Current Postgraduate Students
Student Surnames A-F
| PhD Students | Student Name | Supervisor | Thesis Title |
| Rachael Abbott | Ben Bell | What are the driving forces affecting the success of reintroductions? How can these be manipulated to increase success? A case study using New Zealand’s rarest ratite, the rowi (Apteryx rowi) | |
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| Maximilian Allen | Heiko Wittmer | The ecology and management of Mountain Lions (Puma concolor) in northern California, USA |
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| Mudassar Altaf | Ronan O'Toole | Discovery and development of new inhibitors of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex |
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| Rosalynn Anderson - Lederer | Peter Ritchie | Management of wild/captured populations of black rhinos with micro-satellites |
 | Edinur Atan | Geoff Chambers | Molecular methods for transplantation medicine |
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| Monica Awasthy | Wayne Linklater | Avian urbanisation: how do endemics colonise an evolutionary novel landscape? |
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| Joseph Azar | Ben Bell | Theoretical and applied aspects of song prodution in selected bird in Karori Wildlife Sanctuary |
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| Rafael Barbieri | Phil Lester | Does competitive exclusion or habitat preference shape native ant communities? |
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| Ian Bassett | Ronan O'Toole | Solving the TB latency question: Do mycobacteria self-impose oxygen limitation |
 | Vaughn Bell | Phil Lester | Grapevine leafroll associated virus 3: A study of best practice for managing the disease in New Zealand vineyards |
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| Jade Berman | James Bell | Inter-ocean variability in sponge assemblages |
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| Peter Bircham | Paul Atkinson | Yeast phenotypes in protein folding |
 | Peter Bosch | Bronwyn Kivell | Proteomic analysis of addictive drugs |
 | Simona Boschetti | James Bell | Factors affecting the recruitment and survival of corals |
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| Lisa Bryant | Ken Ryan | Phylogenetics of Antarctic pelagic amphipods |
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| Allan Burne | Phil Lester | Evolution of the native wood ant Prolasius advena in the presence of high densities of the invasisve common wasp Vespula vulgaris |
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| Timothy Burrell | Paul Teesdale-Spittle | Carbon export in a future changing ocean |
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| Bede Busby | Paul Atkinson | Off-target effects of statin drugs |
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| Tamsen Byfield | James Bell | The Taputeranga Marine Reserve: Habitat Mapping, ecosystem structure and population connectivity |
 | Kate Calcott | Kevin Gould | Investigating the Function of Betalain Pigments in Vegetative Plant Tissues |
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| Mark Calcott | David Ackerley | Generation of novel peptide products by manipulation of non-ribosomal peptide synthease enzymes |
 | Richard Campen | Ronan O'Toole | Investigation of genetic networks regulating drug targets of novel anti-mycobacterial inhibitors in mycobacterium smegmatis using synthetic genetic array analysis |
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| Cesar Cardenas | James Bell | Interactions between sponges and algae on shallow subtidal rocky reefs |
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| Sergio Carrasco | Nicole Phillips | Offspring size, quality and performance as a function of maternal investment in coastal marine invertebrates |
 | Anna Carter | Nicola Nelson | Determining the impacts of climate change on community interactions |
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| Ariane Chan | John Miller | Cellular targets and pharmacology of peloruside A |
 | Delgertsetseg Chuluundorj | Anne La Flamme | Macrophage role in multiple sclerosis |
 | Mauricio Cifuentes | Nicole Phillips | Processes mediating succession of fouling communities |
 | Heather Constable | Peter Ritchie | Population genetics of two species of endemic New Zealand flounder |
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| Luke Cooney | Kevin Gould | Anthocyanin function in hypocotyls and pedicels |
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| Ilse Corkery | Nicky Nelson | Tuatara and fairy prions-does sharing with a seabird increase a tuatara's fitness? |
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| Rebecca Cowie | Ken Ryan | Microbial diversity and community structure in Antarctic sea ice |
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| Kirsty Danielson | Bronwyn Kivell | The cellular effects of smoking on monoamine transporter expression and function |
