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Upcoming events hosted by or involving Genetics Otago will be listed here. Please check back regularly for updates. A calendar of events that may be of interest to our members can be found at the bottom of this page and in the sidebar of other pages on this site, please note that this includes events hosted outside of Genetics Otago.

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Calendar of Events

The below is a calendar of events hosted by GO as well as events hosted by others that may be of interest to our members. If you have an event you would like us to include please contact us here.


Sep
22
Wed
Department of Botany Seminars @ Room 2.13Physical Education Building,
Sep 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Department of Botany Seminars—Semester Two 2021

Wednesdays at 12 noon in the Physical Education Building, 55 Union St West, room 2.13 (unless otherwise stated please see schedule below).

For those who cannot attend in person, you are welcome to join via the Zoom link below: https://otago.zoom.us/j/94239463064?pwd=d051YWFwdVB1bi9FSzBjYzkwNWJBUT09 Password: 807740

Botany Seminars 2021 Schedule

Botany Seminar 21.7.2021 Poster

Botany Seminar 4.8.2021 Poster

Sep
29
Wed
Department of Botany Seminars @ Room 2.13Physical Education Building,
Sep 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Department of Botany Seminars—Semester Two 2021

Wednesdays at 12 noon in the Physical Education Building, 55 Union St West, room 2.13 (unless otherwise stated please see schedule below).

For those who cannot attend in person, you are welcome to join via the Zoom link below: https://otago.zoom.us/j/94239463064?pwd=d051YWFwdVB1bi9FSzBjYzkwNWJBUT09 Password: 807740

Botany Seminars 2021 Schedule

Botany Seminar 21.7.2021 Poster

Botany Seminar 4.8.2021 Poster

Oct
6
Wed
Department of Botany Seminars @ Room 2.13Physical Education Building,
Oct 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Department of Botany Seminars—Semester Two 2021

Wednesdays at 12 noon in the Physical Education Building, 55 Union St West, room 2.13 (unless otherwise stated please see schedule below).

For those who cannot attend in person, you are welcome to join via the Zoom link below: https://otago.zoom.us/j/94239463064?pwd=d051YWFwdVB1bi9FSzBjYzkwNWJBUT09 Password: 807740

Botany Seminars 2021 Schedule

Botany Seminar 21.7.2021 Poster

Botany Seminar 4.8.2021 Poster

Nov
5
Fri
Pathology Seminar @ D'Ath Lecture Theatre
Nov 5 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Dr Chi Lynch-Sutherland who will present her exit seminar entitled ‘Repeating the past: do cancers use early developmental repeat elements to drive malignancy?’.

Please see attached for more information.

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Nov
11
Thu
Early and Mid-Career Researcher Annual Conference @ Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum
Nov 11 @ 9:15 am – 5:00 pm

The University of Otago Division of Health Sciences Early and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) management committee is holding a one-day conference on 11 November 2021.

The theme of the conference is collaboration, where we will invite EMCRs within the Division to present where you see your research going, and what collaboration you might be seeking.

Professor David Murdoch (Vice-Chancellor Designate, University of Otago), Professor Gary Evans (MBIE Chief Science Advisor) and Dr Sarah Diermeier (founder of Amaroq) are confirmed keynote speakers. They will present on strengthening collaborations between academic institutions and government agencies and creating a start-up company from your research.

The EMCR management committee warmly invites you to attend the Conference.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Nov
18
Thu
GO Annual Symposium @ Hunter Centre G30 A&B
Nov 18 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Feb
4
Fri
Pathology Department Seminar – Prof. Greg Anderson @ D'Ath Lecture Theatre
Feb 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

athology Department Seminar Series for 2022 begins this Friday 4th February. Our speaker will be Prof. Greg Anderson from the Centre for Neuroendocrinology & Department of Anatomy (University of Otago) who will present a seminar entitled “A neuronal circuit for stress-induced infertility”.

Anderson_poster

The seminar will be held at the usual time of 1pm in the D’Ath Lecture theatre and accessible over zoom due to the Red Light settings (please contact the organiser for the link). For those attending in person, there will be refreshments provided at 12.45pm (~15min before the seminar). Details of which will be provided closer to the time.

Feb
11
Fri
Pathology Department Seminar – Karen Reader @ D'Ath Lecture Theatre
Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Our Pathology Department Seminar Series for 2022 continues as a Research Forum this Friday 11th February. The Forum will be hosted by Dr. Karen Reader- Operations Manager, Otago Micro and Nanoscale Imaging (OMNI). Karen will be presenting on “Tools for your ResearchAn introduction to the Flow Cytometry, Histology, Confocal and Electron Microscope units”. 

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 The forum will be held at the usual seminar time of 1 pm in the D’Ath Lecture theatre and accessible over zoom due to the Red Light settings, contact organisers for link.

For those attending in person, there will be refreshments provided at 12.45pm (~15 min before the seminar). Food will kept for collection in the foyer near the back entrance of the D’Ath lecture theatre. We have a capacity for 50 people in the D’Ath.

Feb
14
Mon
Biostatistic Centre: Introductory Biostatistics for Health Researchers @ Room G33, AdamsBuilding
Feb 14 @ 9:00 am – Feb 15 @ 4:30 pm

This two-day course is a fun introduction to the appropriate application and interpretation of biostatistical concepts for people working in clinical research with no formal statistical training. The focus will not be on carrying out analyses, but rather on understanding the appropriate use of statistical methods, the implications when underlying assumptions are not met, and how to interpret statistical results. Course material will be presented through examples, and all statistical analyses will be performed by the course instructors. There are no software requirements.

Feb
16
Wed
Biostatistic Centre: Stata Software Workshop @ Hercus CAL Lab, Dunedin south campus
Feb 16 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

This is a hands-on workshop, based in a computer lab, aimed at researchers and research students who need to use statistical software for their research. The Biostatistics Centre recommends Stata as an ideal software package for many health sciences researchers. It is reliable, easy to use, has a wide range of commonly used statistical analysis options and produces publication-quality graphics.
This is an introductory level course, no previous experience with the software is necessary. The workshop focuses on the use of software for simple statistical analyses.
Please note, the University of Otago now offers Stata SE FREE to all staff and students.