Otago Biochemistry in the news
- Professor Tate top OSMS Supervisor
- 07/02/2012
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On the 2nd February Professor Warren Tate was awarded the
Otago School of Medical Sciences prize for Excellence in
Postgraduate Supervision. This prize is awarded based on
student nominations. Read more >>
- First prize for poster
- 22/11/2011
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Congratulations to postgraduate students Sharleen Rae
(Biochemistry) and Malinda Tantirigama (Physiology) who won
a first prize award at the University of Otago’s Health
Science Research Forum in October. The theme of the forum
was Innovation Through Collaboration and the poster was
designed to demonstrate how both students' PhD projects
fitted together as part of a wider collaboration between the
Neural Development and Disease lab in Biochemistry, and the
Empson lab in Physiology. Read more >>
- Second Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for A/P Poulter
- 09/11/2011
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The University of Otago announced today that it will receive
funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative
created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables
researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address
persistent health and development challenges. Associate
Professor Russell Poulter will pursue an innovative global
health research project, titled “Activation of latent HIV
by cyclic analogues of Tat”. Read more >>
- PC3 Laboratory
- 07/10/2011
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Professor Kurt Krause was in yesterday's Otago Daily Times
watching the new PC3 biocontainment facility being hoisted
onto the roof of the Department of Microbiology and
Immunology with Professors Frank Griffin and Gregory Cook
from that department. The purchase of the PC3 facility was
initiated by the Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases, of
which Professor Krause is the Director, and funded by the
university. It will allow our scientists to study the
microorganisms that cause infectious diseases such as
tuberculosis in safety. Read more >>
- 2011 Marsden successes
- 06/10/2011
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Three Biochemistry Department researchers were successful in
the Marsden funding announced today. Associate Professor
Catherine Day will receive $985,000, Dr Liz Duncan $345,000,
and Dr Stephanie Hughes is associate investigator on
Professor Cliff Abraham's $985,000 grant. Read more >>
- Assoc Prof Dearden on TV
- 23/09/2011
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Last night Associate Professor Peter Dearden was featured on
TVNZ7's "Ever Wondered" programme. He spoke about the
fascinating life of bees, which have been a life-long
interest, and are the focus of his research. Read more >>
- "Ever Wondered?"
- 12/09/2011
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Two more recent episodes of TVNZ 7's "Ever Wondered?"
programme have featured Biochemistry Department staff. On
the 11th August Professor Warren Tate spoke on Alzheimer's
research, and on 8th September Associate Professor Tony
Merriman introduced us to the study of genetics. Read more >>
- Dr Daniel Garama and kina
- 29/08/2011
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Dr Daniel Garama, who graduated on Saturday, was in the
Otago Daily Times talking about his research on kina. Dan is
trying to develop a system for cultivating kina with
consistent light-coloured roe as a high value export. Read more >>
- Biochemistry PSA research
- 26/08/2011
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Associate Professor Russell Poulter is in the news this
week. A reseach team consisting of Assoc Prof Poulter,
Professor Iain Lamont, Dr Margi Butler, Dr Becky Laurie, and
Mr Les McNoe, has determined the genomic sequence of the
Kiwifruit pathogen PSA. Read more >>
- Research Society meeting
- 25/08/2011
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The 35th meeting of the "Department of Biochemistry Research
Society" was held on the afternoons of August 23 and 24
2011. All of the fourth year Honours, Masters, and Dip Sci
students presented the work they have done over the last few
months in a series of fifteen minute talks to the whole
department. The talks highlighted the broad range of
research in the Department and the amount of hard work
students put into their practical work. The standard of the
presentations was excellent. Read more >>
- Eaton-Rye Lab on TVNZ 7
- 05/08/2011
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Members of the Eaton-Rye lab last night featured on a TV
show on TVNZ 7 called 'Ever Wondered' at 7.05pm talking
about alternative fuels and photosynthesis.
