{"id":3950,"date":"2025-10-06T14:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T01:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/?page_id=3950"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:13:15","slug":"school-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/school-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Biochemistry resources for schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources for schools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page features research stories from the Otago Department of Biochemistry to help you learn about what biochemistry is, and what we use biochemistry for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have also included other resources that may be useful for high school biology students, including biochemistry-related career advice, models of molecules to print in 3D, and links to other science resource websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#stories\">Stories about our research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#otherresources\">Other biochemistry resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ourresearch\">What research do we do?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#visit\">Visit the Department of Biochemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"stories\">Stories about our research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9d260ee2 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9d260ee2 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/gemma-standing-in-a-lab-holding-a-jar-filled-with-live-wasps-714258.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/gemma-standing-in-a-lab-holding-a-jar-filled-with-live-wasps-714258.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3951\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/gene-editing-in-new-zealand\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3966\">Gene editing in New Zealand<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/photo-of-medicago-truncatula-flower-688983.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/photo-of-medicago-truncatula-flower-688983.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3952\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/?page_id=3997\">Genetic transfer in agriculture: control of flowering time<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/photo-of-brad-timms-who-has-batten-disease-sitting-in-a-wheelchair-in-a-garden-and-smiling-664226.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/photo-of-brad-timms-who-has-batten-disease-sitting-in-a-wheelchair-in-a-garden-and-smiling-664226.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3953\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/?page_id=4002\">Genetic transfer in medicine: Batten disease<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/biochemistry-building-main-entrance-838915.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/biochemistry-building-main-entrance-838915.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3954\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/school-resources\/undergrads-explain-research\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4003\">Undergraduate students explain research at Otago Biochemistry<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/cyanobacteria-in-a-flask_186x140-732737.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/cyanobacteria-in-a-flask_186x140-732737.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3955\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/?page_id=4004\">Postgraduate students talk about their research <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"otherresources\">Other biochemistry resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9d260ee2 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/cartoon-sketches-of-a-dna-a-protein-and-an-rna-833965.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/cartoon-sketches-of-a-dna-a-protein-and-an-rna-833965.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3960\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/school-resources\/maori-biochemistry-words\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4125\">Ng\u0101 kupu o matai mat\u016b koiora &#8211; Biochemistry words in M\u0101ori<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/dna-model_tn-0234966.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/dna-model_tn-0234966.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3961\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/school-resources\/3d-molecule-models\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4130\">Print 3D models of biological molecules<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-container-content-69bc4bdf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/laughing-undergrads_tn-0234968.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/laughing-undergrads_tn-0234968.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3962\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/biochemistry\/undergraduate\/careers-with-a-degree-in-biochemistry-from-otago\">Careers with a degree in biochemistry<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/drawing-of-a-coronavirus-738919.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/files\/2025\/07\/drawing-of-a-coronavirus-738919.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3959\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/school-resources\/covid-19-resources\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4074\">Covid-19 resources<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pdb101.rcsb.org\/\">PDB-101<\/a> &#8211; Learn about the diverse shapes and functions of proteins and nucleic acids to understand biomedicine and agriculture, from protein synthesis to health and disease to biological energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencelearn.org.nz\/\">Science Learning Hub<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;New Zealand multimedia science education resources, collected by topic and concept, and based at the University of Waikato.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biochemistry.org\/education\/public-engagement\/\">Biochemical Society Hands-on activities<\/a> &#8211; Biochemistry teaching and outreach resources from the Biochemical Society in the UK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/learn.genetics.utah.edu\/\">Learn.Genetics<\/a> &#8211; Genetic science learning centre based at the University of Utah.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ed.ted.com\/lessons?category=life-sciences\">TED Ed Life Sciences<\/a> &#8211; Video lessons built around TED talks on life science topics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.passbiology.co.nz\/\">Pass Biology<\/a> &#8211; A learning hub providing resources and notes to help study for NCEA Biology standards levels 1-3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wehi.edu.au\/wehi-tv-list\">WEHI.TV<\/a> &#8211; Animated movies explaining concepts in molecular biology and medical research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceofhiv.org\">Discover the science of HIV<\/a> &#8211; Amazing animation of how HIV infection happens, based on the actual science.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ourresearch\">What research do we do in the Biochemistry Department?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biochemistry is an essential part of every living organism, so research in the department is very diverse. Research areas include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cancer genetics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computational molecular biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evolution and development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Molecular basis of disease<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plants and photosynthesis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protein structure and function<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about our research here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/biochemistry\/research\">Otago Biochemistry research page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of our scientists explain their research in these videos filmed in laboratories around the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biochemistry with Dr Sarah Diermeier and Dr Lynette Brownfield\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N_EskbW8A_0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biochemistry with Professor Peter Dearden and Associate Professor Peter Mace\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3IXuYdaEuZc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"visit\">Visit the Department of Biochemistry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We regularly host visits from high school classes keen to gain hands-on experience of biochemistry in the lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about classes visiting the Department of Biochemistry, please email: <a href=\"mailto:biochemistry@otago.ac.nz\">biochemistry@otago.ac.nz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High school students from around New Zealand have the chance to sample life at the University of Otago each January through Hands-On at Otago. If you are curious about biochemistry, apply for Hands-On at Otago and choose biochemistry as your research project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/hands-on-at-otago\">Find out about Hands-On at Otago here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hands on at Otago Biochemistry 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WFnfqt1FTZw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact us if you have any suggestions to improve or add to these resource pages at <a href=\"mailto:biochemistry@otago.ac.nz\">biochemistry@otago.ac.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may also be interested in:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/thesheet\/posts\/\">Otago Biochemistry Department research blog: The Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/biochemistry\/research\">Otago Biochemistry research page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/biochemistry\/undergraduate\/careers-with-a-degree-in-biochemistry-from-otago\">Career opportunities for Biochemistry graduates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/biochemistry\/otago-biochemistry-publications-journal-articles\">Publications from the Department of Biochemistry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources for schools This page features research stories from the Otago Department of Biochemistry to help you learn about what biochemistry is, and what we use biochemistry for. 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