Message from the Head of School
Kia ora koutou
Welcome to our School of Medical Sciences (SMS) Newsletter which has become the place where we acknowledge and record the successes of our staff and students. These various successes whether they are big or small represent the different parts of the academic and career journeys of the staff and students who together form one of the biggest and most successful Schools at Waipapa Taumata Rau: The University of Auckland.
The range of academic disciplines across the School and the excellence of the research we conduct is driven by the research led teaching performed by the academic Departments that make up SMS. Furthermore, this concentration of research activity has allowed the School to host the establishment of a number of research centres that allow us to collaborate more widely with colleagues from outside the School.
I invite you to read about our current and archived successes to gain some insight into the talented individuals that make up SMS and how their individual achievements are contributing to the overall success of the School.
Nga mihi
Paul
New PhD student
We welcome Ghazal Mehri-Kakavanda, a PhD in the Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging.
High impact publication
Dr Amelia Power and her colleagues from the University of Otago recently published their research understanding the signalling pathways that lead to cardiac arrythmias in top cardiovascular research journal Circulation Research
AMRF grant success
Congratulations to Dr Simerdeep Dhillon, Dr Justin Rustenhoven and Dr Moana Tercel on receiving an AMRF grant.
Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust (MPPT) grant
Congratulations to Dr Kelly Zhou from the Department of Physiology on being awarded the Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust (MPPT) project grant.
Academic staff promotions 2023
Congratulations to the academic staff below who have been promoted in the academic staff promotion round 2023.
Marsden project grant
Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Astin from the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology for receiving a Marsden project grant.
Rutherford Foundation Fellowship
Congratulations, Dr Akshata Anchan on receiving the Rutherford Foundation Fellowship.
New PhD student
We welcome Lara Molloy, a PhD student from the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre.
High impact paper
A paper titled ‘Infection-experienced HSPCs protect against infections by generating neutrophils with enhanced mitochondrial bactericidal activity’ was recently published in Science Advances by the Hall group.