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
- iromie.rajaratnam@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 30063
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
Harriet Newson
Harriet Newson
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute
- Room PC1-08, 69 Gracefield Rd, Gracefield, Lower Hutt
- harriet.newson@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 4639213
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
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