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 Zoe Ashley	Lecturer	zoe.ashley@otago.ac.nz
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
Dr Elodie Desroziers	Independent Research Fellow	elodie.desroziers@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	kirk.hamilton@otago.ac.nz
Professor Alison Heather	Professor	alison.heather@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
Associate Professor Regis Lamberts	Associate Professor, Deputy (HOD) Teaching	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	phil.sheard@otago.ac.nz
Associate Professor Alexander Tups	Associate Professor	alexander.tups@otago.ac.nz
Dr Adam Ware	Lecturer	adam.ware@otago.ac.nz

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Research academics

Name	Position	Email
Rachael Augustine	Research Fellow	rachael.augustine@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
Ingrid Fomison-Nurse	Assistant Research Fellow	ingrid.fomison-nurse@otago.ac.nz
Justine Fuller	Assistant Research Fellow	justine.fuller@otago.ac.nz
Dr Dharshini Ganeshan	Assistant Research Fellow	dharshini.ganeshan@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
Jim Loehr	Assistant Research Fellow	jim.loehr@otago.ac.nz
Dr Shane Ohline	Postdoctoral Fellow	shane.ohline@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	Postdoctoral 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 Sonja Seeger-Armbruster	Postdoctoral Fellow	sonja.seeger-armbruster@otago.ac.nz
Callum Tanner	Assistant Research Fellow	callum.tanner@otago.ac.nz
Isabelle van Hout	Assistant Research Fellow	isabelle.vanhout@otago.ac.nz
Helen Waddell	Assistant Research Fellow	helen.waddell@otago.ac.nz
Rachel Wallace	Assistant Research Fellow	rachel.wallace@otago.ac.nz
Luke Worthington	Assistant Research Fellow	luke.worthington@otago.ac.nz

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Teaching and Professional Practice Fellows

Name	Position	Email
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
Lakeishia Judd	Medical Teaching Fellow	lakeishia.judd@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
Gregory Bouwer	Laboratory Technician	gregory.bouwer@otago.ac.nz
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
Rachael Holloway	Compliance Officer	rachael.holloway@otago.ac.nz
Anna Johnson	Administrator, Client Services	anna.johnson@otago.ac.nz
Timothy Marshall	Laboratory Technician	timothy.marshall@otago.ac.nz
Heather Muir	Finance Services, Shared Services	heather.muir@otago.ac.nz
Nigel Pacey	Laboratory Technician	n.pacey@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
Kyra Bingham BMedSc(Hons) Student
Emily Brown PhD Student
Dhananjie Chandrasekera PhD Student
Emma Deeney PhD Student
Manu Futi Master’s Student
Manju Ganesh PhD Student
Nilanjan Ghosh PhD Student
Matt Hall PhD Student
Morgan Herbert-Olsen BBioMedSc(Hons) Student
Kaj Kamstra PhD student
Navneet Lal MBChB / PhD Student
Matthew Logue Master’s Student
Sarah McQueen PhD Student
Valeria Mereacre PhD Student
Puja Paudel PhD student
Shalini Paul PhD Student
Michael Perkinson PhD Student
Amy Ruddenklau PhD Student
Aisha Sati PhD Student
Shivani Sethi PhD student
Vikash Shah PhD Student
Nathan Skinner PhD Student
Judith Swart PhD Student
William Tait Master’s Student
Chris Veitch PhD Student
Madelaine Williams PhD Student
Luke Worthington PhD student
Shao Zheng PhD Student