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.
GO Annual Symposium
Genetics Otago has partnered with the Australasian Epigenetics Alliance to bring the AEpiA Conference to NZ for the first time, held 1st – 5th December 2024. The GO Symposium will begin with a shared session with the AEpiA delegates on the morning of the 5th of December and will then continue in its regular format for the remainder of the day.
As usual, the Symposium will highlight the fantastic research being done by GO members from around the country through presentations, posters and awards.
Date: Thursday 5th December 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Venue: Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum (for those joining from Christchurch and Wellington – a venue will be confirmed soon).
Programme
A draft programme will be available here soon.
Registration
Registration for this event is now open via the button below.
Abstract submission is part of the registration process, all abstracts must be submitted by no later than 5:00 pm on the 14th of November. Registration will close at 12:00 noon on Wednesday 20th November. Please keep the link provided at the end of your registration to make changes to your responses up until the closing date.
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.
Award nominations close at 12:00 noon on Wednesday 20th November (except for Poster and Science Communication Awards which are at 5 pm 14th of November) and should be submitted by email to go@otago.ac.nz.
Full details of the awards can be found here: Award Details.
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.
This event is sponsored by ONT, and is supported by the Otago Genomics Facility.
Contact tyler.mcinnes@otago.ac.nz for any queries.
CRISPR Workshop
Details coming soon. Proposed date: 6th December.
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.
Have you heard about flow cytometry but aren’t yet confident enough to use it? Are you a flow cytometry wizard but are unsure why all the kids are talking about spectral cytometry? Then this is the crash course for you. Kate Pilkington from Cytek Biosciences will be visiting the university to give 4 talks over 2 days. See the Itinerary below.
Monday 12th July – 10:30am – 12:00pm – Introduction to Flow Cytometry
Monday 12th July – 3:30pm – 4:30pm – Panel Design Workshop
Tuesday 13th July – 9:30am – 11:00am – Spectral Cytometry
Tuesday 13th July – 1:00pm – 2:30pm – Flow Cytometry Best Practices (Including Reference control use)
Tuesday 13th July – 2:30pm – 3:00pm – Otago Flow Cytometry Unit updates
All talks and workshops will take place in room 208, second floor microbiology and immunology building.
Please register using the link below. Registration Essential.
See you there,
The OMNI Flow Cytometry TeamFlow Cytometry Crash Course
Bioethics Seminar
Trustworthy Governance of Health and Genomic Data: Lessons from Singapore
Angela Ballantyne
Associate Professor of Bioethics
Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago (Wellington)
In this presentation I will report the preliminary findings from three connected studies on public attitudes to data-sharing and precision medicine in Singapore: seven focus groups with 62 participants, conducted in three languages (English, Mandarin and Malay); a household survey in 2020 with 1,000 Singaporeans to assess public preferences on sharing health-related data for precision medicine; and a four-day citizens’ jury to deliberate on sharing data with comical companies. This research is important because much of the existing literature on public attitudes to PM and data sharing comes from Europe and North America. Across our three studies, four ethical values emerged as the central considerations for ethical and trusted health data use in Singapore: public interests, fairness, accountability and transparency. In all three studies, consent was not a determinative factor for public trust or support of data sharing. While participants generally thought the potential benefits of data sharing outweighed the risks, they were cognizant of various risks including data leaks, data misuse, privacy breaches, misdiagnosis and threats to the doctor-patient relationship (due to an increasingly data-driven approach), and group harms such as stigmatization, discrimination, loss of access to medical care. In this presentation, I will draw on our empirical findings and propose recommendations for trustworthy data governance in Singapore and consider how these lessons compare to the New Zealand context.
Room 119, Bioethics Seminar Room 71 Frederick Street, Dunedin
Video linked:
To secure the booking for this seminar video link in Christchurch and Wellington, please register your name, subject and date of the seminar for attendance:
Wellington School of Medicine Room C31 Contact: Videoconferencing University of Otago Wellington avvcsupport.uow@otago.ac.nz or University of Otago Christchurch Room 7.11 Contact: av.uoc@otago.ac.nz
Please note: if there is no registration (for northern campuses) by the Thursday prior to the advertised seminar, the booking for that campus venue will be terminated.
Dunedin attendees do not need to register
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
Consider your career prospects with a PhD
Course Duration: 2 Hours
Platform: Face-to-face
Overview: Introducing the Career LEAN Canvas to provide a structure for planning your career.
Contents:
Understanding yourself and your options are the basis of starting to consider your career development. This workshop will focus on practical ways to enhance your future options. Bring your questions and career problems to be solved.
The workshop will be facilitated by Yvonne Gaut, Career Development Centre.
https://corpapp.otago.ac.nz/training/hedc/course/16754/date/202105/
Feeling like there are too many statistics programs and/or not sure which one (or ones) would be best for you? Come along to this seminar to learn about the software biostatisticians work with, find out why we use certain programs and for what, and discover sources of information so you can learn more about the software best for you and your research.
Presented by: Andrew Gray, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics Centre
The School is delighted to announce the 2021 BMS Postgraduate Symposium will be held on Wednesday 28th July 2021.
Venue: The Terrace Lounge, 1st Floor, Union Building
Registration and Abstract submissions now open!
A flyer for display and registration form are attached – further speaker information to follow.
2021 BMS PGS Registration Form
We look forward to receiving your entries!
Entry deadline: 30th June 2021 to: bmsadmin@otago.ac.nz
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
Chiasma’s flagship event of the year, SYNAPSE, brings you the opportunity to connect with science and technology employers!
The theme for SYNAPSE 2021 is ADAPT – A fast-paced future!
This year’s synapse is all about adapting to new technologies, innovative ideas, and collaborations.
Synapse will include a keynote speaker, a panel discussion, and an expo. In the expo portion, STEM-related companies will hold booths that interested students can approach, as a networking opportunity.
Guests are invited to enjoy refreshments and nibbles while networking with industry professionals.
The event is FREE but registration is essential so click the button below to register. We can’t wait for you to join us for another year at Synapse!
Speakers, panellists and booth holders will be announced via social media in the weeks prior to the event (https://www.facebook.com/chiasmadunedin).
Synapse 2021 is proudly sponsored by Pacific Edge and Genetics Otago.
Please find attached the Bioethics Seminar poster for next Monday – 2 August 2021, at 1-1:50pm – presented by Dr Phillip Wilcox, titled, “Confessions of an Accidental (Māori) Bioethicist.”
Bioethics Seminar Poster – Dr Phillip Wilcox – 2 August 2021
For those who wish to attend in person, please come to the Bioethics Seminar Room (Room 119), Bioethics Centre (Level 1, 71 Frederick Street, Dunedin 9016).
For those who cannot attend in person, you are welcome to join via the ZOOM link below:
Meeting ID: https://otago.zoom.us/j/922351556
Password: 595584
To those joining online, we ask that you please mute yourself upon arrival to avoid accidental interruptions.
Video linked:
To secure the booking for this seminar video link (northern campuses), please register your name, subject and date of the seminar for attendance:
University of Otago, Wellington Room C.31 Contact: avvcsupport.uow@otago.ac.nz
University of Otago Christchurch Room 7.11 Contact: av.uoc@otago.ac.nz
Please note: if there is no registration (for northern campuses) by the Thursday prior to the advertised seminar, the booking currently in place will be terminated.
Dunedin attendees do not need to register.
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
