Current students
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Grace Borichevsky | Understand and predict disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease | Prof Tony Kettle, Prof Richard Gearry |
Eleanor Burgess | The role of ascorbate in glioma | A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Dr Elisabeth Phillips, Prof Margreet Vissers, Prof Bridget Robinson |
Tess Featherston | Exploiting oxidative stress in the treatment of metastatic melanoma | Dr Martina Paumann-Page, Prof Mark Hampton |
Oscar Graham | Nanopore sequencing of GBA | Prof Martin Kennedy,, A/Prof John Pearson, Prof Tim Anderson |
Sarah Heath | Molecular analysis of p16 amyloid formation | Dr Christoph Goebl, Prof Mark Hampton |
HyunWoo Jun | Developing low risk potting mix products to protect gardeners from Legionnaires' disease. | Dr Sandy Slow, Prof Steve Chambers |
Jaslyn Kee | The application of pharmacogenetics to understanding adverse drug reactions | Prof Martin Kennedy, Dr Simran Maggo |
Ayush Kumar | Hydrogen sulfide and substance P in acute pancreatitis | Prof Madhav Bhatia, Prof Steve Chambers |
Xihua Lian | Invasive aspergillosis | Prof Madhav Bhatia, Dr Aamir Raja, Prof Steve Chambers, Dr John Lewis |
Sumeet Manandhar | The role of H2S and substance P in NF-B level expression in polmicrobial sepsis | Prof Madhav Bhatia, Prof Steve Chambers |
Hadley Northcott | Allele-specific expression analysis of BRCA1/2 variants in breast cancer patients. | A/Prof Logan Walker, Dr Vanessa Lattimore |
Citra Praditi | Vitamin C and metastasis | Prof Margreet Vissers, A/Prof Gabi Dachs |
Heather Shearer | Sensitising pathogenic bacteria to neutrophil oxidants | Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Heather Parker, Dr Paul Pace |
Carlos Smith Diaz | Effect of nutrition and oxidative stress on epigenetic regulation during cellular differentiation and development | Prof Margreet Vissers, Dr Andrew Das, Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Tim Hore |
Cassie Stylianou | Copy variants and endometrial cancer risk | A/Prof Logan Walker, A/Prof John Pearson |
Eveline van Leeuwen | Oxidative stress and redox regulation of the cytoskeleton | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Margreet Vissers |
Jessika Wise | 3D breast tumour models for drug discovery | Dr Elisabeth Phillips, A/Prof Tim Woodfield, Associate Professor Khoon Lim, A/Prof Margaret Currie |
Zhixing Zhu | The role of exosome miRNA in acute lung injury | Prof Madhav Bhatia, Prof Steve Chambers, Prof Xiangdong Wang, Prof Yiming Zeng |
BBiomedSc(Hons)
Student | Thesis title | Supervisor(s) |
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Eira Beverley-Stone | The role of iron in brain cancer | A/Prof Gabi Dachs |
Alex Botha | Investigating the amyloid state of p16 | Dr Christoph Goebl, Dr Kenny Chitcholtan, Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Vanessa Morris |
Mackenzie Flannery | Observing heterogeneity in neutrophil phagosomes | Prof Tony Kettle, Dr Louisa Ashby |
Shaya Helem | Identifying the mechanism of action of a marine-derived anticancer compound | Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Paul Pace, Dr Stephanie Bozonet |
Tiffany Ilott | Functional analysis of copy number variants associated with endometrial cancer | A/Prof Logan Walker, Dr George Wiggins, Dr Arthur Morley-Bunker |
Ashleigh Monson | Potential transcriptional adaptation associated with BRCA1 pathogenic variants | Dr George Wiggins, A/Prof Logan Walker |
Jackson O'Neill | Allelic diversity of the pharmacogene CYP2C19 in Pasifika people | Prof Martin Kennedy, A/Prof John Pearson |
Anh Thu Phan | The microbiome in IBD-related colorectal cancer | Dr Rachel Purcell, Dr Arthur Morley-Bunker, A/Prof Logan Walker |
Briana Smith | Investigating the redox state of p16 | Dr Christoph Goebl, Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Nick Magon, Dr Vanessa Morris |
Georgia Turner | Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in breast tumour samples | Dr Arthur Morley-Bunker, A/Prof Margaret Currie, A/Prof Logan Walker |
2021
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
Student | Thesis title | Supervisor(s) |
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Leonie Hitchman | Allelic diversity of the pharmacogene CYP2D6 in Māori and Pasifika | Dr Simran Maggo, Prof Martin Kennedy, A/Prof John Pearson |
