Congratulations to Sam Norton, who was one of the winners in the latest round of the Genesis Oncology Trust Professional Development Award.
Yesterday evening the Science Community of Otago launched its new monthly lecture series "Let's Talk Science". The informal lectures are aimed at any students with an interest in science, and feature popular University of Otago science lecturers.
The Gut Health Network held its annual Public Research Forum on Saturday. Patients who have contributed to studies by researchers in the Gut Health Network were invited, as well as the general public.
Tuesday 24 March is World TB Day, and this year the United Nations, the Stop TB Partnership and the World Health Organization are calling on all governments and health organisations to mobilise political and social commitment to combating tuberculosis. With nine million new cases and 1.5 million deaths each year, TB is an ongoing epidemic.
Dr Htin Aung, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cook Lab, is already known around the department for his photography, but his skills have now also been recognised by the University.
Dr Ros Kemp has been recognised as one of the University of Otago's outstanding lecturers in the 2015 Teaching Excellence Awards.
Professor Greg Cook has been interviewed for a story on antibiotic resistance for Our Changing World, Radio New Zealand's science feature show. The show airs at 9pm on Thursday 12 February and is also available online.
Congratulations to Dr Roslyn Kemp, who has been awarded a $39,407 Genesis Oncology Grant for her project entitled Improved survival with cimetidine in early colorectal cancer: impact on the Immunoscore.
Groups of senior high school students have been experiencing life in the lab as part of the University's Hands-On Science programme this week.
The Otago Centre for Electron Microscopy (OCEM) and the Otago Centre for Confocal Microscopy (OCCM) will host the 27th New Zealand Conference on Microscopy, be held from Monday the 2nd of February to Friday the 6th of February 2015.
