Head of School
School of Biological Sciences

• nicola.nelson@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5435
• 027 563 5435
• TTR 214, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Deputy Head of School
School of Biological Sciences

• david.ackerley@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5576
• +64 21 02284710
• TTR 411, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor in Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• james.bell@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 8104
• TTR 409, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor in Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• kevin.burns@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6873
• +64 21 2174018
• TTR 326, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science
School of Biological Sciences

• davide.comoletti@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6029
• AM 307, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer in Immunology
School of Biological Sciences

• lisa.connor@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4275
• 04 463 7542
• AM 310, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor of Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• simon.davy@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5573
• +64 27 5635573
• TTR 214, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

• darren.day@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6087
• TTR 336, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor in Clinical Research
School of Biological Sciences

• elaine.dennison@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4676
• TTR, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

• julie.deslippe@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6084
• TTR 334, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor in Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• jonathan.gardner@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5574
• TTR 335, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology
School of Biological Sciences

• monica.gerth@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4778
• TTR, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Associate Dean of Science - Academic (Undergraduate)
Wellington Faculty of Science

• kevin.gould@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6649
• CO 157, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Director of the Centre of Biodiversity & Restoration Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

• stephen.hartley@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5447
• +64 21 1729579
• TTR 330, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences

• bronwyn.kivell@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9707
• TTR 317, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor in Immunology
School of Biological Sciences

• anne.laflamme@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6093
• AM 306, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor in Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• phil.lester@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5096
• +64 212435096
• TTR 329, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

• joanna.mackichan@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4711
• +64 21 0533232
• AM 303, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Group Manager Cell and Molecular Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• melanie.mcconnell@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 8136
• AM 309, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

• andrew.munkacsi@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5171
• AM 322, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Head of School
School of Biological Sciences

• nicola.nelson@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5435
• 027 563 5435
• TTR 214, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Lecturer · Chair SBS Learning & Teaching
School of Biological Sciences

• diane.ormsby@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5271
• TTR 331, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences

• jeremy.owen@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5277
• TTR 410, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Director, Centre for Biodiscovery
School of Biological Sciences

• wayne.patrick@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4779
• TTR 318, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

• lifeng.peng@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5233
• 04 463 8076
• AM 302, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences

• peter.pfeffer@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 7462
• TTR 319, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Associate Dean - Students (International) · Director, Coastal Ecology Laboratory
Wellington Faculty of Science · ,School of Biological Sciences

• nicole.phillips@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 470 9259
• 04 463 9259
• TTR, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

• janet.pitman@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 7450
• TTR 320, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences

• peter.ritchie@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 8105
• +64 21 660242
• 04 886 4422
• TTR 407, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Lecturer in Fisheries Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• alice.rogers@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4786
• TTR 325, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor in Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• ashley.rowden@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6283
• TTR 337, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Lecturer in Behavioural Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

• rachael.shaw@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 8139
• TTR 321, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor · Programme Manager Ecology & Biodiversity, Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• ken.ryan@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6083
• 027 6333 147
• 04 463 6083
• TTR 333, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Professor in Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

• jeffrey.shima@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6494
• +64 27 5635475
• TTR 328, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Associate Dean - Academic (Programme Development)
Wellington Faculty of Science

• paul.teesdale-spittle@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6094
• AM 308, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences

• heiko.wittmer@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 7432
• TTR 323, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Group Manager - Ecology and Biodiversity
School of Biological Sciences

• joe.zuccarello@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6414
• TTR 324, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Medicine
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Cancer Cell Biology
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Translational Immunology
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Deputy Director of Research
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Director of Research
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Immune Cell Biology
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences

Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences

Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences

• john.h.miller@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6082
• 0210787487
• 463 6082
• TTR 213, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences · Microbes Molecules and Evolution

• emma.andrews@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 4635233 +8838
• TTR 307, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences · Invasive Species Research Group

• james.baty@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9798
• TTR, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Experimental Researcher
School of Biological Sciences

