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.
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)
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
This workshop is now full, please email go@otago.ac.nz if you would like to be added to the waitlist.
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 Botany Seminar Series
12:00 pm
Department of Botany Seminar Series
@ Benham Seminar Room, Room B215, Benham Building
Apr 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
See attached PDF for details of each weeks seminar: Department of Botany Seminar Programme S12021
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Dept of Pathology: Meet the Speaker Lunch
12:00 pm
Dept of Pathology: Meet the Speaker Lunch
@ Bielschowsky meeting room
Apr 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Early & Mid Career Scientists and Postgraduate Students are invited to meet with Kiel before his seminar, to find out how he got to where he is today. Bielschowsky meeting room, 12-1pm (snacks included!) Please[...]
Pathology Department Seminar
1:00 pm
Pathology Department Seminar
@ D'Ath Lecture Theatre
Apr 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Interspecies electron transfer mediates energy generation in pathogen- commensal communities Dr Kiel Hards Department of Microbiology & Immunology University of Otago The human microbiome is a consortia of microorganisms in and on our bodies that[...]
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Department of Botany Seminar Series
12:00 pm
Department of Botany Seminar Series
@ Benham Seminar Room, Room B215, Benham Building
Apr 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
See attached PDF for details of each weeks seminar: Department of Botany Seminar Programme S12021
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Department of Botany Seminar Series
12:00 pm
Department of Botany Seminar Series
@ Benham Seminar Room, Room B215, Benham Building
Apr 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
See attached PDF for details of each weeks seminar: Department of Botany Seminar Programme S12021
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Otago University 3 Minute Thesis Registration
8:00 am
Otago University 3 Minute Thesis Registration
Apr 30 @ 8:00 am – Jun 25 @ 5:00 pm
 This entertaining event gives thesis students the chance to present their research to a large audience while competing for a number of generous prizes, with the overall University of Otago Doctoral winner going on to[...]
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