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.
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.
This event is open to University Staff and Postgraduate Students
Jenny Mi (Supervisor: Stephen Robertson): Whole genome sequencing poorly characterized neurodevelopmental disorders in children
Chris Diep Pham (Supervisor: Ralph Pinnock, Steve Gallagher): Artificial intelligence in patient care: Attitudes of Doctors and Medical Students
Julia Gouws (Supervisor: Emma MacFarlane, Jean Hay-Smith): Experiences of teaching and learning female pelvic examinations in the Gynaecology teaching associates programme
Himang Mujoo (Supervisor: Rick Audas, Nick Bowden): Does Ministry of Education funding support improve education outcomes for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Rohan Thomas (Supervisor: Gabrielle McDonald, Sarah Fortune): The prevalence of suicide notes in adults who died by suicide in Aotearoa New Zealand: implications for suicide prevention
This event is open to the public.
Dr Faridah Mohd Nor is a Professor of Forensic Pathology in the Medical Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia. In this public lecture, Dr Faridah will talk about her role as an expert forensic pathologist working with Malaysian authorities on some of the most high-profile and nationally significant cases.
This event is open to all University Staff and Students ad memebers of the public.
We enjoyed last year’s Clocktower Picnic so much we’ve decided to make it an annual event. So please, come and join us on the lawn in front of the Clocktower on Friday 31st January, from 5pm.
Bring your friends, family and a picnic blanket.
There’ll be live music, food trucks and entertainment – all under our iconic Clocktower!
Cancellation details: MoreFm 97.4Fm or TheBreeze 98.2FM
Dr Michael Stout
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre
Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Allied Health
“Central and peripheral actions of 17a-estradiol in reversal of obesity and age-related metabolic dysfunction”
Professor Jim Lorens
Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen
“The Role of AXL in Cancer Therapy Resistance: Bench to Bedside”
Dr Megan Wilson
Department of Anatomy, University of Otago
“Sex, brains and microRNAs”
