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Events

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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Logan Walker IPL


Preparing for the future of genetic health
Logan is a cancer geneticist and the current Associate Dean Research, at the University of Otago Christchurch. His research focuses on understanding the impact of genetic changes on health. After completing post-doctoral training in Australia, and returning to the University of Otago, his research programme was significantly strengthened by being awarded a Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship (Health Research Council) followed by a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (Royal Society Te Apārangi).

He is an invited member of several international groups tasked with improving protocols for genetic testing around the world. This work includes developing RNA diagnostic guidelines for both the clinical and research setting, and providing expert advice about the implementation of these guidelines and the interpretation of genetic test results. In collaboration with multiple international consortia, he has also contributed to and led some of the largest genetic association studies to discover inherited DNA copy number changes that increase or decrease susceptibility to cancer.s.

Date: Tuessday, 11th March 2025
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Venue: Rolleston Lecture Theatre, Christchurch Campus (and via Zoom)

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AlphaFold for Geneticists


The AlphaFold for Geneticists workshop will introduce participants to the AI tool AlphaFold. Attendees will learn how to run AlphaFold on their chosen variant and interpret outputted results. Led by experts Prof Peter Mace and Dr Adam Middleton, the session will provide insight into the strengths and limitations of AlphaFold. Further details will be provided to registrants.

Date: Monday, 24th March 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: TBC, Dunedin Campus

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This workshop is now full, please email go@otago.ac.nz if you would like to be added to the waitlist.


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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.


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Department of Anatomy Seminar 1:00 pm
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
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Department of Pathology Seminar 12:00 pm
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
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Department of Anatomy Seminar 1:00 pm
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
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Anatomy and BMS supported William Evans Fellow – Professor Charles (Chuck) Roselli 1:00 pm
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[...]
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Department of Biochemistry Seminar 12:00 pm
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’
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Department of Botany Seminar 12:00 pm
Department of Botany Seminar @ Betts Workroom
Feb 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Taonga plants and bioactive molecules: ecology and evolution? Speaker: Professor Nigel Perry, Plant & Food Research, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago
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Department of Biochemistry Journal Club 12:00 pm
Department of Biochemistry Journal Club
Feb 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Please refer to the below pdf for details of speakers each week. Journal Club S1 2020
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