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News from the School of Biomedical Sciences

man running at sunset

11 Sep 2024

Making strides for mental health


Niranjan Ramesh is trading his couch for running shoes and will be tackling the...

Seven people standing next to each other

10 Sep 2024

Pacific biomedical programme piloted last year grows


A biomedical research programme for Pacific tauira piloted last year has seen mo...

Posters presentation place getters from left, Mathew Anscombe (Physiology), Kartik Rawat (Microbiology & Immunology) and Joan Chan (Physiology) with BMS Dean Lisa Matisoo-Smith.

22 Aug 2024

BMS postgraduate symposium an outstanding success


What better way to showcase the University’s emerging biomedical talent than to...

A man at a podium wearing many lei

22 Aug 2024

On a mission for Pacific gout sufferers


A PhD graduate is on a mission for Pacific gout sufferers.  Having witnessed fir...

Dr Francesc March, left, undertakes a tear film assessment in microgravity during a parabolic flight.

21 Aug 2024

Microgravity mission for eye health


An Otago ophthalmologist has gone to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere for his ocul...

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06 Aug 2024

Researchers find gene which determines marsupial fur colour


Fur is a defining characteristic of mammals, coming in a wide variety of colours...

Yusuf Cakmak

11 Jul 2024

Prestigious Royal Society award to neuroprosthetics academic


An Otago researcher investigating an innovative approach to help people manage d...

An image of microorganisms

11 Jul 2024

Surprise discovery with big scientific potential


An unexpected find has enabled important progress to be made in the battle again...

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08 Jul 2024

Funding awarded to continue critical cancer research


Lung cancer is the greatest single cancer contributor to the life expectancy gap...

The University's Poutoko Taiea, Distinguished Chairs, 2025, with Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson are (from left) Professor Tony Ballantyne, Professor Christina Hulbe, Professor Cliff Abraham, and Professor Peter Dearden.

27 Jun 2024

Poutoko Taiea appointments recognise impactful contributions


Six Otago academics have been honoured for their significant research impact and...

Aline Boer

29 May 2024

Understanding and improving weight loss drugs


An Otago academic is investigating the role of intestinal hormones on weight los...

Three headshots of female researchers

27 May 2024

HRC awards $3.7 million to Otago researchers


Antibiotic resistance is increasing at an alarming rate, causing global concern....

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