News from the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences
14 Oct 2026
30 with the VC | Professor Peter Dearden
What is a genome? What would it make for Aotearoa New Zealand to become predator-free?
12 Oct 2026
Pioneering bone graft process developed in Otago laboratory
University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have developed a new patented process that could improve the way...
07 Oct 2026
Early career researchers making their mark
Five Otago researchers working in areas ranging from how housing affects health and wellbeing to learning more about imm...
01 Oct 2026
Biotechnology that delivers real benefits for New Zealanders
Some of Otago’s mid-career researchers will benefit from a new initiative to help New Zealand make the most of emerging...
28 Sep 2026
Study unlocks parasitic mind-control code
Scientists have long marvelled at a chilling biological phenomenon: parasites that force their terrestrial hosts to marc...
25 Sep 2026
New tool closes gap on untapped potential of phages
A new tool to mutate bacteriophages – viruses that infect bacteria – provides a “big leap” forward in both our understan...
24 Sep 2026
Major international bat study rewrites species’ family tree
The biggest bat genome and fossil study ever undertaken has busted myths about their origin and revealed echolocation an...
23 Sep 2026
Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in range of water sources
A study has found chemicals which can impact fertility and reproductive health are contaminating both natural and drinki...
18 Sep 2026
Tauira giving back through Tāmanu programme
What started as an opportunity to gain real-life experience inside a biomedical research laboratory has become a full-ci...
10 Sep 2026
Scavenging linked to virus variety in wild birds
The scavenging behaviour of many wild birds plays an important role in the type, number and variety of viruses they have...
08 Sep 2026
Sharing Science in the Solomons
A three-person team, led by Associate Professor Greg Walker from Otago’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, has just r...
07 Sep 2026
Biomedical students’ research in the spotlight
One of the highlights of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences (BMS) calendar is its student-lead research symposium, showc...