Liggins Institute
Directory of staff and students
This page lists academic, professional and honorary staff and doctoral level students. Links provide access to further contact details and profiles in the University's online Directory.
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Professors |
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| Liggins Institute Director Professor of Neonatology |
+64 9 923 8346 |
Jointly with Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health |
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| Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology |
+64 9 923 1966 |
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| Deputy Director, Research Director Professor of Nutrition |
+64 9 923 1336 |
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| Distinguished Professor Professor of Paediatric and Perinatal Biology |
+64 9 923 6318 |
Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of NZ |
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| Distinguished Professor Professor of Neonatology |
+64 9 923 8346 |
Former University of Auckland Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) |
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| Professor of Maternal and Perinatal Health |
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| Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology | +64 9 923 6453 |
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| Professor Martin Kussmann | Professor of Systems Biology in Nutrition and Health | m.kussmann@auckland.ac.nz | Chief Scientist, High-Value Nutrition (National Science Challenge) | |
| Professor Mark Vickers |
Associate Director - Academic | +64 9 923 6687 | m.vickers@auckland.ac.nz | |
Associate Professor |
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| Associate Professor Katie Groom | Associate Professor (Hugo Charitable Trust Fellow) | k.groom@auckland.ac.nz | ||
Senior lecturers and research fellows |
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| Dr José Derraik | Senior Research fellow | +64 9 923 3794 | j.derraik@auckland.ac.nz | |
Senior Lecturer |
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| Dr Chris McKinlay | Senior Lecturer | |||
Senior Research Fellow |
+64 7 333 8493 |
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Senior Research Fellow |
+64 9 923 7873 |
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Senior Research Fellow |
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Senior Research Fellow |
+64 9 239 603 | |||
Senior Research Fellow |
+64 9 923 2753 |
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| Dr Julie Brown | Senior Research Fellow | +64 9 923 2816 | j.brown@auckland.ac.nz | |
Director LENScience |
+64 9 923 4282 |
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| Dr Cameron Mitchell | Senior Research Fellow | cameron.mitchell@auckland.ac.nz |
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Research fellows, clinical research fellows |
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Research Fellow |
+64 9 923 3795 |
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Research Fellow |
+64 9 923 4489 |
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Research Fellow |
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Research Fellow |
+64 9 923 2115 |
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| Dr Amber Milan | Research Fellow (post doc) | +64 9 923 4785 | a.milan@auckland.ac.nz | |
| Dr Biju Balakrishnan | Research Fellow | +64 9 923 7410 | b.balakrishnan@auckland.ac.nz | |
| Dr Elizabeth McKenzie | Research Fellow | +64 9 923 4751 | liz.mckenzie@auckland.ac.nz | |
| Dr Ben Albert | Research Fellow | b.albert@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Dr Jamie de Seymour | Research Fellow | j.deseymour@auckland.ac.nz |
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| Research Fellow | ||||
| Dr William Schierding | Research Fellow | w.schierding@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Dr Valentina Chiavaroli | Research Fellow | v.chiavaroli@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Honorary academics | ||||
| Associate Professor | ext 86691 |
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| Senior Lecturer, Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health | +64 9 379 7440 |
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| Dr Ahila Ayyavoo | Associate Professor | a.ayyavoo@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Dr Chris Baldi | University of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine |
Senior Research Fellow | ||
| Associate Professor Malcolm Battin | Auckland District Health Board Newborn Services |
Director | ||
| Professor John Challis | University of Toronto, Canada | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Dr Stuart Dalziel | Auckland District Health Board Paediatric Emergency Services |
Specialist | ||
| Associate Professor Peter Dearden | University of Otago Genetics Otago |
Director | ||
| Dr Alec Ekeroma | University of Auckland Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Senior Lecturer | ||
| Professor Elwyn Firth | University of Auckland Sport and Exercise Science |
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| Dr Richard Fisher | Fertility Associates, Auckland | Co-founder, Director | ||
| Professor Terrence Forrester | University of the West Indies, Jamaica Tropical Medicine Research Institute |
Chief Scientist, UWI Solutions for Developing Countries | ||
| Professor Alistair Gunn | University of Auckland Physiology |
