Staff

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

Prof Richard Furneaux

Director Ferrier Research Institute
Ferrier Research Institute

richard.furneaux@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30049
021888694
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Phillip Rendle

Deputy Director · Principal Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

phillip.rendle@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30059
+64 29 4818811
+64 4 463 0059
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Prof Gary Evans

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

Rachael Odlin

Institute Manager
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi Team

rachael.odlin@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30057
+64 27 8446664
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Chris Dixson

Secretary
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi (Ferrier Admin)

chris.dixson@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30047
027 354 0888
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Iromie Rajaratnam

Institute Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi Team

iromie.rajaratnam@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30063
022 590 9969
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Leonie Prince

Institute Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute

leonie.prince@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39214
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Mary Goodwin

Project Coordinator
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi

mary.goodwin@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39058
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
04 46 30040
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Norman Avelino

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

norman.avelino@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39025
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Yu Bai

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

yu.bai@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 33903
04 463 4451
LB 311, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Tracey Bell

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

tracey.bell@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30041
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Amira Brackovic

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

amira.brackovic@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39023
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Joshua Buckler

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

joshua.buckler@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 33856
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Susie Carnachan

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

susie.carnachan@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30042
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Rosannah Cameron

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

rosannah.cameron@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 33901
LB 310, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Scott Cameron

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

scott.cameron@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39038
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Susanna Chan

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

susanna.chan@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30066
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Benji Compton

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

benji.compton@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30044
+64 29 2847690
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Alison Daines

Scientist · Postgraduate Coordinator
Ferrier Research Institute

alison.daines@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30046
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Sarah Draper

Junior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

sarah.draper@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39211
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Effie Fan

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

effie.fan@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39212
LB 310, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Sinan Gai

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

sinan.gai@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30067
04 46 33860
+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
04 46 30053
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Simon Hinkley

Associate Professor
Ferrier Research Institute

simon.hinkley@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30052
+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
04 46 39057
04 46 39057
LB 310, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Christiane Kowatsch

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

christiane.kowatsch@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Farah Lamiable-Oulaidi

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

farah.lamiable-oulaidi@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30068
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Ed Ledingham

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

ed.ledingham@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 33864
04 463 4859
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Yonathan Lukito

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

Dr Andreas Luxenburger

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

andreas.luxenburger@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30055
+64 21 441739
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Andrew Marshall

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

andrew.marshall@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30045
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Eleanor Middleton

Technical Officer
Ferrier Research Institute

Dr Gerd Mittelstädt

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute · Synthetic and Chemical Biology Laboratory

gerd.mittelstadt@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39216
044639216
LB 310, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Peter Northcote

Associate Professor

peter.northcote@vuw.ac.nz
04 4630065
AG-02-02, E Block, Gracefield Innovation Quarter

Prof Gavin Painter

Professor
Ferrier Research Institute

gavin.painter@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30058
+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
04 46 39055
+64272781819
LB 312, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Alistair Richardson

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

Dr Ralf Schwörer

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

ralf.schwoerer@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30060
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Tom Scully

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

tom.scully@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 33861
04 463 4862
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Karl Shaffer

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

karl.shaffer@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30061
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Rinu Shrestha

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

rinu.shrestha@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30054
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Ian Sims

Team Leader Principal Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

ian.sims@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30062
+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
LB 112, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Luke Stevenson

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

Dr Kajitha Suthagar

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

kajitha.suthagar@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39026
04 463 4036
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Prof Peter Tyler

Professor
Ferrier Research Institute

peter.tyler@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30064
+64 21 905461
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr James Wood

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

james.wood@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 30043
GIQ, Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Olga Zubkova

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

olga.zubkova@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4457
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.

Staff

Science Staff

Jaime Hill

Jaime Hill

Peter Northcote

Peter Northcote

Visiting and adjunct staff

Ruth Falshaw

Ruth Falshaw

Shivali Gulab

Shivali Gulab

Andrew Lewis

Andrew Lewis

Ian Miller

Ian Miller

Melissa Yiannoutsos

Melissa Yiannoutsos