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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.
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.
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.
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.
Thursday 3 December 2020
Otago researchers have found the “missing link between stress and infertility”.
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.
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.
Monday 23 November 2020
The University of Otago has awarded the Centre for Neuroendocrinology for creating an outstanding postgraduate research culture.
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.
Monday 2 November 2020
The most common cause of infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), affects about 10% of all women. Dr Elodie Desroziers from the Centre for Neuroendocrinology has just been awarded the prestigious Hercus Fellowship by the New Zealand Health Research Council to investigate the brain’s role in this disorder.
Monday 7 September 2020
Fathers of newborn babies can be forgiven for feeling a little hormonal – a new study has shown they are being flooded by the same chemical as a breastfeeding mother.
Wednesday 1 July 2020
Dr Rosie Brown and Prof Dave Grattan have received funding from the Health Research Council of New Zealand to investigate how pregnancy hormones influence the mother’s brain to ensure she looks after her offspring appropriately. The project is co-led by the two researchers from the Departments of Physiology and Anatomy, respectively.
