Our People
The Maurice Wilkins Centre's affiliate investigators include early to mid career researchers and the large cohort of PhD and MSc students supported by the Centre.
The Centre is proud to be training the next generation of scientific leaders, and provides career development opportunities specifically targeted to its affiliates.
Affiliate Investigators
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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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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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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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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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Chemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Biomedical Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Dr Filipina Amosa-Lei Sam
Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology and 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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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Anatomy - 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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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology - University of Otago
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Miss Bwenaua Biiri
Department of Anatomy - University of Otago
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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology - University of Otago
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Mr Alex Bohles
Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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School of Pharmacy - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Mrs Kirsten Browne-Cole
School of Health and School of Science - University of Waikato
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Miss Kaitlyn Buick
School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington /Malaghan Institute
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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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School of Natural Sciences - Massey University
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Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Miss Shaharn Cameron
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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School of Medical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Pharmacology - University of Auckland
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Miss Lena Cassin
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Miss Cassandra Chapman
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Medicine - University of Auckland
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Liggins Institute - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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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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Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Canterbury
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School of Natural Sciences - Massey University
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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 Microbiology & Immunology - University of Otago
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Dr Hannah Darroch
Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Fundamental Sciences - Massey University
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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland / Plant & Food Research
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Mr Florian Baptiste De Pol
Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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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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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Miss Jess Dunlop
Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Institute of Fundamental Sciences - Massey University
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Liggins Institute - University of Auckland
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Centre for Free Radical Research - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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School of Medical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Physical and Chemical Sciences - University of Canterbury
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Institute of Fundamental Sciences - Massey University
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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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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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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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 Pharmacology and Toxicology - University of Otago
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Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Dunedin School of Medicine - University of Otago
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Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Centre for Free Radical Research - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Ms Joke Grans
Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Auckland Cancer Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Institute of Fundamental Sciences - Massey University
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School of Biological Sciences- Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Health - University of Waikato
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Miss Kate Harding
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Surgery - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health - University of Otago (Wellington)
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Chemistry - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - 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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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - University of Auckland
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College of Science - University of Canterbury
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Department of Surgery - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - 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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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Mr Matthew Howes
Division of Health Sciences - University of Otago
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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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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School of Medicine - Unviersity of Auckland
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Dunedin School of Medicine - University of Otago
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Miss Lamia Ismail
Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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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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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 - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Department of Medicine - University of Auckland
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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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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Department of Chemistry - University of Canterbury
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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology - University of Otago
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Biomolecular Interaction Centre - University of Canterbury
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Ms Hannah Klaus
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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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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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Natural Sciences - Massey University
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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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Alastair Lamont
Department of Mathematics and Statistics - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago, Christchurch
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Ms Anau Lautaha
Department of Chemistry - Auckland University of Technology
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Department of Pharmacology - University of Auckland
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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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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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Mr Lei Li
Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Biomedical Sciences - University of Otago
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research - University of Auckland
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Ms Emily Liu
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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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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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Miss Anita Lu
Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Ms Marina Mahler
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Surgical Sciences - Unviersity of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Miss Emily Mason
Ferrier Research Institute - 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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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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School of Science - University of Waikato
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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 Pathology - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - 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 Auckland
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Department of Biochemsitry - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Mackenzie Cancer Research Group - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Canterbury
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Department of Ophthalmology - University of Auckland
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Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
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Department of Medicine - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Medicine - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Auckland Bioengineering Institute - University of Auckland
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Applied Technologies - Callaghan Innovation Limited
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Ms Natasha Nipper
Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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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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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Medical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Science - University of Waikato
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria Unviersity of Wellington
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Department of Pharmacology - University of Auckland
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Science - University of Waikato
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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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 Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Physiology - University of Otago
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Department of Surgery - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Miss Kelly Peterken
Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathological and Biomedical Science - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Medicine - University of Auckland
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School of Medical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago
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Liggins Institute - 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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School of Chemical and Physical Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences - University of Auckland
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Ms Jennie Ramirez-Garcia
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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University of Otago
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Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago
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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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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Anatomy - University of Otago
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School of Fundamental Sciences - Massey University
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School of Medical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Ferrier Research Institute and School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Science - University of Waikato
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Department of Physiology, Centre for Neuroendocrinology - University of Otago
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Mr Javier Ruiz-Vargas
Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor Ilva Rupenthal
Department of Ophthalmology - University of Auckland
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Auckland Bioengineering Institute - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Institute of Environmental Science and Research and University of Otago
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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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Associate Professor Viji Sarojini
School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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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 - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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School of Population Health - University of Auckland
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College of Sciences - Massey University
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Miss Matigan Smith
Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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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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Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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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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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Department of Surgery - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Biological Sciences & School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Dr Jamie Taka
School of Biological Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical & Physical Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Medicine - University of Otago (Christchurch)
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Miss Kaitlyn Tippett
Department of Biochemistry - University of Otago
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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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Liggins Institute - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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Miss Victoria Toms
Department of Pharmacology - University of Auckland
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School of Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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School of Medicine - University of Auckland
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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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 Biochemistry - University of Otago
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Miss Chelsea Tyler
School of Pharmacy - University of Otago
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Mrs Jessica Usu
School of Science - University of Waikato
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - University of Auckland
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School of Science - University of Waikato
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School of Product Design - University of Canterbury
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Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia - University of Otago (Wellington)
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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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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Miss Emma Walker
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Waikato
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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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School of Chemical Sciences- University of Auckland
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Department of Molecular Medicine - University of Auckland
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Ms Selena Wang
Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Liggins Institute - 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 Biological Sciences - University of Waikato
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Department of Nutrition - University of Auckland
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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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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Dr Emma Wilkinson
Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Liggins Institute - University of Auckland
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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Ms Akazong Wonake
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences - University of Canterbury
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School of Biological Sciences - University of Canterbury
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Ferrier Research Institute - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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School of Biological Sciences - Victoria University of Wellington
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Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology - University of Auckland
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Department of Pharmacology - University of Auckland
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Auckland Bioengineering Institute - University of Auckland
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Pathology - University of Otago
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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 Chemical Sciences - University of Auckland
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology - University of Otago
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Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology - University of Auckland
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Miss Qi Zheng
Department of Pathology - University of Otago