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15 Aug 2015
TB research funding awarded
Professor Greg Cook and Dr Htin Lin Aung awarded $450,000 for Tb research.
04 Aug 2015
Volcanic bacteria take minimalist approach to survival
New research by scientists at the University of Otago and GNS Science is helping...
21 Mar 2015
Rheumatic Fever Workshop
Rheumatic Fever Workshop
20 Mar 2015
Role of topical antibiotics causing Staphylococcus aureus resistance in NZ
Role of topical antibiotics causing Staphylococcus aureus resistance in NZ
27 Jan 2015
Antibiotic resistance and industry
Professor Kurt Krause responds to an opinion about industry's role in growing an...
26 Jan 2015
Infectious diseases peak in south
Professor Steve Chambers comments on the recorded spike in infectious diseases i...
25 Nov 2014
Huge toll from seasonal influenza
Professor Michael Baker discusses a new paper about the large public health impa...
19 Nov 2014
Investigating natural immunity to TB
Dr Ayesha Verrall is investigating natural immunity to TB as part of her doctora...
29 Oct 2014
NZ's role in fighting Ebola
Professor Michael Baker calls on the NZ Government to send health workers to Ebo...
23 Sep 2014
Nuffield Scholarship awarded
Andrew Highton PhD, past winner of a Webster Centre Travel Award, has received a...
15 Sep 2014
Health impacts of poor housing
Professor Michael Baker, a Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases research leade...
10 Sep 2014
Infectious diseases in the farming sector
Professor Frank Griffin is interviewed about the impact of infectious disease in...
Researchers feature at Otago Spotlight Series
Greg Cook: Opportunities for Infectious Disease Research in New Zealand: a Biomedical Perspective (32 minutes, YouTube)
Jo Kirman: Deciphering the protective immune response (18.5 minutes, YouTube)
Kurt Krause: Spotlight 2018 Infectious Diseases (20 minutes, YouTube)
James Ussher: New sequencing technologies for infectious diseases (22 minutes, YouTube)