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The Research Infrastructure Centre (RIC) brings together key research facilities that support health and biomedical research at the University of Otago.
Research Infrastructure Centre management team
Claire Gallop
Research Infrastructure Centre Manager
Email claire.gallop@otago.ac.nz
Elise Velenski
RIC Administrator
Email ric.admin@otago.ac.nz
Operations Managers
Dr Rob Day, Acting Otago Genomics Facility (OGF) Operations Manager
Email genomics@otago.ac.nz
Dr Torsten Kleffman, Centre for Protein Research (CPR) Operations Manager
Email torsten.kleffmann@otago.ac.nz
Dr Karen Reader, Acting Otago Micro and Nanoscale Imaging (OMNI) Operations Manager
Email omni@otago.ac.nz
Scott Rhodes, Biomedical Research Facilities (BRF) Operations Manager
Email scott.rhodes@otago.ac.nz
Research Infrastructure Centre's governance group
The Divisional Research Infrastructure Governance Group (DRIGG) provides strategic oversight to the operations of the Research Infrastructure Centre.
DRIGG members
- Professor Paul Brunton, (Chair), Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Division of Health Sciences
- Associate Professor Peter Jones, Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences (Deputy Chair DRIGG, Chair OMNI AAG)
- Professor Greg Anderson, Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences
(Chair, Biomedical Research Facilities Academic Advisory Group) - Associate Professor Mik Black, School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences
(Acting Chair, Otago Genomics Facility Academic Advisory Group) - Dr Michele Coleman, Research Development Manager, Division of Health Sciences
- Professor Catherine Day, School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences
(Chair, Centre for Protein Research Academic Advisory Group) - Professor Sarah Hook, School of Pharmacy, Division of Health Sciences
- Professor Roslyn Kemp, Associate Dean, Research
- Ms Susanne Seaman, Finance Manager, Financial Services
- Associate Professor Peter Jones, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences
(Chair, Otago Micro and Nanoscale Imaging Academic Advisory Group) - Associate Professor Ting Wang, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Division of Sciences
- Ms Claire Gallop, Research Infrastructure Manager, Division of Health Sciences
