Congratulations to Anne-Kristin Dahse for completing her MSc.
Congratulations to Ros Kemp, who was announced as Otago's Supervisor of the Year at yesterday's OUSA Awards function.
Congratulations to Bridget Watson, who was recently granted a Dean's Prestigious Summer Scholarship. Bridget is currently in the final year of her BSc, majoring in Microbiology. She will carry out her 10-week summer project in Dr Peter Fineran's Lab.
Congratulations to Pratap Vanga for completing his PhD.
Congratulations to Frank Griffin, who received a Technology Transfer voucher grant for a two-year project to develop biomarkers for resistance and susceptibility to paratuberculosis in deer.
The Department's Publication of the Month is:
Congratulations to Ed Taylor who was awarded the Eli Lilly Award at the New Zealand Society for Oncology Conference today. The Eli Lilly Award is awarded for the best presentation by a trainee or young member of the Society and is used to further their career in oncology.
Gloves used commonly in general hospital wards throughout New Zealand are frequently contaminated with bacteria before coming into contact with patients, with poor glove box design and inadequate hand washing by hospital staff the likely culprits, a new University of Otago study led by Dr Heather Brooks, has found. Click here for further information
Congratulations to Chris Greening (Cook Lab) and Ed Taylor (Kemp Lab), who were awarded Prof Sandy Smith Memorial Scholarships this week. These scholarships are administered by the Dunedin Basic Medical Sciences Course Trust and are awarded to students whose research has application to microbiology in relation to medicine.
On Friday June 21, several students from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology presented their research at the 2nd Annual Gut Health Network Conference in Dunedin:
