Research Fellow
BSc(Hons) (Dundee); MSc (Kent); PhD (Otago)
Tel +64 3 364 3647
Email alan.aitchison@otago.ac.nz
Dr Aitchison has expertise is in molecular biology and cell biology. Prior to coming to New Zealand, Dr Aitchison worked at Cambridge University, studying epigenetic gene regulation and in the biotech industry studying virology.
Since arriving in Christchurch, he has continued working in molecular biology in a range of settings from psychiatric diseases to leukaemia and, more recently, gut health.
His doctoral studies in Christchurch involved research into the molecular basis of early-onset colorectal cancer with an emphasis on the involvement of gut bacteria in the development of cancer. He is now continuing his interest in gut health by researching how improved nutrition may improve the lives of children with inflammatory bowel disease.