New staff

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. She is eager to share her knowledge while continuing to learn from others, hoping to make...
New Director of Cancer Trials New Zealand

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. Nicky is a highly respected Medical Oncologist. She brings experience working in a coordinating centre for cancer clinical trials at the University of...
PhD success

PhD success

Please join me in congratulating Hossein Jahedi, Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology for successfully defending his PhD thesis. The title of his thesis was ‘Hyaluronic Acid Biology in Pancreatic Cancer & Case Report of a Rare Cancer’. He was supervised...
Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship

Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr Ana Luiza Sayegh, Department of Physiology, on being awarded the Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship to participate in the ‘2nd comprehensive microneurography course’ at the Monash Prato Centre, Tuscany, Italy. This...
PhD student success

PhD student success

Please join me in congratulating Alice McDouall, Department of Physiology for successfully defending her PhD thesis. The title of her thesis was ‘Perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury – optimizing treatment for mild to severe injury.’ She was supervised by...