Research at the Department of Physiology, Department of Physiology | University of Otago

Academic and research staff in our laboratories are engaged in high-quality internationally-recognised physiological research. We use state-of-the-art technologies to undertake integrative, cellular, and molecular investigations aimed at understanding animal and human physiology.

Physiology research labs

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C Brown Lab

Professor Colin Brown

Neuroendocrinology

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R Brown Lab

Associate Professor Rosie Brown

Neuroendocrinology

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Campbell Lab

Professor Rebecca Campbell

Neuroendocrinology

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Cully Lab

Dr Tanya Cully

Calcium and ROS interactions in healthy and diseased skeletal muscle

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Erickson Lab

Associate Professor Jeff Erickson

Heart failure and vascular disease

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Fronius Lab

Associate Professor Martin Fronius

Epithelial ion transport and epithelial ion channels

Heather Lab

Professor Alison Heather

Atherosclerosis

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Iremonger Lab

Associate Professor Karl Iremonger

Neuroendocrinology

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Jones Lab

Professor Pete Jones

Molecular mechanisms underlying heart disease, arrhythmia and skeletal muscle disease

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Katare Lab

Professor Rajesh Katare

Cardiovascular disease; diabetes

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Kim Lab

Dr Joon Kim

Behavioural neuroscience

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Leask Lab

Dr Megan Leask

Assigning function to genetic variants associated with metabolic traits

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McDonald Lab

Professor Fiona McDonald

Epithelial sodium channel in blood pressure regulation and cancer

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Munro Lab

Dr Michelle Munro

Cardiac arrhythmia and heart failure

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Schwenke Lab

Professor Daryl Schwenke

Cardiorespiratory Physiology

Tups Lab

Associate Professor Alexander Tups

Neuroendocrinology