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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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GO Annual Symposium – POSTPONED


As usual, the Symposium will highlight the fantastic research being done by GO members from around the country through presentations, posters and awards.

Date: New date TBC (tentatively 20th February 2025)
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Venue: TBC

Programme
A draft programme will be available here soon.

Registration
Registration for this event will open closer to time.

Registration Fee
Due to budget constraints, we will be charging a $50 per person registration fee for all attendees to subsidise the costs associated with the Symposium. We have received confirmation that this registration fee can be paid from S accounts, and if you are in a position to make a donation on top of this fee, we would gladly receive it. However, we do not want the payment to be a barrier to attendance, so if you are not in a position to make a payment, please contact us go@otago.ac.nz.

Payment Methods
Payments from an S account (or other University account) can be journaled to Genetics Otago account GL.10.LH.A14.2541 via your finance associate. Please include the surname(s) of the registrants that the payment covers in the narration.

If you need to make payment using funds from outside the University this can be arranged via the Cashier’s Office. Please contact us for details (go@otago.ac.nz).

Awards
The Annual Genetics Otago Awards including The Genetics Otago Award, Outstanding Mentor Awards, Student Supervisor Award, Publication Awards, Poster Awards and Science Communication Prize will be presented at the conclusion of the Symposium and nominations for these are now open.

All award nominations should be submitted by email to go@otago.ac.nz.

Full details of the awards can be found here: Award Details.


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Oxford Nanopore Technology Workshop

Join us at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Dunedin, for a one day Oxford Nanopore Technology symposium. This event, jointly hosted by Genomics Aotearoa and the Genetics Otago ONT hub, will feature research talks highlighting different ONT use cases, a technical sequencing demonstration and an EPI2ME workshop.

This is an in-person event being held on Friday, December 6th at the Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka / University of Otago campus.

Registration for this event is free of charge.

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This event is sponsored by ONT, and is supported by the Otago Genomics Facility.

Contact tyler.mcinnes@otago.ac.nz for any queries.


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CRISPR Workshop

This event is designed to cater to the diverse community of researchers at the University of Otago who are using or interested in using the CRISPR-Cas diagnostics toolkit. We warmly welcome everyone to attend.
For the workshop, you will need a laptop with either a macOS or a Windows operating system (with Windows Linux subsystem installed). Optionally, it would be advantageous if you have Geneious Prime software installed (a free trial time can be obtained on the official website)

Date: Wednesday 13th December 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Venue: Hunter Centre, Room 1.18
Programme: CRISPR-Dx Programme

Please register your attendance using the button below. The workshop will only go ahead if >10 people register, with a cap limit of 20. A final decision will be delivered on December 4th if it goes ahead with the corresponding detailed programme.

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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.


Jan
16
Thu
Women’s and Children’s Health Summer Student Seminar @ Paediatric Seminar Rooms, 3rd Floor Children's Pavilion
Jan 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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

Jan
30
Thu
Death Investigation: Forensic Cases In Malaysia @ St Davids Lecture Theatre
Jan 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

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.

Jan
31
Fri
Otago University Clocktower Picnic @ On the lawn in front of the Clock Tower
Jan 31 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

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

Feb
14
Fri
Department of Anatomy Seminar @ Gowland Lecture Theatre
Feb 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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”

Dr Michael Stout1.2020

Feb
17
Mon
Department of Pathology Seminar @ D'Ath Lecture Theatre
Feb 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Professor Jim Lorens
Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen

“The Role of AXL in Cancer Therapy Resistance: Bench to Bedside”

Lorens poster_v2

Feb
18
Tue
Department of Anatomy Seminar @ D'Ath Lecture Theatre
Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Dr Megan Wilson
Department of Anatomy, University of Otago

“Sex, brains and microRNAs”

Dr Megan Wilson 2.2020

Feb
24
Mon
Anatomy and BMS supported William Evans Fellow – Professor Charles (Chuck) Roselli @ D'Ath Lecture Theatre
Feb 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Programmed for Preference: The Biology of Same-Sex Attraction in Rams

Professor Charles (Chuck) Roselli, a Physiology, Anatomy and BMS supported William Evans Fellow will be arriving next week for a month long visit to the University. Chuck is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry at Oregon Health & Science University in the US. He is an international leader in the field of sex differences in brain structure and function and is particularly well known for his contributions to our understanding of the biological basis for same-sex sexual preferences.​

Feb
25
Tue
Department of Biochemistry Seminar @ New Seminar Room
Feb 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Professor Bill Montfort, University of Arizona, Tucson: ‘Nitric Oxide in Health and Disease’