Our People
The Maurice Wilkins Centre draws together more than 240 investigators from around the country, linking researchers from six universities, three Crown Research Institutes, one private research institutes, and nine District Health Boards.
These investigators represent most of New Zealand's expertise in discovering new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tools that proceed to clinical trials. In addition to its associate investigators (listed here) the Centre has twenty principal investigators and more than 250 early to mid-career affiliates.
Associate Investigators
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Anatomy - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Jane Allison
School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Physical and Chemical Sciences - University of Canterbury
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Department of Anatomy - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Biological Sciences - University of Waikato
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Emeritus Professor Bruce Baguley
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Department of Public Health - University of Otago (Wellington)
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Associate Professor Louise Barbier
Department of Surgery - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Adam Bartlett
Department of Surgery - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Ghader Bashiri
School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Faculty of Science and Engineering - University of Waikato
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Department of Public Health - University of Otago (Wellington)
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Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Cherie Blenkiron
Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Waitemata District Health Board
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Associate Professor Mihnea Bostina
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Chemistry - Auckland University of Technology
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Chris Brown
Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Anatomy - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Jaydee Cabral
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Faculty of Denistry - University of Otago
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Institute of Environmental Science & Research
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Associate Professor Aniruddha Chatterjee
Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Davide Comoletti
School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Medicine - University of Auckland
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Institute of Fundamental Sciences - Massey University
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Associate Professor Margaret Currie
Department of Pathology - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Medicine - University of Auckland
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Department of Surgery and Anesthesia - University of Otago (Wellington)
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School of Pharmacy - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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School of Science - Auckland University of Technology
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - Univeristy of Auckland
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Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Te Aka Mātuatua - School of Science - University of Waikato
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - Canterbury University
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School of Medical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Medicine - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Department of Chemistry - University of Canterbury
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Institute of Fundamental Sciences - Massey University
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Jack Flanagan
Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Martin Fronius
Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Daniel Furkert
School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor Allan Gamble
School of Pharmacy - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Mike Garratt
Department of Anatomy - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Institute of Environmental Science & Research
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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor David Goldstone
School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Plant and Food Research
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Department of Anatomy - University of Otago
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Department of Chemistry - University of Otago
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School of Medicine - University of Auckland
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Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Chris Hall
Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Centre for Free Radical Research - University of Otago
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School of Fundamental Sciences - Massey University
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Associate Professor Paul Harris
School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Joanne Harvey
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Michael Hay
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Institute of Environmental Science & Research
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Faculty of Science and Engineering - University of Waikato
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Department of Preventive and Social Medicine - University of Otago
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Haematology Research Group - Canterbury District Health Board & Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Medical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Medical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Pharmacy - University of Otago
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Institute of Environmental Science & Research
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Plant and Food Research
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Associate Professor Matloob Husain
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Karl Iremonger
Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Keith Ireton
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Medicine - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Emeritus Professor Geoff Jameson
School of Food Technology and Fundamental Sciences - Massey University
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Associate Professor Stephen Jamieson
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Chemistry - University of Canterbury
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Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Rajesh Katare
Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Te Huataki Waiora School of Health - University of Waikato
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Associate Professor Robert Keyzers
School of Chemical & Physical Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Joanna Kirman
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Bronwyn Kivell
School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Auckland University of Technology
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Division of Health Sciences - University of Otago and CCDHB
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Institute of Environmental Science and Research
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Department of Anatomy - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor Goetz Laible
AgResearch
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Associate Professor Regis Lamberts
Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Sir John Walsh Research Institute - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Emeritus Professor Dave Larsen
Department of Chemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Department of Oncology - University of Auckland
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Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Liz Ledgerwood
Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
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Associate Professor Klaus Lehnert
School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor Dong-Xu Liu
School of Science - Auckland University of Technology
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School of Science & School of Interprofessional Health Studies - Auckland University of Technology
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences - Auckland University of Technology
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Environmental Science and Research
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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School of Physical and Chemical Sciences - University of Canterbury
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Department of Anatomy - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Department of Surgical Sciences - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Melanie McConnell
School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Pharmacology - University of Auckland
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Kim Mellor
School of Medicine - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Troy Merry
Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Jennifer Miles-Chan
Human Nutrition Unit - University of Auckland
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Emeritus Professor John Miller
School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor Brian Monk
Deparment of Oral Sciences - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Kathy Mountjoy
Department of Physiology - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Callaghan Innovation Limited
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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School of Mathematics and Statistics - Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor Bjorn Oback
Plant and Food Research
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Associate Professor Pawel Olszewski
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Waikato
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Liggins Institute - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Canterbury
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Department of Medicine - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Liggins Institute - University of Auckland
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Department of Chemistry - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Research Associate Professor Anna Pilbrow
Christchurch Heart Institute - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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School of Medicine - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Department of Surgery - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - Massey University
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Gordon Rewcastle
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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School of Pharmacy - University of Otago
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Auckland District Health Board
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Evelyn Sattlegger
Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences - Massey University
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Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Associate Professor Brent Seale
School of Science - Auckland University of Technology
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Bioactive Group - Cawthron Institute
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Nursing - Massey University
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Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine - University of Otago (Wellington)
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Tania Slatter
Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Associate Profressor Jeff Smaill
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Chris Squire
School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Bridget Stocker
Immunoglycomics Group - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Canterbury
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Auckland Bioengineering Group - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Professor Paul Teesdale-Spittle
School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Mattie Timmer
School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Liggins Institute - University of Auckland
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School of Health Sciences - Massey University
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Associate Professor Alexander Tups
Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Pharmacy - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Chemistry - University of Otago
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Liggins Institute - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Associate Professor Logan Walker
Department of Pathology - University of Otago, Christchurch
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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
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Associate Professor Jingyuan Wen
School of Pharmacy - University of Auckland
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Emeritus Professor David Williams
School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Science - University of Waikato
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Department of Surgery - University of Auckland
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington