Dr Heather Brooks
Contact Details
heather.brooks@otago.ac.nz
+64 (3) 479-7826
Research Interests
Applied Medical Microbiology
Year of Appointment
1993
Training
BSc Hons (Surrey, UK) PhD (London, UK)
Teaching Roles
MELS306 (convenor), Fourth Year MELS (convenor), MICN201, MICN301 (second and third year Medicine) (co-convenor), MICR223 / MELS223, MICR360, MELS207
Current Research
Dr Brooks has a wide variety of research interests in the field of medical microbiology. Current major projects are focussed on the bioactivity of a gel for surgical use, necrotising enterocolitis in newborn infants and antimicrobial activity of plant-based products.