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
Appointed Director of Student Affairs
It is my pleasure to announce that Dr David Musson has been appointed Director of Student Affairs. David is a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition.
Staff success
Dr Simerdeep Dhillon and Dr Masahiro (Hiro) Nakao from the Fetal Physiology Group received awards at the Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society (FNPS) Conference held in Nottingham, UK.
Outstanding research abstract
Dr Hamid Abbassi is the co-founder & CEO of Neurofanos, a New Zealand grown high-tech company focused on developing an advanced technology to improve precision in neurosurgery.
Staff success
Dr Rosica Petrova, from the Molecular Vision Cluster in the Department of Physiology has been awarded an AMRF project grant.
Staff success
Dr Marie Ward and Dr Amelia Power from the Department of Physiology have been awarded an AMRF project grant.
Staff success
Christopher Lear in the Department of Physiology, has been awarded an AMRF project grant.
New staff
We welcome Dr Alyona Oryshchuk, newly appointed Research Fellow, to the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology.
Appointment of the SMS Postgraduate Director – Doctoral and Programme Director – PG Biomedical Sciences
It is my pleasure to announce that Associate Professor Srdjan Vlajkovic has been appointed to the role of Post Graduate Director – Doctoral and Associate Professor Deborah Young has been appointed as the Programme Director – PG Biomedical Sciences.
Staff success
Amelia Power was awarded an HRC Emerging Researcher.