Our people in the Department of Physiology, Department of Physiology, University of Otago, New Zealand

For staff contact details please refer to the University of Otago directory

Head of Department

Name	Position	Email
Professor Fiona McDonald	Professor, Head of Department	fiona.mcdonald@otago.ac.nz

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Principal investigators

Name	Position	Email
Dr Andrew Bahn	Senior Lecturer	andrew.bahn@otago.ac.nz
Professor Colin Brown	Professor	colin.brown@otago.ac.nz
Dr Rosie Brown	Lecturer	rosemary.brown@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Grant Butt	Associate Professor	grant.butt@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Rebecca Campbell	Associate Professor	rebecca.campbell@otago.ac.nz
Dr Tanya Cully	Lecturer	tanya.cully@otago.ac.nz
Professor Ruth Empson	Professor	ruth.empson@otago.ac.nz
Dr Jeff Erickson	Senior Lecturer	jeff.erickson@otago.ac.nz
Dr Martin Fronius	Senior Lecturer	martin.fronius@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Kirk Hamilton	Associate Professor	kirt.hamilton@otago.ac.nz
Professor Alison Heather	Professor	alison.heather@otago.ac.nz
Professor Allan Herbison	Professor	allan.herbison@otago.ac.nz
Dr Phil Heyward	Lecturer	phil.heyward@otago.ac.nz
Professor Brian Hyland	Professor	brian.hyland@otago.ac.nz
Dr Karl Iremonger	Senior Lecturer	karl.iremonger@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Pete Jones	Associate Professor, Deputy (HOD) Research	pete.jones@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Rajesh Katare	Associate Professor	rajesh.katare@otago.ac.nz
Dr Regis Lamberts	Associate Professor	regis.lamberts@otago.ac.nz
Dr Michelle Munro	Lecturer	michelle.munro@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Daryl Schwenke	Associate Professor	daryl.schwenke@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Phil Sheard	Associate Professor, Deputy (HOD) Teaching	phil.sheard@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Alexander Tups	Associate Professor	alexander.tups@otago.ac.nz

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Research academics

Name	Position	Email
Dr Zoe Ashley	Research Fellow	zoe.ashley@otago.ac.nz
Alisa Boucsein	Postdoctoral Fellow	alisa.boucsein@otago.ac.nz
Dr Carol Bussey	Research Fellow	carol.bussey@otago.ac.nz
Isaiah Cheong	Assistant Research Fellow	isaiah.cheong@otago.ac.nz
Tanya Cheung	Assistant Research Fellow	tanya.cheung@otago.ac.nz
Dr Jenny Clarkson	Research Fellow	jenny.clarkson@otago.ac.nz
Dr Chris Coyle	Postdoctoral Fellow, Campbell Lab	chris.coyle@otago.ac.nz
Dr Elodie Desroziers	Postdoctoral Fellow	elodie.desroziers@otago.ac.nz
Ingrid Fomison-Nurse	Assistant Research Fellow	ingrid.fomison-nurse@otago.ac.nz
Justine Fuller	Assistant Research Fellow	justine.fuller@otago.ac.nz
Ash Gillon	Assistant Research Fellow	ash.gillon@otago.ac.nz
Mary Hawkes	Assistant Research Fellow	mary.hawkes@otago.ac.nz
Michel Herde	CNE Lab Coordinator	michel.herde@otago.ac.nz
Gillian Hughes	Assistant Research Fellow	gillian.hughes@otago.ac.nz
Mohamed Ibrahim	Assistant Research Fellow	mohamed.ibrahim@otago.ac.nz
Alexia Kauff	Assistant Research Fellow	alexia.kauff@otago.ac.nz
Dr Joon Kim	Postdoctoral Fellow	joon.kim@otago.ac.nz
Dr Xinhuai Liu	Senior Research Fellow	xinhuai.liu@otago.ac.nz
Jaya Papannarao	Assistant Research Fellow	jaya.papannarao.ac.nz
Daniil Potapov	Assistant Research Fellow	daniil.potapov@otago.ac.nz
Kyoko Potapov	Assistant Research Fellow	kyoko.potapov@otago.ac.nz
Dr Amelia Power	Assistant Research Fellow	amelia.power@otago.ac.nz
Dr Emmet Power	Postdoctoral Fellow	emmet.power@otago.ac.nz
Mel Prescott	Assistant Research Fellow	mel.prescott@otago.ac.nz
Dr Mohammed Rizwan	Research Fellow	mohammed.rizwan@otago.ac.nz
Dr Sonja Seeger-Armbruster	Postdoctoral Fellow	sonja.seeger-armbruster@otago.ac.nz
Roseanna Smither	Assistant Research Fellow	roseanna.smither@otago.ac.nz
Emma Sutherland	Assistant Research Fellow	emma.sutherland@otago.ac.nz
Callum Tanner	Assistant Research Fellow	callum.tanner@otago.ac.nz
Isabelle van Hout	Assistant Research Fellow	isabelle.vanhout@otago.ac.nz
Rachel Wallace	Assistant Research Fellow	rachel.wallace@otago.ac.nz
Adam Ware	Assistant Research Fellow	adam.ware@otago.ac.nz