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| Viswanath Das | John Miller | The effect of peloruside and other microtubule stabilising agents on microtubule regulators: Role in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases |
 | Nathaniel Dasyam | Ronan O'Toole | Marine organisms as possible sources of new anti-tubercular drugs |
 | Catherine Davis | Ken McNatty | Inducing Kākāpō to breed |
 | Sandi Dempsey | Darren Day | Ovine forestomach extracellular matrix biomaterial as a scaffold for stem cell culture |
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| Ilse Corkery | Nicky Nelson | Tuatara and fairy prions-does sharing with a seabird increase a tuatara's fitness? |
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| Daniela Diaz Guisado | James Bell | The effectiveness of marine reserves: biological measures |
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| Emily Dicks | Simon Davy | Algal attack strategies – do cnidarian-algal symbionts behave like their close parasitic relatives in the apicomplexa |
 | Andrew Digby | Ben Bell | Listening and learning: An acoustic study of Little Spotted Kiwi |
| Sandra Doherty | Jonathan Gardner | The molecular ecology of Mytilus in Wellington harbour | |
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| Andrew Douglas | Nicky Nelson | Temperature-dependent sex determination in tuatara |
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| Jozsef Ekart | Ken McNatty | Investigation of the Oocyte secreted factors association with Fertilization rates and embryo development in human FSH stimulated IVF cycles |
 | Megan English | Wayne Linklater | The influence of habitat fragmentation on elephant behaviour in the lower Kinabatangan Region of Sabah, Borneo |
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| Peter Ferguson | Ian Hermans | Iron carbide nanoparticles as MR contrast agents |
 | Jessica Field | John Miller | Characterization of zampanolide as an anti cancer agent |
| James Fingleton | Richard Beasley | Phenotyping of obstructive airways disease | |
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| Lauren Fletcher | James Bell | Ecology of biofouling and impacts on mussel aquaculture: a case study with Didemnum vexillum |
Student Surnames G-L
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 | Emma Gibbin | Simon Davy | Symbiont diversity and the regulation of internal pH in cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis |
 | John Gibbins | Troels Petersen | Langerin 'CD8' Dcs play a pivotal role in inducing protective 'CD8' T cell immune responses to pathogens and tumours in the blood |
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| Laura Green | David Ackerley | Quinone and nitro reductases of Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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| Monica Gruber | Phil Lester | The evolutionary determinants and ecological consequences of yellow crazy ant invasion |
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| Habteab Habtom | Stephen Hartley | Interactions between Argentine Ants and the arthropod community |
 | Danielle Hannan | Jonathan Gardner | Genetic connectivity of New Zealand coastal marine populations |
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| Stephanie Harvey | Bill Jordan | Discovery of key flavour components in Dairy Micro organisms using a proteonic strategy |
 | Thomas Hawkins | Simon Davy | Thermal bleaching susceptibility versus resistance in corals: the role of nitric oxide |
 | Derek Heath | Ken McNatty | The development of a radioimmunoassay for bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) to assess growth factor concentrations in biological fluids |
| Mark Heath | Ken Ryan | The physicochemical regulation of Phormidium spp. growth and anatoxin production | |
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| Elizabeth Heeg | Peter Ritchie | Population genetics and rapid evolution of rainbow trout at Lake Taupo |
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| Sebastian Hernandez | Peter Ritchie | Genetic structuring of the Australasian school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) |
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| Claire Horvat | David Ackerley | New anti-cancer drugs from bacteria |
| Martin Hunn | Ian Hermans | Dendritic cell therapy for Gioblastoma Multiforme | |
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| Tinte Itinteang | Darren Day | Haemangioma progression |
| Lisa Johnston | Scott Harding | Platelet Reactivity in Atherosclerotic Disease | |
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| Timothy Jones | James Bell | Design accurate and effective means of monitoring marine ecosystems |
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| Arun Kanakkanthara | John Miller | Mechanism of resistance of IA9 human ovarian cancer cells to Peluroside A |
 | Marie Kharkrang | Anne La Flamme | Identifying new immunomodulatory agents to treat MS |
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| Ingrid Knapp | James Bell | Sponge ecology at Palmyra Atoll |