Samantha Meredith | Characterising the role of peroxidasin in breast cancer | Dr Martina Paumann-Page |
Jenny Naughton | Identification of key peptide regions in the amyloid state of the tumour suppressor p16 | Dr Christoph Goebl, Dr Nick Magon, Prof Mark Hampton |
Ruth Phang | Nutritional immunity: Butyrate and colon carcinogenesis | A/Prof Jacqui Kennan, Prof Andrew Day, Prof Mark Hampton |
Ben Topham | Investigating the relationship between ascorbate and the differentiation of monocytes in an in-vitro melanoma model | A/Prof Margaret Currie |
2020
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
Student | Thesis title | Supervisor(s) |
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Madison Hill | The interaction of neutrophils and amyloid-ß in Alzheimer’s disease | Dr Leon Smyth, Prof Mark Hampton |
Jess Permain | Bacterial lipopolysaccharide and immune activation in colorectal cancer | Dr Rachel Purcell, A/Prof Logan Walker |
Carlos Smith Diaz | Vitamin C as an epigenetic therapeutic for acute myeloid leukaemia | Dr Andrew Das, Prof Margreet Vissers, Prof Mark Hampton |
2019
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Priyanka Sinha | Transcriptional effects of mood stabiliser drugs in a serotonergic cell line | Prof Martin Kennedy, Dr Simone Cree, A/Prof John Pearson |
Masuma Zawari | Bioavailability and biological effects of isothiocyanates from broccoli sprout powder | Prof Mark Hampton, A/Prof Anitra Carr, Dr Andree Pearson, Dr Dion Thompson |
BBiomedSc(Hons)
2018
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
2017
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
Student | Thesis title | Supervisor |
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Leah Butt | Measuring markers of immune response in patients treated with Nivolumab (Opdivo) or Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) | A/Prof Margaret Currie |
2016
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Rosie Burn | A validation study to detect markers of proliferation adequacy in the endometrium | Prof Martin Kennedy, Dr Gloria Evans, Prof John Evans |
Linda Buss | The influence of exercise and hyperlipidaemia on breast cancer | A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Prof Margreet Vissers |
Lucy de Jong | Diagnostic applications of a Nanopore sequencing device | Prof Martin Kennedy |
Tara Swadi | A novel strategy to prevent bacterial biofilm formation using methylthioadenosine-nucleosidase inhibitors | Prof Steve Chambers |
2015
PhD
BBiomedSc(Hons)
2014
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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James Falvey | Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Prof Richard Gearry, Prof Mark Hampton, Dr Rebecca Roberts |
Rebecca Poynton | Peroxiredoxin 3 and oxidative stress in mitochondria | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Christine Winterbourn, Dr Andrea Betz |
BBiomedSc(Hons)
Student | Thesis Title | Supervisor |
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Bee Bathish | The effect of cell metabolism on epigenetic processes in cancer cells | Prof Margreet Vissers |
Masuma Zawari | Involvement of mitochondria and peroxiredoxin in TNF-mediated necroptosis | Prof Mark Hampton |
2013
PhD
*Divisional Exceptional Thesis
BBiomedSc(Hons)
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Teresa Flett | Gene transfer to restore vitamin C synthesis in human cell line | A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Prof Margreet Vissers |
Zac Gerring | Evaluating molecular markers of breast tumour progression | A/Prof Logan Walker, Dr Gavin Harris |
Annika Seddon | Immune suppression and squamous cell carcinoma tumour biology | A/Prof Margaret Currie |
Kate Vick | Functional consequences of lowering mitochondrial peroxiredoxin 3 expression | Prof Mark Hampton |
2012
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Shrawan Bhandari | Investigation of the biosynthesis of 2-Pentylfuran from 'Aspergillus fumigatus in vitro' and 'in vivo' | Prof Steve Chambers, Dr Amy Scott-Thomas, Prof Chris Charles, Dr Richard Weld |
2011
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Melanie Coker* | The role of reactive chlorine species in bacterial killing by neutrophils | Prof Tony Kettle, Prof Christine Winterbourn |
