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Academic Staff
Adjunct Staff - Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
Adjunct Staff - Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
Emeritus Professors
Research and Teaching Fellows
Professional Teaching Fellows
Senior Tutors
Administration Staff
Technical Staff

Head of School

AProf Janet Pitman

Head of School

School of Biological Sciences

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

Deputy Head of School

AProf Wayne Patrick

Associate Professor of Biochemistry · Deputy Head of School
School of Biological Sciences

wayne.patrick@vuw.ac.nz

Academic Staff

Prof David Ackerley

Professor of Biotechnology
School of Biological Sciences

david.ackerley@vuw.ac.nz
TTR 411, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof James Bell

Professor of Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences

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

Prof Kevin Burns

Professor of Biology
School of Biological Sciences

kevin.burns@vuw.ac.nz
TTR 326, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Zaramasina Clark

Lecturer in Biological Sciences
School of Biological Sciences

zaramasina.clark@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Davide Comoletti

Associate Professor in Biomedical Science
School of Biological Sciences

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

Dr Lisa Connor

Senior Lecturer in Immunology
School of Biological Sciences

lisa.connor@vuw.ac.nz
AM 310, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Christopher Cornwall

Lecturer in Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences · Marine Biology

christopher.cornwall@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5150
TTR 320, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Simon Davy

Professor of Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences

simon.davy@vuw.ac.nz
TTR 406, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Darren Day

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

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

Dr Nicola Day

Lecturer in Plant Biology
School of Biological Sciences

nicola.day@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6649
TTR 321, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Elaine Dennison

Professor of Clinical Research
School of Biological Sciences

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

Dr Julie Deslippe

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

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

Prof Jonathan Gardner

Adjunct Professor

Professor of Marine Biology

School of Biological Sciences|School of Biological Sciences

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

Dr Monica Gerth

Associate Professor

School of Biological Sciences

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

AProf Stephen Hartley

Associate Professor

School of Biological Sciences

stephen.hartley@vuw.ac.nz
TTR 330, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Bronwyn Kivell

Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences

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

Prof Anne La Flamme

Professor of Immunology
School of Biological Sciences

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

Prof Phil Lester

Professor of Biology
School of Biological Sciences

phil.lester@vuw.ac.nz
TTR 329, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Joanna MacKichan

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

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

Dr Melanie McConnell

Senior Lecturer in Genetics
School of Biological Sciences

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

Dr Andrew Munkacsi

Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences

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

Prof Nicola Nelson

Professor
School of Biological Sciences

nicola.nelson@vuw.ac.nz
027 563 5435
TTR 332, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Diane Ormsby

Senior Lecturer · Chair SBS Learning Teaching and Equity Committee
School of Biological Sciences

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

Jeremy Owen

Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences

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

Dr Lifeng Peng

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

AProf Peter Pfeffer

Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences

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

AProf Peter Ritchie

Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences

peter.ritchie@vuw.ac.nz
04 886 4422
TTR 407, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Alice Rogers

Senior Lecturer in Fisheries Biology

School of Biological Sciences

alice.rogers@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Ashley Rowden

Professor of Marine Biology

School of Biological Sciences

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

Danielle Shanahan

Adjunct Professor
School of Biological Sciences

danielle.shanahan@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Rachael Shaw

Lecturer in Behavioural Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

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

Prof Jeffrey Shima

Professor of Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

jeffrey.shima@vuw.ac.nz
TTR 328, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

AProf Paul Teesdale-Spittle

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

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

Prof Heiko Wittmer

Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences

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

Dr Helen Woolner

Lecturer Biological Sciences
School of Biological Sciences

helen.woolner@vuw.ac.nz
TTR 325, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Joe Zuccarello

Professor of Biology
School of Biological Sciences

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

Adjunct Staff - Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Prof Richard Beasley

Medicine
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

richard.beasley@mrinz.ac.nz
04 805 0238
Level G, CSB Building, Wellington Hospital Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021

Adjunct Staff - Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Prof Mike Berridge

Cancer Cell Biology
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

mberridge@malaghan.org.nz
04 499 6914 ext 825
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research Central Services Building, Entrance 7 Kelburn Pde, Kelburn Campus

Dr Olivier Gasser

Translational Immunology
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

ogasser@malaghan.org.nz
04 499 6914
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research Central Services Building, Entrance 7 Kelburn Pde, Kelburn Campus

Prof Ian Hermans

Deputy Director of Research
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

ihermans@malaghan.org.nz
04 499 6914
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research Central Services Building, Entrance 7 Kelburn Pde, Kelburn Campus

Prof Graham Le Gros

Director of Research
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

glegros@malaghan.org.nz
04 499 6914
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research Central Services Building, Entrance 7 Kelburn Pde, Kelburn Campus