 | Susanne Krejcek | Stephen Hartley | Plant-insect interactions in coastal senecios |
 | Thomas Krueger | Simon Davy | The role of antioxidants in coral bleaching |
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| Sabine Kuhn | Franca Ronchese | Using natural adjuvands to improve the power of dendritic cells to activate anti-tumor immune responses |
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| Shalen Kumar | Ken McNatty | Developing aptamers to detect environmental contaminants |
| Ryan Kyle | Graham Le Gros | Th2 cell function and fate during immune responses | |
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| Scott Lawrence | Simon Davy | Diversity of viruses and their role in the health and functioning of corals |
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| Danelle Lekan | Jonathan Gardner | How well are New Zealand Marine Reserves doing? |
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| Daniel Logan | Simon Davy | Cell-Cell surface recognition and specificity in mutalistic cnidarian/dinoflagellae symbiosis |
 | Yee Syuen Low | Paul Atkinson | The identification of small olecule perturbagens (SMPs) in targeting ER stress and unfolded protein response (UPR) in yeast |
Student Surnames M-R
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| Benjamin Magana | Stephen Hartley | Are abundance and distribution patterns correlated with ecological plant traits at different spatio-temporal scales in New Zealand flora? |
| Maheshini Mawalagedera | Kevin Gould | Antioxidant potential of Sonchus oleraceus | |
| Rene McLaughlin | Jacquie Harper | Impact of Hypereuricaemia on monocyte/macrophage phenotype in gouty arthritia | |
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| Helen Mearns | Graham LeGros | Identify the role of novel cytokine/receptor pathways which mediate the induction of Th2 immune responses in vivo |
| Paul Mensink | Jeff Shima | The effects of settlement site macroalgae on juvenile and adult reef fish | |
 | Ignatius Menzies | Kevin Gould | Aposematic colouration in Pseudowintera colerata |
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| Brigitta Mester | Joy McIntosh | The roles of BMP15 and GDF9 on the ovarian function of mammals |
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| Keith Michael | Jeff Shima | |
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| Lindsay Mickelson | Nicola Nelson | Patterns of corticosterone release and relationships with performance in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) |
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| Danielle Middleton | Nicola Nelson | Ecology of Salmonella in New Zealand |
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| Chris Miller | Ronan O'Toole | New approaches toward anti-mycobacterial drug discovery |
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| Aashish Morani | Bronwyn Kivell | Novel compounds for the prevention of drug addiction and relapse |
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| Bionda Morelissen | Nicole Phillips | The effects of introduced macroalgae Undaria pinnatifida and Colpomenia bullosa on the native rocky intertidal community and the role of nutrient enrichment on the distribution of these introduced algae |
 | Kelly Mortensen | Janet Crawford | The effects of environmental and life-style factors on oocyte health |
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| Enrique Mundaca | Phil Lester | Can the "natural enemies" hypothesis be used to explain outbreaks of Kowhai moth in the Wellington region |
 | Taryn Osmond | Ian Hermans | An analysis of antigen-presentation by dendritic cell-based vaccines for the treatment of cancer |
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| David O'Sullivan | Anne La Flamme | Identifying new treatments for Multiple Sclerosis |
| Blake Paget | Jacquie Harper | The role of cathelicidins in host defence of the bovine mammary glands | |
 | Sharada Paudel | Kevin Burns | Phenological patterns in fruits and frugivores in a New Zealand forest |
| Janine Pilcher | Richard Beasley | High concentration oxygen and hypercapnia in respiratory disease | |
 | Fernanda Piraud | Ken Ryan | The effect of environmental stressors on the physiology of invasive brown seaweed (Phaeophyceae Laminariales) |
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| Roan Plotz | Wayne Linklater | Testing for the impact of density dependence, predation and parasites on the performance of strategic donor populations of Black Rhinoceros |
 | Stefanie Pontasch | Simon Davy | The role of antioxidants in coral bleaching |
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| Abigail Powell | James Bell | The impacts of climate change and habitat degradation on Indo-pacific sponge assemblages |
 | Kelly Prendergast | Joanne Kirman | The role of Langerin positive dendritic cells during systemic infection |
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| Meghana Rajanahally | Ken Ryan, Simon Davy | Temperature tolerance of photoynthesis in Antarctic algae |
