Highlights
Young MWC scientists gain valuable specialist research training
Over 2019 a record number of emerging researchers took up the opportunity to access valuable specialist research training and facilities, supported by the Maurice Wilkins Centre’s
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Flagship launches careers of young investigators
The MWC Tuberculosis Flagship research programme has proved to be a great springboard for younger investigators to progress their careers.
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MWC salutes founding Principal Investigator
Professor John Fraser, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland, has stood down from his position as Principal Investigator (PI) with the M
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International scheme brings top technology home (2014)
Since 2011, MWC’s international training programme has given young New Zealand researchers access to facilities across the world. Young scientists benefit from exposure to the late
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Eminent founding Director looks back (2014)
As the founding director of the MWC moves into retirement, he talks of the triumph of relationships and the importance of simply “getting started”.
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New therapies - from a new generation (2013)
Nurturing the next generation of scientists is an important part of the Maurice Wilkins Centre’s work – and senior students contribute an enormous amount to research success.
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PhD student part of international drug development programme (2012)
Maurice Wilkins Centre-funded PhD student Matthew Bull is part of international research on a new class of immunosuppressants being developed initially to protect bone marrow trans
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International opportunity for young scientists (2011)
In 2011 the Maurice Wilkins Centre launched a new scheme to help its early-career scientists train in cutting-edge technology – and share what they have learned with New Zealand co
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New inhibitor for tuberculosis (2011)
A new way to shut down the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis has been devised by researchers in one of the Maurice Wilkins Centre’s longest-standing collaborations.
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Supporting New Zealand’s future scientists (2010)
The inaugural Future Science Day convened by the Maurice Wilkins Centre in 2010 provided advice, mentorship, networking, and science communication opportunities to 150 New Zealand
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Mapping cellular networks (2010)
Maurice Wilkins Centre PhD student Daniel Hurley and colleagues are mapping signalling networks in cancer and have identified “master regulators” associated with patient survival.
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Doctoral students win international recognition (2010)
Two medicinal chemistry PhD students supervised by Maurice Wilkins Centre investigator Professor Margaret Brimble have won prestigious international postdoctoral fellowships.
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First doctoral students – where are they now? (2009)
In 2008, the first students to receive full scholarships from the Maurice Wilkins Centre graduated with their PhDs.
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