Staff success
Professor Julian Paton, Director of Manaaki Manawa, the Centre for Heart Research and Professor of Translational Physiology, Department of Physiology, has won the inaugural Geoffrey Burnstock Memorial lecture gifted from the American Autonomic Society.
Staff success
A breakthrough study, led by Associate Professor Chris Hall, Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology and his lab group, has uncovered how daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections.
NZ Order of Merit in the Kings Birthday Honours 2025
Associate Professor Mark Thomas, Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, was made a Companion of the NZ Order of Merit in the Kings Birthday Honours 2025.
Bachelor of Medical Imaging Honours students success
An event to celebrate the Bachelor of Medical Imaging Honours students success was held on the evening of 13 May 2025.
New PhD student
We welcome Noah Papali, a PhD student from the Auckland Cancer Research Centre.
High impact papers
The brain doesn’t just think. It moves, subtly pulsing with every heartbeat.
New staff
We welcome Claire Heffernan, a Professional Teaching Fellow from the Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging who has joined the Faculty and the Cardiac Ultrasound team.
New Director of Cancer Trials New Zealand
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Nicky Lawrence as our new Director of Cancer Trials New Zealand.
PhD success
Please join me in congratulating Hossein Jahedi, Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology for successfully defending his PhD thesis.