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| Celine Reisser | Jonathan Gardner | Speciation, connectivity and self-recruitment among island populations of marine molluscs |
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| Ingrid Richter | Andrew Fidler | Molecular evolution of tunicate xenobiotic receptors |
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| Christina Roberts | Paul Atkinson | Studies of Drug Genetic Interaction Networks |
 | Katherine Robins | David Ackerley | Engineering and applications of bacterial oxidoreductase enzymes |
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| Marcus Robinson | Graham LeGros | Defining immunomodulatory mechanisms in milk allergy |
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| Ursula Rojas-Nazar | James Bell | The effectiveness of Marines Reserves: socio-economic measures |
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| Agnes Rouchon | Nicole Phillips | Effluent impact on early life stages of marine invertebrates |
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| Sonia Rowley | James Bell | Environmentally-Mediated Responses of Gorgonian Taxa on Indo-Pacific Coral Reefs |
Student Surnames S-Z
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| Dianne Sika-Paotonu | Ian Hermans | Increasing the potency of dentritic cell-based vaccines for Cancer |
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| Kosala Sirisena | Geoff Chambers | Characterization of the bacterial diversity of groundwater from different aquifer systems in New Zealand, using molecular techniques |
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| Phil Sirvid | Phil Lester, Geoff Chambers | Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the New Zealand crab spiders |
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| Dorota Starzak | Simon Davy | Dynamics of symbiosis establishment in corals |
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| Ryan Steel | Darren Day | The effect of cannabinoids on learning and memory in the adolescent rat |
| Stefanie Steiger | Jacquie Harper | Do activated resident macrophages phagocytose apoptotic neutrophils and what cytokines do they produce? | |
 | Sarrabeth Stone | Anne La Flamme | Immunomodulatory effects of Type II macrophages and microglia in experimental autoimmune encephalitis |
 | Andrew Stringer | Wayne Linklater | Investigating stress and parasite load in Black rhino |
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| Mareike Sudek | Simon Davy | The histology and etiology of Porites tissue loss |
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| Claire Swain | Bill Jordan | Factors influencing the environmental survival of Neisseria meningitidis |
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| Jamie Tam | Jonathan Gardner | Mussel community differences between Wellington Harbour and the Cook Strait |
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| Helen Taylor | Nicola Nelson | Ecology and genomics in a recovering species: a study of little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii) |
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| Leighton Thomas | Jonathan Gardner | Developing micr0satellites for Ostrea chilensis |
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| Andrea Varela | Peter Ritchie | Population structure and genetic connectivity among populations of commercially important deep water fish species of the South Pacific |
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| Veronica Venturi | Paul Teesdale-Spittle | Aiming at new targets for cancer and anti-parasite therapies |
 | Francisca Vermeulen | Ken Ryan | Particulate organic carbon and silica in sea ice |
 | Fabian Westermann | Phil Lester | |
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| Anne Wietheger | Simon Davy | Coral bleaching resistance versus susceptibility: The role of antioxidant activity in the symbiotic dinoflagellates |
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| Shaun Wilkinson | Simon Davy | The functional biology and ecology of high-latitude coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis |
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| Elsie Williams | David Ackerley | Engineering and applications of bacterial nitroreductase enzymes |
 | Jenni Williams | Anne la Flamme | The effect of remote ischaemic preconditioning on the immune system |
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| Gaius Wilson | Wayne Linklater | A study of elephants and their impact on the ecosystem in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, South India |
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| Duncan Wright | Kevin Burns | The evolution, persistence and conservation implications of insular tameness in New Zealand's birds |
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| Manivannan Yegambaram | Paul Atkinson | A study in yeast of the human congenital disorder of glycosylation ( CDG Ic) |
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| Ploi Yibmantasiri | David Bellows | Mechanism of natural product toxicity in yeast |
