Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 479 7722
- greg.cook@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- Professor
- Department
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- Qualifications
- MSc PhD(Waik) FRSNZ
- Research summary
- Microbial physiology and biochemistry, antimicrobial resistance, drug discovery, molecular microbiology, structural biology
Research
Research in my laboratory is focused on developing bacterial metabolism and energetics as a new target space for drug development to combat bacterial pathogens in humans (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and treat and prevent disease in food animals and plants. The goal of this work is to produce new and fast-acting drugs that will address the issues of antimicrobial resistance and persistence.
Cook leads a multidisciplinary science team: Cook Lab, Microbiology and Immunology
Awards
- University of Otago Research Group Award 2017, Otago Bacterial Energetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Group
- University of Otago Distinguished Research Medal, 2014 (University of Otago's highest distinction)
- Fellow of the Royal Society New Zealand, 2013
Roles
- Management Principal Investigator (leader TB flagship), The Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland
- Chair-elect, Gordon Research Conference on Bioenergetics (vice Chair 2019, Chair 2021)