Sarah Deng | Gene regulation by antidepressant drugs | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Peter Joyce |
Alice Johnstone | Implications for drug addiction development from expressional analyses of rattus norvegicus striatal tissue following methamphetamine and benzylpiperazine exposure | Prof Martin Kennedy |
Vikas Kumar | Oxidative changes in cardiac proteome during ischemia/reperfusion | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Mark Hampton |
Amy (Marshall) Osborne* | Assessment of genetic variation in the threatened New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri, and its association with fitness | Prof Neil Gemmell, Prof Martin Kennedy |
Katya Volkova | Tumour angiogenesis : the role of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistence | A/Prof Margaret Currie, A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Prof Bridget Robinson |
* Divisional Exceptional Thesis
BBiomedSc(Hons)
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Lizzie Campbell | Hydrogen Sulfide: Investigation into the Effects of Different H2S Donors on the Upregulation of Inflammatory Cytokines | Prof Madhav Bhatia |
Teagan Hoskin | Neutrophil Activation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Prof Richard Gearry, Prof Tony Kettle |
Sarah Jodczyk (Appleby) | Establishment and validation of a telomere length assay | Prof Martin Kennedy |
Emma Spencer | Inhibiting the pro-inflammatory cytokine MIF | Prof Mark Hampton |
2010
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Ryan Davis* | The molecular basis of fibrinogen disease: Structure, function and pathology | Prof Stephen Brennan, Prof Peter George |
Michelle Hunt | Vessel-directed enzyme-prodrug therapy for cancer | A/Prof Gabi Dachs, A/Prof Margaret Currie, Prof Bridget Robinson |
Kasia Mackenzie | Why are skin cancers more aggressive in renal transplant recipients? | A/Prof Margaret Currie, Dr Barry Hock, Prof Bridget Robinson, A/Prof Gabi Dachs, Dr Andrew Miller, Prof Justin Roake, Mr Jeremy Simcock |
Karina O'Connor | The effect of oxidative stress on DNA methylation | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Anthony Reeve |
Melissa Stacey | Cell antioxidant pathways for disposal of MPO-derived oxidants | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Margreet Vissers |
* Divisional Exceptional Thesis
BBiomedSc(Hons)
Student | Thesis title | Supervisor |
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Andrew Gibb | Does promoter variation in the USP46 gene influence antidepressant response? | Prof Martin Kennedy |
Min-Hi Han | Assessing a blood biomarker of lung infection | Prof Christine Winterbourn |
Aaron Hayes | Detecting 2-aminoacetophenone and pyocyanin from clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Dr Amy Scott-Thomas |
Hannah Kennedy | Development of an assay for interferon beta bioavailability in relapsing-remitting MS patients | Prof Stephen Brennan |
Tamas Major | Evaluation of The Four-and-a-half LIM 2 (FHL2) Single Polypeptide As A Potential Biomarker of Cardio-Renal Syndrome (CRS) | A/Prof Chris Pemberton |
Anna van Pomeren | Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells, Tumour Angiogenesis, and Cancer Progression | A/Prof Margaret Currie |
2009
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Michael Bland | Genetic and functional analysis of novel serotonergic candidate genes in psychiatric disorders | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Peter Joyce, Dr Rebecca Roberts |
Kristin Brown* | Cellular targets of isothiocyanates | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Christine Winterbourn, Dr Sarah Cuddihy |
Andy Cox* | Peroxiredoxin 3 and the regulation of mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Christine Winterbourn, Dr Sarah Cuddihy |
Dylan Glubb | Pharmacogenomics of the antidepressant Paroxetine | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Peter Joyce |
Jessie Green* | Oxidant production inside the phagosomes of neutrophils | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Tony Kettle, Prof Mark Hampton |
* Divisional Exceptional Thesis
2008