Head of Department | ||
| Professor Mark Hanson | University of Southampton Institute of Developmental Sciences |
Director | ||
| Dr Deborah Harris | Waikato District Health Board Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
Nurse Practitioner | ||
Professor Emeritus |
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| Dr Timothy Hornung | Auckland District Health Board Paediatric Cardiology |
Specialist | ||
| Dr Craig Jefferies | Auckland District Health Board Peadiatric Diabetes and Endocrinology |
Specialist | ||
| Professor Lesley McCowan | University of Auckland Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Head of Department | ||
| Cameron McLean | University of Auckland | |||
| Professor Kenneth McNatty | Victoria University Wellington School of Biological Sciences |
Professor Reproductive Biology |
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| Professor Poul Nielsen | University of Auckland Auckland Bioengineering Institute |
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| Dr John Peek | Fertility Associates, Auckland | Group Operations Manager | ||
| Tony Pleasants | AgResearch, Hamilton Ruakura Research Centre |
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| McMaster University, Canada Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences |
Associate Professor |
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| Professor Hamish Spencer | University of Otago Genetics Otago |
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| University of Auckland | +64 9 923 6689 |
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| Professor Peter Stone | Auckland Distric Health Board Maternal and Fetal Medicine |
Specialist | ||
| Associate Professor Andrew Taberner | University of Auckland Auckland Bioengineering Institute |
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| Professor Graeme Wake | Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University |
Professor Emeritus | ||
| Dr Gina O'Grady | Liggins Institute | g.ogrady@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Dr Veronica Boyle | Liggins Institute | v.boyle@auckland.ac.nz | ||
Professional staff |
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| Dr Anne Bardsley | Research Analyst PMCSA Office |
a.bardsley@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Nicole Bassett | Development Manager | +64 9 923 2041 | n.bassett@auckland.ac.nz | |
| Sarah Bennett | Comms & Marketing Snr Advisor | +64 9 923 2097 | sarah.bennett@auckland.ac.nz | |
Medical Laboratory Scientist |
+64 9 923 3432 |
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Senior Clinical Research Nurse |
+64 9 923 6098 |
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Translation Synthesis Research Coordinator |
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| Sarah Curtis | Research Services & Clinical Programme Manager | +64 9 923 3420 | s.curtis@auckland.ac.nz | |
| Jane Duffy | Senior Research Programme Coordinator | +64 9 923 1625 | j.duffy@auckland.ac.nz | |
Clinical Research Coordinator |
+64 221 364 933 | k.fredell@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Seema Karpe |
Research Programme Coordinator | s.karpe@auckland.ac.nz | ||
Research Technician |
+64 9 923 3439 |
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Senior Administrator |
+64 9 923 2312 |
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Research Nurse |
s.mannering@auckland.ac.nz | |||
| Robyn May | Clinical Research Projects Manager | +64 9 923 8224 | r.may@auckland.ac.nz | |
Research Accountant |
+64 9 923 5708 |
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Research/Data Assistant |
g.mcknight@auckland.ac.nz | |||
| Madalina Mirea | Research Programme Manager | +64 9 923 3613 |
m.mirea@auckland.ac.nz | |
Facilities Manager, Liggins Farm |
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Research Technician |
+64 9 923 3432 |
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| Lynda Pitcaithly | Institute Operations Manager | +64 9 923 8063 | l.pitcaithly@auckland.ac.nz | |
Jenny Rogers |
Research Nurse & Kaiarahi |
jenny.rogers@auckland.ac.nz | ||
Michelle Scott |
Research Operations Administrator |
+64 9 923 6691 |
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| Nicola Shepheard | Media Advisor | +64 9 923 1515 | n.shepheard@auckland.ac.nz | |
Kate Sommers |
EA to Prof Frank Bloomfield |
+64 9 923 8346 |
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Heather Stewart |
Developmental Research Assistant |
h.stewart@auckland.ac.nz | ||
Laboratory Manager |
+64 9 923 1938 |
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| James Tomlinson | General Assistant | |||
| Alena Vasilenko | Medical Officer | a.vasilenko@auckland.ac.nz | ||
PhD students |
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| Dr Yvonne Anderson | Doctoral candidate Paediatrics |
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| Emma Buckels | Doctoral candidate Biomedical science |
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| Doctoral candidate Health sciences |
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| Randall D'Souza | Doctoral candidate Biomedical science |
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| Aahana Shrestha | Doctoral candidate Biomedical sciences |
a.shrestha@auckland.ac.nz | ||
| Nina Zeng | Doctoral candidate Biomedical sciences |
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| Utpal Prodhan | Doctoral candidate | u.prodhan@auckland.ac.nz | ||
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