Microbiology & ImmunologyCongratulations to Greg Cook for his election as a Royal Society Fellow, in recognition of his world-leading authority on the metabolism and energetics of microbial growth. Click here[http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago059508.html] for the Otago University...
Read more about "Greg Cook - elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand"...Congratulations to Prof Margaret Baird who has received the Derrick Rowley Medal[http://shanejenkins.com.au/asi/uncategorized/the-derrick-rowley-medal-for-service-to-asi/] for service to the Australasian Society of Immunology. The Derrick Rowley Medal has been awarded since 2005 to individuals...
Read more about "Prof Margaret Baird awarded Rowley Medal"...Congratulations to the following PhD students, who all received postgraduate travel scholarships from the Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases[http://webstercentre.otago.ac.nz/postgraduate.html]. Michael Petridis Pia Steigler Da-Yuan Chen Liam Brennan Rhodri Harfoot Andrew Highton Megha Budhwani
Read more about "Postgraduate Travel Award Success"...Congratulations to Merilyn Hibma[http://micro.otago.ac.nz/our-people/merilynhibma], who has been promoted to Research Associate Professor (effective 1 February 2014).
Read more about "Merilyn Hibma promoted to Assoc Prof"...Alex McLellan[http://micro.otago.ac.nz/our-people/alexandermclellan] and his PhD student Sarah Saunderson recently published a high quality article on their cancer immunology research - congratulations! This was featured in today[http://www.odt.co.nz/campus/university-otago/290526/otago-researchers-cancer-breakthrough]'s ODT For the media release, click here[http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago064759.html] and to get...
Read more about "Cancer Immunology publication from Alex McLellan"...Dunedin Television featured the Microbiology project from Hands on Science this year - click here[http://www.dunedintv.co.nz/content/hands-science-25th-year] to watch. Hands on Science is convened by Dr Judith Bateup[http://micro.otago.ac.nz/our-people/judithbateup] and gives high school students a...
Read more about "Microbiology Department Hands on Science TV Coverage"...The OSMS held its annual awards ceremony for 2013 in the Hunter Centre Atrium recently. A large crowd gathered to celebrate the achievements of OSMS staff and students. Our...
Read more about "OSMS Awards for Microbiology & Immunology Staff"...The department's Cook Laboratory has a new publication in the high-impact multidisciplinary journal PNAS. Research paper[http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/02/26/1320586111.abstract] Press release[http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago066063.html] ODT article[http://www.odt.co.nz/campus/university-otago/293933/team-helps-unravel-hydrogen-mystery]
Read more about "Cook laboratory researchers discover how soils control atmospheric hydrogen"...Congratulations to Chris Greening, who recently completed his PhD in Gregory Cook[http://micro.otago.ac.nz/our-people/gregorycook]’s lab. Thesis title: Physiological roles of the three [NiFe]- hydrogenases of Mycobacterium smegmatis Mycobacteria are represented by successful environmental saprophytes and...
Read more about "PhD Completion – Chris Greening"...Congratulations to the following staff who have been awarded grants from the Lotteries Health: Ros Kemp - Prognostic value of immune parameters in colorectal cancer. In our laboratory, we have...
Read more about "Lotteries Health Grant Successes"...