Staff

A list of Ferrier Research Institute staff and visiting staff and students, with their contact details.

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Prof Richard Furneaux

Director Ferrier Research Institute
Ferrier Research Institute

richard.furneaux@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0049
021888694
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Phillip Rendle

Deputy Director · Principal Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

phillip.rendle@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0059
+64 29 4818811
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Prof Gary Evans

MBIE - Chief Science Adviser 'Secondment Role'
Ferrier Research Institute

Kathryn Beare

Institute Manager
Ferrier Research Institute

Mary Goodwin

Institute Operations and Project Coordinator
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi

mary.goodwin@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9058
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Marie Merdan

Senior Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi Team

Marie.Merdan@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 3660
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Leonie Prince

Institute Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi Team

leonie.prince@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9214
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Iromie Rajaratnam

Institute Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi Team

iromie.rajaratnam@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0063
022 590 9969
044630063
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Janice Cheng

Commercialisation Manager
Ferrier Research Institute

janice.cheng@wellingtonuniventures.nz
04 463 4769
Room RB905, Rankine Brown Bld, Kelburn Parade

Science Staff

Dr Regan Anderson

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

regan.anderson@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0040
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Norman Avelino

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

norman.avelino@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9025
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Tracey Bell

Senior Scientist

Ferrier Research Institute

Daniel Berry

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

daniel.berry@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9212
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Amira Brackovic

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

Dr Joshua Buckler

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

joshua.buckler@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Susie Carnachan

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

susie.carnachan@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0042
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Rosannah Cameron

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

rosannah.cameron@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 3901
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Scott Cameron

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

scott.cameron@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9038
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Susanna Chan

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

susanna.chan@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0066
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Benji Compton

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

benji.compton@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0044
+64 29 2847690
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Alison Daines

Scientist · Postgraduate Coordinator
Ferrier Research Institute

alison.daines@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0046
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Sarah Draper

Junior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

sarah.draper@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9211
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Amy Foster

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

amy.foster@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 4449
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Sinan Gai

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

sinan.gai@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 3860
+64273812091
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Lawrence Harris

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

Jaime Hill

Technician
Ferrier Research Institute

jaime.hill@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0053
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Simon Hinkley

Associate Professor
Ferrier Research Institute

simon.hinkley@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0052
+64 27 5018811
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Wanting Jiao

Scientist · Computational Biochemistry
Ferrier Research Institute · Synthetic and Chemical Biology

wanting.jiao@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9057
04 46 39057
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Farah Lamiable-Oulaidi

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

farah.lamiable-oulaidi@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0068
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Ed Ledingham

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

ed.ledingham@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Yonathan Lukito

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

yonathan.lukito@vuw.ac.nz
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Andreas Luxenburger

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

andreas.luxenburger@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0055
+64 21 441739
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Andrew Marshall

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

andrew.marshall@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0045
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Eleanor Middleton

Technical Officer
Ferrier Research Institute

eleanor.middleton@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9215
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Gerd Mittelstädt

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute · Synthetic and Chemical Biology Laboratory

gerd.mittelstadt@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9216
044639216
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Peter Northcote

Associate Professor
Ferrier Research Institute

Prof Gavin Painter

Professor
Ferrier Research Institute

gavin.painter@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0058
+64 21 1945509
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Prof Emily Parker

Associate Dean of Science - Research
Wellington Faculty of Science

emily.parker@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9055
+64272781819
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Alistair Richardson

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

alistair.richardson@vuw.ac.nz
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Ralf Schwörer

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

ralf.schwoerer@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0060
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Tom Scully

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

tom.scully@vuw.ac.nz
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Karl Shaffer

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

karl.shaffer@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0061
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Rinu Shrestha

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

rinu.shrestha@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0054
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Ian Sims

Principal Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

ian.sims@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0062
+64 21 2263274
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Jonathan Singh

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute · Natural Products Chemistry

04 463 9210
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute · Synthetic and Chemical Biology

04 463 9210
LB112, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Luke Stevenson

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

luke.stevenson@vuw.ac.nz
LB217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Kajitha Suthagar

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

kajitha.suthagar@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9026
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Prof Peter Tyler

Professor
Ferrier Research Institute

peter.tyler@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0064
+64 21 905461
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr James Wood

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

james.wood@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Olga Zubkova

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

olga.zubkova@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 0067
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Visiting and adjunct staff

There are opportunities for visiting scientists and adjunct researchers from other institutes to join us for periods from a few months to a few years. Get in touch with us if you’re interested in applying for a visiting or adjunct position.

Dr Ruth Falshaw

Visiting Scientist

Staff

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Kathryn Beare

Mary Goodwin

Marie Merdan

Leonie Prince

Iromie Rajaratnam

Science Staff

Daniel Berry

Jaime Hill

Visiting and adjunct staff

Shivali Gulab

Andrew Lewis

Ian Miller

Melissa Yiannoutsos