Two awards at PSNZ Prize Forum
Friday 17 December 2021
Two CNE members won prizes at this year’s virtual Prize Forum of the Physiological Society of New Zealand (PSNZ).
CNE PhD Prize for microglia research on polycystic ovary syndrome
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Like every year, the 2021 CNE PhD Prize was fought out with some really high calibre science presentations and we are delighted to announce that this year’s winner is Aisha Sati from the Campbell group.
Three Marsden grants for the Centre
Monday 15 November 2021
Drs Rosie Brown, Sharon Ladyman, and Joon Kim have been successful with their applications for this year’s funding round of the Royal Society’s Marsden Fund grants.
MBIE support for development of new mammal-specific pest eradication strategy
Thursday 16 September 2021
Researchers Prof Greg Anderson and Dr Caroline Decourt have received MBIE funding for developing a new strategy to eradicate pest mammals which put native plants and animals at risk.
Two HRC project grants for the Centre
Wednesday 28 July 2021
Researchers from the Centre for Neuroendocrinology were successful in acquiring grants for two projects during this year’s Health Research Council funding round.
Otago proud to pledge to openness in animal research
Tuesday 27 July 2021
The University of Otago is proud to be an inaugural signatory of an agreement which pledges openness in animal research and teaching.
OMSRS Speaker Prize for parental behaviour research
Thursday 24 June 2021
Dr Kristina Smiley has won the research staff award for her presentation at the 258th scientific meeting of the Otago Medical School Research Society. Her colleague Dr Teodora Georgescu was runner-up.
Researchers find “missing link”
Thursday 3 December 2020
Otago researchers have found the “missing link between stress and infertility”.
CNE PhD Prize for research on the reward of motherhood
Friday 27 November 2020
The 2020 edition of the annual CNE PhD Prize saw 4 contestants compete for the trophy. In the end, Judith Swart from Rosie Brown’s lab came in first with her research on the reward mechanisms in the brains of mothers.
Distinguished Researcher Award for Associate Professor Rebecca Campbell
Friday 27 November 2020
The School of Biomedical Sciences has announced the winners of this year’s staff awards for teaching, research, and research support. To her own big surprise, Associate Professor Rebecca Campbell won the Distinguished Researcher Award.
CNE awarded for Postgraduate Research Culture Excellence
Monday 23 November 2020
The University of Otago has awarded the Centre for Neuroendocrinology for creating an outstanding postgraduate research culture.
Three Marsden grants for the CNE
Wednesday 11 November 2020
In this year’s funding round by the Marsden Fund of the Royal Society three researchers of the Centre for Neuroendocrinology have been successful in attracting research support. Drs Kristina Smiley and Joe Yip both receive a Fast-Start Grant as emerging researchers and Karl Iremonger is awarded a Standard Grant.
