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New PhD student

New PhD student

We welcome Lara Molloy, a PhD student from the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre. Her proposed project is entitled, ‘Pharmacological Modulation of Lipid Kinases’. She will be supervised by Associate Professor Jack Flanagan, Dr Julie Spicer, Dr Emma Nolan, and...
High impact paper

High impact paper

From left Associate Professor Chris Hall and Hannah Darroch A paper titled ‘Infection-experienced HSPCs protect against infections by generating neutrophils with enhanced mitochondrial bactericidal activity’ was recently published in Science Advances by...
Howard Williams Medal  2024

Howard Williams Medal 2024

Congratulations Alistair! Professor Alistair Jan Gunn has been awarded the 2024 Howard Williams Medal from the Paediatrics & Child Health Division of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians for outstanding contributions to Paediatrics & Child Health in...
Postgraduate success

Postgraduate success

Congratulations to Chris Puli’uvea who successfully defended his PhD thesis. His thesis was entitled, “The Immuno-metabolic Effects of Unique Māori and Pacific Gene Variants”. He was supervised by Professor Peter Shepherd and Associate Professor Troy...
Blood pressure and links to dementia

Blood pressure and links to dementia

Professor Julian Paton was invited to speak on Radio New Zealand on 12 November 2023. Mr Jim Mora interviewed him. High blood pressure has become a focus of attention in many quarters. The condition affects one-third of adult New Zealanders and disproportionately more...