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Research support

Name	Position	Email
Robert Porteous	Scientific Officer	robert.porteous@otago.ac.nz

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Teaching and Professional Practice Fellows

Name	Position	Email
Aisya Ahmad Zamri	Teaching Fellow	aisya.ahmadzamri@otago.ac.nz
Toni-Ann Alsop	Teaching Fellow	toni-ann.alsop@otago.ac.nz
Matt Bevin	Professional Practice Fellow	matt.bevin@otago.ac.nz
Liz Erickson	Teaching Fellow	liz.erickson@otago.ac.nz
Susan George	Medical Teaching Fellow	susan.george@otago.ac.nz
Mike Gill	Professional Practice Fellow	mike.gill@otago.ac.nz
Rachel Lund	Teaching Fellow	rachel.lund@otago.ac.nz
Kristi Mungure	Teaching Fellow	kristi.mungure@otago.ac.nz
Sam O'Hara	Teaching Fellow	sam.ohara@otago.ac.nz
Jennifer Schack	Teaching Fellow	jennifer.schack@otago.ac.nz
Abi Walker	Teaching Fellow	abi.walker@otago.ac.nz

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Professional staff

Name	Position	Email
Victoria Cederle	Administrator, Client Services	victoria.cederle@otago.ac.nz
Sue Deans	Technical Manager	sue.deans@otago.ac.nz
Nicola Dever	Administrator, Client Services	nicola.dever@otago.ac.nz
Dianne Galvin	Financial Manager	diana.galvin@otago.ac.nz
Josh Gould	Laboratory Assistant	josh.gould@otago.ac.nz
Karen Grant	Administrator, Client Services	karen.grant@otago.ac.nz
Ray Hannagan	Laboratory Technician	ray.hannagan@otago.ac.nz
Rachael Holloway	Compliance Officer	rachael.holloway@otago.ac.nz
Timothy Marshall	Laboratory Technician	timothy.marshall@otago.ac.nz
Heather Muir	Finance Services, Shared Services	heather.muir@otago.ac.nz
Jessie Murphy	Laboratory Technician	jessie.murphy@otago.ac.nz
Carolyn Porteous	Laboratory Technician	carolyn.porteous@otago.ac.nz
Mariya Semenova	Finance Services, Shared Services	mariya.semenova@otago.ac.nz
Aaron Singline	IT Support Technician	aaron.singline@otago.ac.nz
Maureen Symister	Assistant Technician	maureen.symister@otago.ac.nz
Leo Van Rens	Technical Specialist	leonardus.van.rens@otago.ac.nz

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Postgraduate students

Mehwish Abbassi PhD Student
Hamish Aitken-Buck PhD Student
Esther Asamudo PhD Student
Emily Brown PhD Student
Emma Deeney PhD Student
Caroline Focke PhD Student
Manu Futi Master’s Student
Manju Ganesh PhD Student
Nilanjan Ghosh PhD Student
Matt Hall PhD Student
Mohamed Ibrahim Assistant Research Fellow
Bradley Jamieson PhD Student
Kaj Kamstra PhD student
Shalini Kumar PhD Student
Navneet Lal MBChB / PhD Student
Rachel Lund Teaching Fellow
Sarah McQueen PhD Student
Sajida Parveen PhD Student
Puja Paudel PhD student
Shalini Paul PhD Student
Michael Perkinson PhD Student
Sahib Rasulov PhD Student
Amy Ruddenklau PhD Student
Aisha Sati PhD Student
Shivani Sethi PhD student
Vikash Shah PhD Student
Nathan Skinner PhD Student
Madelaine Williams PhD Student
Luke Worthington PhD student
Shao Zheng PhD Student

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