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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Stata Software Workshop – Biostatistics Centre
9:00 am
Health Sciences Division 3MT® heat,
2:00 pm
Health Sciences Division 3MT® heat,
@ Barnett Lecture Theatre,
Jul 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 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[...]
BHRC 2021 Annual Conference
5:30 pm
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Sciences Division 3MT® heat
10:00 am
Sciences Division 3MT® heat
@ Mellor Laboratories Seminar Room 2.02,
Jul 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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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Bioethics Seminar: Trustworthy Governance of Health and Genomic Data: Lessons from Singapore
1:00 pm
Bioethics Seminar: Trustworthy Governance of Health and Genomic Data: Lessons from Singapore
@ Bioethics Seminar Room 119, Bioethics Centre, Level 1,
Jul 19 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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[...]
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Department of Botany Seminars
12:00 pm
Department of Botany Seminars
@ Room 2.13Physical Education Building,
Jul 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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,[...]
Career planning for early career researchers and postgraduate students
12:30 pm
Career planning for early career researchers and postgraduate students
Jul 21 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
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[...]
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What statistical software should I use (and how much does it really matter)?
11:00 am
What statistical software should I use (and how much does it really matter)?
@ Room 033, Adams Building,
Jul 26 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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[...]
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2021 BMS Postgraduate Symposium
2021 BMS Postgraduate Symposium
@ The Terrace Lounge, 1st Floor, Union Building
Jul 28 all-day
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[...]
Department of Botany Seminars
12:00 pm
Department of Botany Seminars
@ Room 2.13Physical Education Building,
Jul 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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,[...]
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