🎉🥳Congratulations to Brittany Drummond (Mace Lab) and Caleb Trimble (Kenny Lab) on their recent PhD thesis submissions, tau kē!
Otago Biochemistry
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Department of Biochemistry at the University of Otago Te Tari Matū Koiora, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Department of Biochemistry Seminar Tuesday 4 August, 12pm, Rm BIG13 Baeli Spedding-Devereux, PhD candidate, Department of Biochemistry Investigating the regulation of the plant male germline transcription factor, DUO1
Latest publication with a contribution from Otago Biochemistry. Single-cell RNA sequencing of circulating tumour cells in colorectal cancer link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Single-cell RNA sequencing of circulating tumour cells in colorectal cancer - Molecular Biology Reports
Background Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) are key mediators of metastasis and exhibit marked phenotypic plasticity driven by epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Traditional marker-based CTC i...
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Latest publication from Otago Biochemistry. Strømme syndrome: the clinical and molecular spectrum associated with variants in CENPF www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Strømme syndrome: the clinical and molecular spectrum associated with variants in CENPF - European Journal of Human Genetics
European Journal of Human Genetics - Strømme syndrome: the clinical and molecular spectrum associated with variants in CENPF
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Latest publication with a contribution from Otago Biochemistry. Structural studies and functional engineering of NanX: an anhydro-sialic acid transporter from Escherichia coli febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Biophysical characterisation shows that NanX, a membrane transport protein from the major facilitator superfamily (MFS), forms both monomers and dimers after purification. AlphaFold modelling and sub...
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Latest publication from Otago Biochemistry. Dual inhibition of respiratory complexes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis results in bacterial killing journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Dual inhibition of respiratory complexes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis results in bacterial killing | Microbiology Spectrum
New drugs and combination therapies are urgently needed to treat infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Drugs that target the mycobacterial respiratory chain, particularly when used in combi...
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Latest publication from Otago Biochemistry. From nurse bee to queen egg: RNA-seq analysis of Apis mellifera eggs shows dietary protein-dependent gene regulation link.springer.com/article/10.1...
From nurse bee to queen egg: RNA-seq analysis of Apis mellifera eggs shows dietary protein-dependent gene regulation - BMC Genomics
Honeybees, Apis mellifera, play a vital role as pollinators in global agricultural ecosystems. Nutrition, particularly dietary protein content, profoundly impacts honeybee health and reproduction. Yet...
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Latest publication with a contribution from Otago Biochemistry. Voices across Asia and Oceania: Biochemistry across borders www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Unique partnership anchors life-saving research The power of human connection lies at the heart of the partnership between US-based non-profit No Stomach For Cancer and Otago Biochemistry’s Cancer Genetics Laboratory www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
Unique partnership anchors life-saving research
The power of human connection lies at the heart of the partnership between US-based non-profit No Stomach For Cancer and the University of Otago’s Cancer Genetics Laboratory in New Zealand.
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Journal Club – Friday 31 July, 12pm, Rm BIG13 Michael Dunnet: The DNA Behind DNA Methylation. Rosenski, J., Sabag, O., Marcus, E. et al. The genetic basis for DNA methylation variation across tissues and development. Nat Commun 17, 5194 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
The genetic basis for DNA methylation variation across tissues and development - Nature Communications
Genetic influences on DNA methylation across development are poorly understood. Here, the authors map sequence‑dependent methylation in mouse and human, identifying developmental windows and 33,574 hu...
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What other sectors could the NZ Prime Minister brutally transform? --Brutally increase tomato production by halving water use? --Brutally improve literacy by closing libraries? --Brutally strengthen bridges by removing beams? --Brutally improve health by closing clinics?
Heads of the Otago Biochemistry and Genetics Student Association Cushla Bridges & Liam Young have organised a ‘Selling the Science’ panel for fellow tauira to discuss science commercialisation through biotechnology advancements 😎 Thurs 6-8pm, Union Comon Room www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
The role of biotechnology in selling the science
Why should we care about science and does all research need to have immediate benefits?
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The 3rd AUS & NZ eDNA Conference is currently being organised & we want to tailor the ECR sessions, workshops, & activities to best support the needs of our ECR's Please fill out this survey to help us plan these: tinyurl.com/5c67krkf We look forward to seeing you at the conference next year
Talking to the media about your research shouldn't feel dauting. The Science Media Centre's free monthly talks are designed to help researchers feel more confident engaging with the media. Register for FREE here: www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/monthly-talk...
