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John PearsonResearch Associate Professor

MSc PhD(Auck)

Email john.pearson@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 364 3653

Background

  • 2008 - Biostatistical consultant with the Otago University, Christchurch.
  • 2006 - 2008 Statistical analyst then senior research statistician at Statistics New Zealand where I worked on economic surveys and strategic development
  • 2001 - 2006 Bioinformatics statistician then senior statistician at Vialactia Biosciences (NZ) Ltd, where I worked on animal studies, microarray analysis and design, experimental design, genetics
  • 1998 - 2001 Lecturer in statistics at the University of Auckland
  • Member of the New Zealand Statistics Association.

Research Interests

  • Microarrays
  • Genetics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Statistical Computing
  • Survey Methods

Publications

Nehoff, H., Crozier, I., Vernon, H., James, C., Fernández-Ávila, A. I., Bowes, M., … Pearson, J., … Doudney, K. (2026). Pyrophosphatase 2 deficiency: Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management. Circulation: Genomic & Precision Medicine, 19(5), e005673. doi: 10.1161/circgen.125.005673 Journal - Research Article

Canson, D. M., Wiggins, G. A. R., Velasco-Sampedro, E. A., Pearson, J. F., Walker, L. C., & Spurdle, A. (2026). Evidence-based recommendations for application of construct-based splicing data in clinical variant classification. Genome Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1186/s13073-026-01746-3 Journal - Research Article

Morley-Bunker, A., Turner, G., Beardsley, B., Morrin, H., Pearson, J., Walker, L. C., & Currie, M. (2026). Detection of human cytomegalovirus lncRNA4.9 in breast tumor tissue using RNA in situ hybridization. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1369/00221554261474562 Journal - Research Article

Pearson, A., Cunningham, E., Kane, J., Troughton, R. W., Pearson, J. F., Lewis, L. K., Woodcock, E., Pemberton, C., McKerchar, C., & Patu, M. (2026). Hauora Manawa mō ngā Kaumātua me ngā Whānau: A co-designed community-based cohort study of cardiovascular health among older Māori in Canterbury, New Zealand: A study protocol. BMJ Open, 16(8), e120784. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120784 Journal - Research Other

Thompson, N., Pearson, J., Frizelle, F., Koea, J., & Glyn, T. (2026). Exploring the holistic impact of cancer: A pilot study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 96(Suppl. 1), IH004. doi: 10.1111/ans.70592 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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