Highlights
MWC network plays key role in national response to COVID-19 pandemic
Investigators from across the Centre have been instrumental in developing the tools necessary to track and trace the virus, informing public health policy and measuring the ongoing
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New Otago biotech startup targets cancer
Amaroq Therapeutics, a new biotech startup company with the goal of developing targeted drugs for cancer, has been awarded significant investment funds in 2021.
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MWC teacher workshops focus on COVID-19
In 2020/21 the Centre adapted its teacher professional development programme to increase understanding around the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing on both MWC and national expertise to p
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Pilin protein may combat the hairy problem of human pathogens
MWC investigations into the puzzle of a nanoscopic skyscraper – ‘the pilus’ – have sparked separate lines of research into novel vaccine delivery platforms which can target differe
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Dual approach drives precision medicine
Two pioneering studies by MWC investigators are looking at the resilience and risk factors for type 2 diabetes in Māori and Pacific peoples, both ultimately aimed at understanding
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Chasing a cancer suspect to cytokinesis
A potential new way to target aggressive cancers has been identified through a MWC project as part of the research programme investigating genomic approaches to cancer diagnosis an
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Collaboration a bridge to new knowledge
Four years ago, MWC and The Moko Foundation formed the Waharoa ki te Toi Health Research Centre in Kaitaia to drive outreach including to deliver the Fructose in Schools (FIS) and
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A bountiful career of exceptional science
MWC founding Principal Investigator, Professor Bill Denny, was recognised this year with New Zealand’s highest honour.
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