Free monthly talks with the SMC - Science Media Centre
Join us for a monthly webinar where we cover topics like working with the media, communicating your research to the […]
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Department of Biochemistry Seminar Tues 28 July 12pm, Rm BIG13 Gabrielle Chieng PhD Candidate, Department of Biochemistry The Hidden Language of the 5′ Leader: How uORFs and Introns Shape mORF Translation
Sam Neill's iconic role as Dr Alan Grant in #JurassicPark is a huge inspiration to generations of children & palaeontologists, so this #FossilFriday we want to know how he inspired your scientific career. Let us know your thoughts & RT theconversation.com/how-sam-neil... - @heapsgood.bsky.social
How Sam Neill’s Jurassic Park performance inspired a generation of palaeontologists
As Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, Sam Neill portrayed a scientist who was authentic, normal and relatable. For many budding paleontologists, it was life changing.
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Latest publication from Otago Biochemistry. ZNRF3 and RNF43 are active monomeric E3 ubiquitin ligases that self-associate www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
ZNRF3 and RNF43 are active monomeric E3 ubiquitin ligases that self-associate
Structural and functional aspects of two E3 ubiquitin ligases that suppress Wnt signaling are revealed.
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Latest publication from Otago Biochemistry. HapAsmbl: A reference-aided pipeline for assembling haplotypes in Nanopore amplicon sequence data of polymorphic populations bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Latest publication with a contribution from Otago Biochemistry. Migratory jackpot individuals fuel rapid ecotype shifts in Galaxias fishes www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Migratory jackpot individuals fuel rapid ecotype shifts in Galaxias fishes - Nature Communications
Genomics reveals a major cluster of coadapted loci underpinning repeated ecotype evolution in landlocked freshwater fishes. Migratory ‘jackpot’ individuals carry intact sequences essential for rapid l...
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Journal Club Fri 24 July, 12pm, Rm BIG13 3 Minute Publication Talk – Guilford Lab Storm Voyce McCulloch: Is this the missing link? www.nature.com/articles/s41... Parry Guilford: Mutation? What mutation? ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
A structured coalescent model reveals deep ancestral structure shared by all modern humans - Nature Genetics
The cobraa model extends the pairwise sequentially Markovian coalescent to identify structured population history by examination of the model transition matrix. Applied to human polymorphism data, cob...
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"Last year we learnt something incredible about an ant species from Spain; it lays eggs that hatch into two different species. Hang on to your hats, this is going to get weird, but illuminating."
Peter Dearden@peterkdearden.bsky.social · 2w agoAnts both bite and clone other species. open.substack.com/pub/peterkde...
🎉📖 And congratulations to Jess Dunlop who submitted her PhD thesis last week as well 😊
🎉📖 Congratulations to Alice McAtamney for submitting her PhD thesis last week 😊
Department of Biochemistry Seminar Tuesday, 12pm, BIG13 Prof Mik Black, Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago Large language models and agentic coding tools for genomic data analysis: What are the impacts on our research and teaching?
Ngā mihi nui to Professor Peter Dearden who has just been awarded the prestigious MJD White Medal for outstanding contributions by an Australasian scientist to genetics research 💙💛 Read more about Peter's exceptional achievement ⬇️
Award recognises Dearden’s world-class contributions to genetics
Professor Peter Dearden has been awarded the prestigious MJD White Medal for outstanding contributions by an Australasian scientist to genetics research.
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Our awesome postgrads are doing a great job explaining plant science, pH and taste to everyone at the Nanofest hub this week! Last day today - 12-2 at the Wall St Mall. @nzscifest.bsky.social
Why I think we have to look after our Universities a bit better open.substack.com/pub/peterkde...
on the point of Universities
and the danger of misunderstanding them
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Dr Judy Ann Cocadiz took only 180 seconds to persuade New Zealand’s science experts her innovative and potentially life-saving cancer detecting device could save lives. www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
Dr Judy Ann Cocadiz: Breaking the wall of late cancer detection
Dr Judy Ann Cocadiz took only 180 seconds to persuade New Zealand’s science experts her innovative and potentially life-saving cancer detecting device could save lives.
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Dr Nathan Kenny of Otago’s Department of Biochemistry leads a project which aims to restore kopakopa (ribbed mussels) to coastal areas in Queen Charlotte Sound, where they have largely disappeared, helping revive an important taonga species www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
New wave of research projects for coastal Aotearoa
Research projects aimed at protecting and restoring the flourishing coast of Aotearoa New Zealand have been awarded more than $7 million collectively.
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