Congratulations to the Tom Devine who was a recipient of the University of Otago’s inaugural Young Alumni Awards; 20Twenties. Tom has been awarded this honor in recognition of his leadership as Kaiāwhina Māori, mentorship of younger students and of pursuing higher studies.
5:30pm 17th September, BIG13 Seminar Room, Biochemistry Building. Unsure what you can do with a Genetics, Biochemistry or Microbiology background? Come along and hear about some avenues from local graduates and employers with a chance to mingle with food and refreshments. 300 & 400 level BIOC/GENE/MICR Students & Postgrads welcome.
Kevin He (McLellan Lab) has been awarded his Msc and Natalie Waller (Cook Lab) has upgraded her MSc to a PhD and has been award a University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship. Congratulations to you both.
In May of 2020 the Otago Medical Foundation committed funding to an urgent, fast-tracked fund specifically for COVID-19 medical research. Associate Professor James Ussher and Professor Alex McLellan have been both awarded grants.
Congratulations Tom Devine, Assistant Research Fellow in the Department who is a recipient of a 2020 Fulbright Science and Innovation Scholarship. Tom will complete a Master of Public Health specialising in Sociomedical Sciences and History, Ethics and Law at Columbia University in New York City, New York. Tom graduated with a BSc in Microbiology (Hons First Class).
12:00noon Monday 20th July
Room 208, 2nd floor,
Microbiology building,
720 Cumberland Street
12:00noon Monday 13th July
Room 208, 2nd floor,
Microbiology building,
720 Cumberland Street
12:00noon Monday 6th July
Room 208, 2nd floor,
Microbiology building,
720 Cumberland Street
Congratulations Dr Matthew McNeil (Research Fellow) who has received a $1.2 million HRC project grant over 36 months "Combating antimicrobial resistance its high-throughput bacterial genetics".
Congratulations Dr Rachel Darnell and Greg Cook who have received a $1.2 million HRC project grant over 36 months "Unlocking antimicrobial tolerance in bacterial pathogens to overcome AMR".
