Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Christchurch

The Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine undertakes internationally-renowned research in pathology, biomedical science and imaging.

This underpins our award winning teaching of postgraduate research students and undergraduate medical students at the University of Otago, Christchurch campus.

PhD, masters' and honours opportunities

We welcome enquiries from enthusiastic and highly-motivated students with medical or biomedical science backgrounds. Our PhD, master's and honours programmes provide hands on research experience that will prepare you for a career in research, diagnostics or biotechnology.

• PhD information
• BBiomedSc(Hons) information
• Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBiomedSc) information
• Postgraduate research opportunities in the Department

Research in pathology, biomedical science and imaging

We have eight independent research groups within the Department, each with a different biomedical focus:

• Gene Structure and Function Laboratory
• Haematology Research Group
• Imaging Group
• Mackenzie Cancer Research Group
• Mātai Hāora - Centre for Redox Biology and Medicine
• Nutrition in Medicine Research Group
• The Infection Group

Members of these research groups are also involved with the following research centres and networks as directors or principal investigators:

• Canterbury Comprehensive Cancer Centre (C4)
• Carney Centre for Pharmacogenomics
• Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine
• One Health Aotearoa