• andy.biggerstaff@vuw.ac.nz
• Level 3, Te Toki a Rata Building, Kelburn Parade

Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Biotechnology
School of Biological Sciences

• alistair.brown@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4460
• TTR 309, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

• mariana.bulgarella@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4180
• TTR, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Microbial Biotechnology
School of Biological Sciences

• mark.calcott@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9788
• TTR, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Research Fellow in Marine Biology · Rutherford Discovery Fellow
School of Biological Sciences · Marine Biology

• christopher.cornwall@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5150
• 04 463 5720
• 04 463 5720
• TTR 321, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Research Assistant
School of Biological Sciences

• antoine.felden@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4171
• TTR, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

• kelsi.hall@vuw.ac.nz

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

• michael.jackson@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 4639795

Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

• balam.jimenezbrito@vuw.ac.nz

Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Microbiology
School of Biological Sciences

• randy.lacey@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4162

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

• hungen.lai@vuw.ac.nz
• TTR 309, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

• matt.nitschke@vuw.ac.nz

Post Doctoral Fellow in Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• clint.oakley@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9796
• TTR, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Post Doctoral Fellow in Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences

• tifany.oulavallickal@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4136
• TTR 307, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Post Doctoral Fellow in Neurobiology
School of Biological Sciences

• kelly.paton@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4169
• TTR A357, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

• katharina.robichon@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6874
• AM 324, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Post Doctoral Fellow in Ecosystem Services
School of Biological Sciences

• stephanie.tomscha@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9783
• TTR, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Postdoctoral Fellowship
School of Biological Sciences

• chelsea.vickers@vuw.ac.nz

Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Chemical Genetics
School of Biological Sciences

• helen.woolner@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6090
• AM 323, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Tutor
School of Biological Sciences

• david.maass@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4132
• TTR 206, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Tutor
School of Biological Sciences

• fabian.westermann@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 6136
• TTR 206, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

School Manager
School of Biological Sciences

• melissa.fiu@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5332
• 04 463 5332
• TTR 212, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Administrator
School of Biological Sciences

• paul.marsden@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5555
• TTR 206, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Administrator
School of Biological Sciences

• mary.murray@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5339
• TTR 206, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Graduate Programmes Administrator
School of Biological Sciences

• mark.stephen@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5581
• TTR 206, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Administrator
School of Biological Sciences

• sandra.taylor@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5747
• TTR 206, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Manager Technical Services
School of Biological Sciences

• stephen.meyer@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5579
• TTR 211, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Laboratory Technical Officer - Ecology and Biodiversity
School of Biological Sciences

• mel.dohner@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4785
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Equipment Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

• craig.doney@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4782
• +64 27 4431918
• TTR 15, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Laboratory Technician - Biochemistry and Molecular
School of Biological Sciences

• joanna.hamilton@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9757
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Laboratory Tech Officer - Ecology and Biodiversity
School of Biological Sciences

• kayla.griffin@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9759
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Laboratory Technical Officer - Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences

• derek.heath@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5580
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Equipment Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

• neville.higgison@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5154
• +64 27 5655154
• TTR 15, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Senior Technical Officer - Conservation Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

• susan.keall@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5324
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

IT Systems Consultant
School of Biological Sciences

• danyl.mclauchlan@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 5735
• AM 301, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Coastal Ecology Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

• daniel.mcnaughtan@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9257
• +64 21 684704
• CEL 101, Coastal Ecology Lab, 396 The Esplanade

Laboratory Technical Officer - Botany and Plant Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

• lesley.milicich@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9733
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Laboratory Technical Officer - Cell and Dev Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• sushila.pillai@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4784
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Laboratory Technician - Microbiology and Molecular Biology
School of Biological Sciences

• pisana.rawson@vuw.ac.nz
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Equipment Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

• paul.roulston@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 4783
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Laboratory Technical Officer - Genetics and Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

• chris.thorn@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9756
• TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Coastal Ecology Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

• john.vandersman@vuw.ac.nz
• 04 463 9250
• +64 27 5348377
• CEL 101, Coastal Ecology Lab, 396 The Esplanade