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17 Jul 2024
Heavier people not getting enough vitamin C – study
A new international study involving the University of Otago, Christchurch, has f...
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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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17 Apr 2024
Remembering Emeritus Professor Robin Fraser ONZM
Emeritus Professor Robin Fraser ONZM, BSc (Med), MB BS, PhD, MD, FRACP was both...
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14 Dec 2023
Otago researcher Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year semi-finalist
No-one was more surprised than Associate Professor Logan Walker when an email ar...
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20 Jul 2023
Otago University-led research delivers more certainty for genetic test diagnoses
Findings from a new international study look set to improve rates of diagnosis f...
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08 Jun 2023
Smoking and weight can impact daily vitamin C requirements
People who smoke need to consume twice as much vitamin C per day as non-smokers,...
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03 May 2023
Inflammation PhD candidate joint winner of the 2023 Best Early Career Paper Prize
PhD candidate Xihua Lian has been jointly awarded the Department of Pathology an...
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09 Mar 2023
A Symposium of celebration for Mātai Hāora – the Centre for Redox Biology and Medicine
Leading lights in the field of oxidative stress and health research took centre...
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03 Feb 2023
Centre for Free Radical Research Symposium &
The Centre for Free Radical Research Symposium and Celebration is taking place o...
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27 Jan 2023
University of Otago genetic researcher Dr Andrew Bagshaw – “a genuine genius”
Dame Sue and Professor Phil Bagshaw say their “much loved” late son, former Univ...
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22 Dec 2022
Otago-led study makes significant breast cancer findings
A global study led by the University of Otago has discovered a gene, that when m...
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20 Sep 2022
University of Otago, Christchurch, researchers win CMRF major project grants
University of Otago, Christchurch, researchers win CMRF major project grants