The item can be viewed on TVNZ On Demand - select "Chapter
3" to see the interview on Julian's group. Read more >>
- Rutherford Lecture
- 21/07/2011
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Last night Professor Warren Tate gave the second of his
Rutherford lectures to a packed Hutton Theatre at Otago
Museum. After introductory remarks from Dr Christine Jasoni
of the Otago Institute and Dr Garth Carnaby, President of
the Royal Society of New Zealand, Warren took the audience
on a condensed journey through his professional career. Read more >>
- Assoc Prof Guilford gets HRC funding
- 21/07/2011
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The key to curing cancer is early detection, as most tumours
have begun to spread by the time obvious symptoms are
noticed. It is vital to have methods that can be used to
screen high-risk groups before symptoms appear. The Health
Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has supported the
development of both tests. The HRC Chief Executive, Dr Robin
Olds, says: “Cancers of the bladder and prostate are very
treatable if detected early. A highly accurate, non-invasive
screening test like this will undoubtedly prevent some
needless deaths.” Read more >>
- Professor Tate National Speaking Tour
- 13/07/2011
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On Monday 18th July Professor Warren Tate begins his
Rutherford Lecture Series. This is a national tour of
speaking dates in Nelson (18th July), Dunedin (20th July),
Wanaka (21st July), Rotorua (26th July), Palmerston North
(27th July), and Auckland (28th July). An additional lecture
is being scheduled for Christchurch on the 15th September. Read more >>
- Tate Lab on National Radio
- 08/07/2011
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Our Changing World again featured researchers from our
department last night. Some of Professor Warren Tate's
research group spoke to Ruth Beran about their work on
proteins associated with Alzheimer's Disease. Read more >>
- Stephanie Hughes on Radio
- 01/07/2011
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Last night's "Our Changing World" featured our own Stephanie
Hughes along with her collaborator Louise Parr-Brownlie
discussing their work using light pulses on cells to study a
model of Parkinson's Disease. Read more >>
- Tony Zaharic wins major teaching award
- 21/06/2011
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Tony Zaharic is one of three recipients of the 2011 Otago
Teaching Excellence Awards. Tony teaches first year
undergraduate Biochemistry to upwards of 1000 students each
year, and has three times won the Otago University
Students’ Association top teacher award. Read more >>
- Professor Krause on radio
- 14/06/2011
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Yesterday morning Professor Kurt Krause was interviewed by
Lynn Freeman on Nine to Noon. Kurt spoke about the recent E.
coli outbreak in Germany. Read more >>
- Assoc Prof Poulter receives US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant
- 29/04/2011
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The University of Otago announced today that it is a Grand
Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Associate Professor Russell
Poulter of the Department of Biochemistry will pursue an
innovative global health and development research project,
titled “Targeting HIV provirus with novel restriction
endonucleases”. Read more >>
- 10th Otago Genomics Facility Meeting.
- 08/03/2011
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The 10th Otago Genomics Facility Meeting was held on
February 18th. The meeting was a popular as ever with 120
people registered and attending. We had an impressive lineup
of speakers, with Dr Michael Mann from the Institute for
Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore as a keynote. He
gave a fantastic talk on the use of transposon mediated gene
knockouts to study genes involved in melanoma progression. Read more >>
- Student prizes awarded
- 02/03/2011
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The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce that
Hyon-Xhi Tan, Emma Nolan, Caillan Crowe-McAuliffe, Sam
Walsh, and Laura Haycock are the winners of the following
student prizes for 2010. Read more >>
- Four members of the Department win awards
- 07/02/2011
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Associate Professors Catherine Day and Peter Dearden, Dr Liz
Duncan, and Mrs Kaye Wilson won major awards at the recent
Otago School of Medical Sciences Awards ceremony. Catherine
Day won the OSMS Distinguished Researcher of the Year, Kaye
Wilson won the Distinguished Teaching Fellow, and Peter
Dearden and Liz Duncan won the Best Paper of 2010 Award. Read more >>
- Otago Genomics Facility Meeting
- 07/02/2011
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This year's Otago Genomics Facility Meeting will be held in
the Department of Biochemistry from 10am to 5pm on Friday
February 18, 2011. As in previous years there will be a
great line-up of local, national and international speakers,
covering a wide range of genomics applications. Read more >>
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