Prof Franca Ronchese

Immune Cell Biology
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

frochese@malaghan.org.nz
04 499 6914
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research Central Services Building, Entrance 7 Kelburn Pde, Kelburn Campus

Emeritus Professors

EProf Charles Daugherty

Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences

charles.daugherty@vuw.ac.nz
04 4636085
Room 213, Te Toki a Rata Building, Kelburn Parade

EProf Phil Garnock-Jones

Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences

phil.garnock-jones@vuw.ac.nz
04 4636085
Room 213, Te Toki a Rata Building, Kelburn Parade

John H Miller

john.h.miller@vuw.ac.nz

EProf Ken McNatty

Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences

kenneth.mcnatty@vuw.ac.nz
04 4636085
Room 213, Te Toki a Rata Building, Kelburn Parade

Prof Ken Ryan

Emeritus Professor

Professor

Vice-Chancellor's Office|School of Biological Sciences

Research and Teaching Fellows

Dr James Baty

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Biological Sciences

james.baty@vuw.ac.nz

Alistair Brown

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Biological Sciences

alistair.brown@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Mariana Bulgarella

Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

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

Dr Mark Calcott

Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

mark.calcott@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Antoine Felden

Honorary Research Associate
School of Biological Sciences

Research Assistant
School of Biological Sciences

antoine.felden@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Sarah Herbert

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Research Assistant

School of Biological Sciences|School of Biological Sciences

sarah.herbert@vuw.ac.nz

Hung En Lai

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

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

Natascha Lewe

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Biological Sciences

natascha.lewe@vuw.ac.nz

Clint Oakley

clint.oakley@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Tifany Oulavallickal

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Biological Sciences

tifany.oulavallickal@vuw.ac.nz

Maren Preuss

maren.preuss@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Katharina Robichon

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

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

Abigail Sharrock

abigail.sharrock@vuw.ac.nz

Isabelle Stewart

isabelle.stewart@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Chelsea Vickers

Postdoctoral Fellowship
School of Biological Sciences

chelsea.vickers@vuw.ac.nz

Professional Teaching Fellows

Dr Fabian Westermann

Lecturer (Teaching)
School of Biological Sciences

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

Senior Tutors

Dr Adria Eda

Senior Tutor
School of Biological Sciences

adria.eda@vuw.ac.nz

Administration Staff

Emily Brook

School Manager
School of Biological Sciences

Hannah Hollamby

Administrator · Operations
School of Biological Sciences

hannah.hollamby@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 4517
TTR 206, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Mary Murray

Administrator
School of Biological Sciences

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

Mark Stephen

Graduate Programmes Administrator
School of Biological Sciences

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

Technical Staff

Juan Larrouyet Sarto

Manager, Technical Services
School of Biological Sciences

juan.larrouyetsarto@vuw.ac.nz

Mel Dohner

Laboratory Technical Officer - Ecology and Biodiversity
School of Biological Sciences

mel.dohner@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 4785
TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Craig Doney

Equipment Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

craig.doney@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 4433
+64 27 4431918
TTR 15, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Kayla Griffin

Laboratory Tech Officer - Ecology and Biodiversity
School of Biological Sciences

kayla.griffin@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9759
TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Joanna Hamilton

Laboratory Technician - Biochemistry and Molecular
School of Biological Sciences

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

Jennifer Hanley

Laboratory Technical Officer, Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences

jennifer.hanley@vuw.ac.nz

Neville Higgison

Equipment Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

neville.higgison@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5154
+64 27 5655154
TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Susan Keall

Senior Technical Officer - Conservation Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

susan.keall@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5324
TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Danyl McLauchlan

IT Systems Consultant
School of Biological Sciences

danyl.mclauchlan@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5735
AM 301, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Simon Maddalena

Coastal Ecology Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

simon.maddalena@vuw.ac.nz

Daniel McNaughtan

Coastal Ecology Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

daniel.mcnaughtan@vuw.ac.nz
CEL 101, Coastal Ecology Lab, 396 The Esplanade

Dr Lesley Milicich

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

lesley.milicich@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9733
TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Sushila Pillai

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

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

Dr Pisana Rawson

Laboratory Technician - Microbiology and Molecular Biology
School of Biological Sciences

pisana.rawson@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 4443
TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Erika Robinson

Research Assistant
School of Biological Sciences

Paul Roulston

Equipment Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

paul.roulston@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 4421
TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Chris Thorn

Laboratory Technical Officer - Genetics and Ecology
School of Biological Sciences

chris.thorn@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9756
TTR 401, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

John Van der Sman

Coastal Ecology Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

john.vandersman@vuw.ac.nz
CEL 101, Coastal Ecology Lab, 396 The Esplanade

Mahima Yapa Nanayakkara

Laboratory Technician
School of Biological Sciences