863

Email

bioc.reception@otago.ac.nz

Teena Joyce

Teena Rohtmets-Joyce

Client Services Administrator

Location

Room 2.30a

Telephone

+64 3 479 5614

Email

teena.joyce@otago.ac.nz

Miriam Sharpe

Miriam Sharpe

Website, Publicity and Outreach

Location

Room 2.20

Telephone

+64 3 479 7704

Email

miriam.sharpe@otago.ac.nz

Lynn Slobbe

Lynn Slobbe

Purchasing and Finance Administrator

Location

Room G.11

Telephone

+64 3 479 7862

Email

lynn.slobbe@otago.ac.nz

Peter Small

Peter Small

Building and Electronics Maintenance Manager

Location

Room G.10

Telephone

+64 3 479 7229

Email

peter.small@otago.ac.nz

Pauline Uyseco

Pauline Uyseco

Technician

Location

Room 1.05

Telephone

+64 3 479 7858

Email

pauline.uyseco@otago.ac.nz

Research laboratory staff

Abigail Burgess

Abigail Burgess

Assistant Research Fellow

Email

abigail.burgess@otago.ac.nz

DJ Champion

DJ Champion

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 2.17a

Telephone

+64 3 479 TBA

Email

dj.champion@otago.ac.nz

Caitlin Dunstan-Harrison

Caitlin Dunstan-Harrison

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 2.03

Telephone

+64 3 479 7860

Email

caitlin.dunstan-harrison@otago.ac.nz

TinaEdgar

Tina Edgar

Senior Technician

Location

Room 1.11

Telephone

+64 3 479 7841

Email

tina.edgar@otago.ac.nz

Ashleigh Frewen

Ashleigh Frewen

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 2.02

Telephone

+64 3 479 7860

Email

ashleigh.frewen@otago.ac.nz

Sam Jamieson - Prep Room

Sam Jamieson

Senior Technician

Location

Room 2.03

Telephone

+64 3 479 7860

Email

sam.jamieson@otago.ac.nz

Michele Krause

Michele Krause

Technician

Location

Room 1.07

Telephone

+64 3 479 7859

Email

michele.krause@otago.ac.nz

Abishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 1.2

Telephone

+64 3 479 7542

Email

abhishek.kumar@otago.ac.nz

LoisMartin

Lois Martin

Senior Research Technician

Location

Room 2.24

Telephone

+64 3 479 7847

Email

lois.martin@otago.ac.nz

Jawaria Munir

Jawaria Munir

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 112

Telephone

+64 3 4797542

Email

jawaria.munir@otago.ac.nz

Prasanthi Namburi

Prasanthi Namburi

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.08

Telephone

+64 3 479 7872

Email

prasanthi.namburi@otago.ac.nz

Helen Kim Opel-Reading

Helen Opel-Reading

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 1.07

Telephone

+64 3 479 7859

Email

helen.opel-reading@otago.ac.nz

KatieBourne

Katie Peppercorn

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 1.11

Telephone

+64 3 479 7841

Email

katie.peppercorn@otago.ac.nz

Claudia Rossig

Claudia Rossig

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 1.16

Telephone

+64 3 479 7870

Email

claudia.rossig@otago.ac.nz

Rosie Sullivan

Rosie Sullivan

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 2.25

Telephone

+64 3 479 TBA

Email

rosie.sullivan@otago.ac.nz

Shiny Varghese

Shiny Varghese

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 3.08

Telephone

+64 3 479 7872

Email

shiny.varghese@otago.ac.nz

Janet Xu

Janet Xu

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 2.16

Telephone

+64 3 479 3570

Email

janet.xu@otago.ac.nz

Gene Zhu

Gene Zhu

Assistant Research Fellow

Location

Room 1.21

Telephone

+64 3 479 37870

Email

jingyi.zhu@otago.ac.nz@otago.ac.nz