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Sarah Gunningham | The role of vascular endothelial growth factors and their receptors in breast and colorectal tumour angiogenesis | A/Prof Margaret Currie, Prof Vicky Cameron, Prof Bridget Robinson, Prof Stephen Fox |
Tim Harwood | Glutathione sulfonamide as a biomarker of oxidative stress during inflammation | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Tony Kettle |
Felicia Low | The antioxidant activity of erythrocyte peroxiredoxin 2 and its role in protecting haemoglobin | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Mark Hampton |
So-Young Moon | Identification of genetic aberrations in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia using array CGH | A/Prof Margaret Currie, Dr Peter Ganly, A/Prof Christine Morris |
Campbell Sheen | Molecular characterisation of coagulation disorders | Prof Stephen Brennan, A/Prof Christine Morris, Dr Mark Smith |
Selma Stuffrein-Roberts | Allelic expression patterns in psychiatric candidate genes | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Vicky Cameron, Dr Michael Eccles |
Rachel Wilkie | Oxidative stress and apoptosis in the phagocytic neutrophils | Prof Mark Hampton, Prof Margreet Vissers |
2007
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Mathew Littlejohn | Pharmacogenetics of the B2 adrenergic receptor and related molecules | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Tony Kettle, |
Robyn Midwinter | The role of chloramines on the inflammatory process in endothelial cells | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Margreet Vissers, |
Logan Walker | Genetic aberrations in breast cancer | Prof Bridget Robinson, A/Prof Christine Morris |
2006
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Amy Dear | Assembly and secretion of Fibrinogen: Evidence from human mutation | Prof Stephen Brennan, Prof Peter George |
Patrick McHugh | A cellular model for investigating antidepressant pharmacogenomics | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Peter Joyce, Dr Geraldine Rogers |
Jennifer Scotter | The laboratory diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis | Prof Stephen Chambers, Dr Peter Ganly, Prof David Murdoch |
Malina Storer | Development of laboratory tests for assessing vitamin status | Prof Stephen Chambers, Dr Michael Lever |
2005
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Vickie Hanrahan | The role of homeobox gene HLX1 in haematopoiesis and leukaemia | Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Stephen Brennan, Dr Geraldine Rogers |
2004
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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James Baty | Hydrogen peroxide-sensitive thiol proteins: Potential targets in redox signalling | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Mark Hampton, |
Warwick Dellow | Glycine Betaine and Diabetes Mellitus | Prof Stephen Chambers, Prof Peter George, Dr Michael Lever |
Ghassan Maghzal | The effects of genes and the environment on the structure and function of fibrinogen | Prof Stephen Brennan, Prof Peter George |
2003
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Fook Choe Cheah | Lung inflammation and oxidative injury in hyaline membrane disease: The role of NF-kB activation in pulmonary leukocytes | Prof Christine Winterbourn, Prof Brian Darlow |
Sheryl Gough | Molecular analysis of a novel chromosome translocation associated with acute lymphoid leukemia | Dr Peter Ganly, A/Prof Christine Morris |
Harold Neal | CRESCENTIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS: Associations of Eosinophils and Transforming Growth Factors | Emeritus Prof Robin Fraser |
2002
PhD
Student | Thesis title | Supervisors |
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Suzanne Benjes | BCR-ABL1 Recombination Mechanisms in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia: Clues from Complexity | Prof Vicky Cameron, A/Prof Christine Morris |
Sangeeta Budhia | Isolation and Characterisation of Novel Human Dendritic Cell-Associated Molecule, DD1.1 | Dr Barry Hock, Prof Martin Kennedy, Prof Justin Roake |
Anna Chapman | Aggregation and chlorination of proteins by hypochlorous acid: Insights into reactions within neutrophils | Prof Tony Kettle, Porf Christine Winterbourn |
Victoria Metcalf | The Molecular Evolution of Serum Albumin in Non-Mammalian Vertebrate Species | Prof Stephen Brennan, Prof Peter George |