The MWC has a large number of Associate Investigators from both within the University of Auckland as well as other national and international institutions. Many of these investigators directly support the research themes of the Centre while others have related research projects that benefit from MWC financial support.
| Dr David Ackerley | School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington |
| Assoc Prof Vickery Arcus | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Waikato |
| Prof Paul Atkinson | School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington |
| Prof Bruce Baguley | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Gib Bogle | Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland |
| Prof Peter Browett | Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Christina Buchanan | Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, The University of Auckland |
| Prof Jillian Cornish | School of Medicine, The University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Lai-Ming Ching | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Gregory Cook | Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago |
| Dr Edmund Crampin | Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Andrew Dingley | Department of Chemistry, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Gary Evans | Industrial Research Ltd |
| Prof Mike Findlay | Department of Oncology, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Jack Flanagan | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Richard Furneaux | Industrial Research Ltd |
| Prof Juliet Gerrard | School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury |
| Prof Dave Grattan | Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, University of Otago |
| Assoc Prof David Green | Plant and Food Research |
| Dr Mark Hampton | Free Radical Research Group, University of Otago, Christchurch |
| Dr Paul Harris | Department of Chemistry, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Debbie Hay | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Michael Hay | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland | |
| Dr Ian Hermans | The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research |
| Dr Tony Hickey | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Sarah Hook | School of Pharmacy, University of Otago |
| Prof Geoffrey Jameson | Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University |
| Dr Richard Kingston | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |
| Prof Kurt Krause | Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago |
| Prof Graham Le Gros | Malaghan Institute of Medical Research |
| Prof Peter Lobie | The Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Kerry Loomes | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Shaun Lott | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |
| Prof Andrew Mercer | Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago |
| Assoc Prof Peter Metcalf | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Kathy Mountjoy | Department of Physiology, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Richard Newcomb | Plant and Food Research |
| Assoc Prof Poul Nielsen | Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Gavin Painter | Industrial Research Ltd |
| Assoc Prof Brian Palmer | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland | |
| Assoc Prof Emily Parker | Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury |
| Dr Adam Patterson | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Anthony Phillips | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Cristin Print | Department of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Thomas Proft | Department of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland |
| Prof Thomas Rades | National School of Pharmacy, University of Otago |
| Prof Ian Reid | School of Medicine, The University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Gordon Rewcastle | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Franca Ronchese | Malaghan Institute of Medical Research |
| Dr Jeff Smaill | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland |
| Prof Nic Smith | University Computing Laboratory, The University of Oxford |
| Prof Rob Smith | Department of Chemistry, University of Otago |
| Prof James Sneyd | Department of Mathematics, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Christopher Squire | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |
| Dr John Taylor | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |
| Dr Matt Templeton | Plant and Food Research |
| Dr Moana Tercel | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland | |
| Dr Peter Tyler | Industrial Research Ltd |
| Dr Yu Wang | Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong |
| Prof William Wilson | Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland |
| Prof John Windsor | Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland |
| Assistant Prof Aimin Xu | Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong |
| Dr Shaoping Zhang | School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland |