Staff

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

Prof Richard Furneaux
Prof Richard Furneaux
Director Ferrier Research Institute
Ferrier Research Institute
- FL, Furneaux Lodge, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Dr Phillip Rendle
Dr Phillip Rendle
Deputy Director · Principal Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- +64 4 463 0059
- D Block, Room D-37, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Prof Gary Evans
Prof Gary Evans
MBIE - Chief Science Advisor 'Secondment Role'
Ferrier Research Institute
Rachael Odlin
Rachael Odlin
Institute Manager
Ferrier Research Institute
- FL, Furneaux Lodge, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Chris Dixson
Chris Dixson
Secretary
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi (Ferrier Admin)
- Kahiwi, Room KH-1, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Iromie Rajaratnam
Iromie Rajaratnam
Institute Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi Team
- Kahiwi, Room K-2, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Leonie Prince
Leonie Prince
Institute Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute
- Kahiwi, Room KH-2, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
- leonie.prince@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39214
Mary Goodwin
Mary Goodwin
Project Coordinator
Ferrier Research Institute
- Kahiwi, Room KH-3, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
- mary.goodwin@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39058

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
Dr Regan Anderson
Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- regan.anderson@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30040
Norman Avelino
Norman Avelino
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- norman.avelino@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39025
Yu Bai
Yu Bai
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- LB, Room 311, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde
Dr Tracey Bell
Dr Tracey Bell
Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- tracey.bell@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30041
Amira Brackovic
Amira Brackovic
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- amira.brackovic@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39023
Dr Joshua Buckler
Dr Joshua Buckler
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- joshua.buckler@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33856
Dr Susie Carnachan
Dr Susie Carnachan
Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- susie.carnachan@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30042
Dr Rosannah Cameron
Dr Rosannah Cameron
Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Synthetic Biology
Ferrier Research Institute
- LB, Room 310, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde
- rosannah.cameron@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33901
Dr Scott Cameron
Dr Scott Cameron
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- scott.cameron@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39038
Dr Susanna Chan
Dr Susanna Chan
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- susanna.chan@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30066
Ed Ledingham
Ed Ledingham
Dr Benji Compton
Dr Benji Compton
Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
Dr Alison Daines
Dr Alison Daines
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- alison.daines@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30046
Joanna Dowle
Joanna Dowle
Sarah Draper
Sarah Draper
Junior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- sarah.draper@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39211
Dr Effie Fan
Dr Effie Fan
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- LB, Room 310, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde
- effie.fan@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39212
Sinan Gai
Sinan Gai
Dr Lawrence Harris
Dr Lawrence Harris
Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
Jaime Hill
Jaime Hill
Technician
Ferrier Research Institute
- jaime.hill@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30053
Dr Simon Hinkley
Dr Simon Hinkley
Associate Professor
Ferrier Research Institute
Dr Wanting Jiao
Dr Wanting Jiao
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- wanting.jiao@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39057
Dr Christiane Kowatsch
Dr Christiane Kowatsch
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- christiane.kowatsch@vuw.ac.nz
Dr Farah Lamiable-Oulaidi
Dr Farah Lamiable-Oulaidi
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- farah.lamiable-oulaidi@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30068
Dr Yonathan Lukito
Dr Yonathan Lukito
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- yonathan.lukito@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39056
Dr Andreas Luxenburger
Dr Andreas Luxenburger
Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
Dr Andrew Marshall
Dr Andrew Marshall
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- andrew.marshall@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30045
Dr Nick Martin
Dr Nick Martin
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- nick.martin@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39037
Eleanor Middleton
Eleanor Middleton
Technical Officer
Ferrier Research Institute
- eleanor.middleton@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39215
Dr Gerd Mittelstädt
Dr Gerd Mittelstädt
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute · Synthetic and Chemical Biology Laboratory
- 044639216
- LB, Room 310, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde
- gerd.mittelstadt@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 39216
AProf Peter Northcote
AProf Peter Northcote
Associate Professor
Ferrier Research Institute
- peter.northcote@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30065
Prof Gavin Painter
Prof Gavin Painter
Professor
Ferrier Research Institute
Prof Emily Parker
Prof Emily Parker
Associate Dean of Science - Research
Wellington Faculty of Science
- LB, Room 312, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde
Alistair Richardson
Alistair Richardson
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- alistair.richardson@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 7409
Dr Ralf Schwörer
Dr Ralf Schwörer
Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- B Block, Room BG-20-1, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
- ralf.schwoerer@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30060
Tom Scully
Tom Scully
Dr Karl Shaffer
Dr Karl Shaffer
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- karl.shaffer@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30061
Rinu Shrestha
Rinu Shrestha
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- rinu.shrestha@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30054
Dr Ian Sims
Dr Ian Sims
Team Leader Principal Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
Dr Jonathan Singh
Dr Jonathan Singh
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute · Natural Products Chemistry
- 04 463 9210
- E Block, Room EG-01, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute · Synthetic and Chemical Biology
- 04 463 9210
- LB, Room 112, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde
Luke Stevenson
Luke Stevenson
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- luke.stevenson@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 7417
Dr Kajitha Suthagar
Dr Kajitha Suthagar
Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
Prof Peter Tyler
Prof Peter Tyler
Professor
Ferrier Research Institute
- B Block, Room 20, 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt
Dr James Wood
Dr James Wood
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- james.wood@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30043
Dr Olga Zubkova
Dr Olga Zubkova
Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute
- olga.zubkova@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4457

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.

Ruth Falshaw
Ruth Falshaw
Shivali Gulab
Shivali Gulab
Andrew Lewis
Andrew Lewis
Ian Miller
Ian Miller
Melissa Yiannoutsos
Melissa Yiannoutsos