Our people

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

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Director
Deputy Director
Institute Manager
Science Team Leaders
Business Development Unit
Science Staff
Administration Staff
Visiting and Adjunct Staff

Director

Prof Gary Evans

Director, Ferrier Research Institute
Ferrier Research Institute

gary.evans@vuw.ac.nz

Deputy Director

Dr Phillip Rendle

Deputy Director, Operations and Commercial
Ferrier Research Institute

phillip.rendle@vuw.ac.nz

Institute Manager

Anette Klaassen

Divisional Business Operations Manager
Division of Science, Health, Engineering, Architecture and Design Innovation

anette.klaassen@vuw.ac.nz
CO 150, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Science Team Leaders

Dr Lawrence Harris

Principal Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

lawrence.harris@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Simon Hinkley

Associate Professor

Ferrier Research Institute

simon.hinkley@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Farah Lamiable-Oulaidi

Senior Scientist · STL
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Prof Gavin Painter

Professor
Ferrier Research Institute

gavin.painter@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Prof Emily Parker

Professor of Chemical Biology
Ferrier Research Institute

emily.parker@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Phillip Rendle

Deputy Director, Operations and Commercial
Ferrier Research Institute

phillip.rendle@vuw.ac.nz

Business Development Unit

Dr Anushka Jayasuriya

Business Development Manager (GlycoSyn, UniVentures)
Ferrier Research Institute

anushka.jayasuriya@wellingtonuniventures.nz
Edmonton, AB, Canada

Dr Matias Kinzurik

Business Development Manager, Research
Wellington UniVentures

matias.kinzurik@wellingtonuniventures.nz

Dr Matthew Nicholson

Senior Commercialisation Manager
Wellington UniVentures

Sam Wojcik

Commercialisation Manager
Wellington UniVentures

Science Staff

Dr Regan Anderson

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

regan.anderson@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Norman Avelino

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Dr Tracey Bell

Technician
Ferrier Research Institute

tracey.bell@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Daniel Berry

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

daniel.berry@vuw.ac.nz

Tim Bilbrough

Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

tim.bilbrough@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Amira Brackovic

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

amira.brackovic@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Joshua Buckler

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Dr Rosannah Cameron

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

rosannah.cameron@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Scott Cameron

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Dr Susie Carnachan

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Dr Susanna Chan

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Campbell Clarke

Research Assistant
Ferrier Research Institute

campbell.clarke@vuw.ac.nz
F Block , 69 Gracefield Road, Lower Hutt

Dr Benji Compton

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

benji.compton@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Alison Daines

Senior Scientist · Postgraduate Coordinator
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Sarah Draper

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Dr Amy Foster

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

amy.foster@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Richard Furneaux

Distinguished Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Mitch Ganley

mitch.ganley@vuw.ac.nz

Michael Godinez

Programmer and Equipment Developer
Ferrier Research Institute

michael.godinez@vuw.ac.nz

Jo Inglis

Team Coordinator
Ferrier Research Institute

jo.inglis@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Wanting Jiao

Senior Scientist · Computational Biochemistry
Ferrier Research Institute

wanting.jiao@vuw.ac.nz
04 46 39057
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Ed Ledingham

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Cara Luiten

Research Assistant

Ferrier Research Institute

cara.luiten@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Yonathan Lukito

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

yonathan.lukito@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Andreas Luxenburger

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

andreas.luxenburger@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Andrew Marshall

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Dr Rose McLellan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

rose.mclellan@vuw.ac.nz

Eleanor Middleton

Technical Officer
Ferrier Research Institute

eleanor.middleton@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Gerd Mittelstadt

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute · Synthetic and Chemical Biology Laboratory

gerd.mittelstadt@vuw.ac.nz
044639216
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

AProf Peter Northcote

Associate Professor

Ferrier Research Institute

peter.northcote@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Andrew Reddy

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

andrew.reddy@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Alistair Richardson

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

alistair.richardson@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Javier Ruiz Vargas

Research Fellow
Ferrier Research Institute

javier.ruizvargas@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Dr Ralf Schwoerer

Senior Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Dr Karl Shaffer

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Dr Rinu Shrestha

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

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

Dr Ian Sims

Principal Scientist

Ferrier Research Institute

ian.sims@vuw.ac.nz
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

Dr Kevin Sparrow

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

kevin.sparrow@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr Luke Stevenson

Scientist · Synthetic Biology
Ferrier Research Institute · Synthetic and Chemical Biology Laboratory

luke.stevenson@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Kelly Styles

Research Assistant
Ferrier Research Institute

Teaching Assistant
School of Biological Sciences

kelly.styles@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Kajitha Suthagar

Scientist
Ferrier Research Institute

kajitha.suthagar@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Prof Peter Tyler

Professor
Ferrier Research Institute

peter.tyler@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Dr James Wood

Scientist
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
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Administration Staff

Anette Klaassen

Divisional Business Operations Manager
Division of Science, Health, Engineering, Architecture and Design Innovation

anette.klaassen@vuw.ac.nz
CO 150, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Leonie A'Court

Institute Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute

Antoinette Ahilakumaran

Institute Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute

Karen Foote

Institute Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute · Ferrier Research Institute - Kahiwi Team

karen.foote@vuw.ac.nz
LB 217, Laby Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Pde

Mary Goodwin

Institute Operations and Project Coordinator
Ferrier Research Institute · Kahiwi

mary.goodwin@vuw.ac.nz
GIQ , Gracefield Innovation Quarter, Lower Hutt

Katy Kelly

Senior Administrator
Ferrier Research Institute

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 Andrew Lewis

Adjunct Research Fellow Ferrier Research Institute
Manager, Joint NMR Spectroscopy Facility, Callaghan Innovation