Staff
View the School of Biological Sciences’ staff list, including role and contact details.
- Academic Staff
- Adjunct Staff - Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
- Adjunct Staff - Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
- Emeritus Professors
- Research and Teaching Fellows
- Senior Tutors
- Administration Staff
- Technical Staff
Head of School
Head of School
School of Biological Sciences
Deputy Head of School
Deputy Head of School
School of Biological Sciences
Academic Staff
Professor of Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Professor of Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer in Immunology
School of Biological Sciences
Professor of Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
Lecturer in Plant Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Professor of Clinical Research
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
Professor of Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer in Microbiology
School of Biological Sciences
Director of the Centre of Biodiversity & Restoration Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Professor of Immunology
School of Biological Sciences
Professor in Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
Group Manager Cell and Molecular Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
Head of School
School of Biological Sciences
Lecturer · Chair SBS Learning & Teaching
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences
Director, Centre for Biodiscovery
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Associate Dean - Students (International) · Director, Coastal Ecology Laboratory
Wellington Faculty of Science · ,School of Biological Sciences
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Lecturer in Fisheries Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Professor in Biology
Senior Lecturer in Conservation Management
School of Biological Sciences
Lecturer in Behavioural Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
Professor · Programme Manager Ecology & Biodiversity, Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Professor in Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
Associate Dean - Academic (Programme Development)
Wellington Faculty of Science
Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Group Manager - Ecology and Biodiversity
School of Biological Sciences
Adjunct Staff - Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Prof Richard Beasley
Prof Richard Beasley
Medicine
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
Adjunct Staff - Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
Cancer Cell Biology
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Dr Olivier Gasser
Dr Olivier Gasser
Translational Immunology
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Prof Ian Hermans
Prof Ian Hermans
Deputy Director of Research
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Prof Graham Le Gros
Prof Graham Le Gros
Director of Research
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

Prof Franca Ronchese
Prof Franca Ronchese
Immune Cell Biology
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
Emeritus Professors

EProf Charles Daugherty
EProf Charles Daugherty
Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Professor in Cell Biology and Physiology
School of Biological Sciences

EProf Ken McNatty
EProf Ken McNatty
Emeritus Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Research and Teaching Fellows
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences · Microbes Molecules and Evolution
Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences · Invasive Species Research Group
Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Biotechnology
School of Biological Sciences

Kaitlin Buick
Kaitlin Buick
Research Assistant
School of Biological Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Microbial Biotechnology
School of Biological Sciences
Research Assistant
School of Biological Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Research Fellow in Marine Biology · Rutherford Discovery Fellow
School of Biological Sciences · Marine Biology
Research Assistant
School of Biological Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Microbiology
School of Biological Sciences
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

Naasson Mbambi
Naasson Mbambi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Post Doctoral Fellow in Marine Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Post Doctoral Fellow in Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences
Post Doctoral Fellow in Neurobiology
School of Biological Sciences
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences

Abigail Sharrock
Abigail Sharrock

Isabelle Stewart
Isabelle Stewart
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Vaccine Development
School of Biological Sciences
Post Doctoral Fellow in Ecosystem Services
School of Biological Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellowship
School of Biological Sciences
Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Chemical Genetics
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Tutors
Senior Tutor
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Tutor
School of Biological Sciences
Administration Staff
School Manager
School of Biological Sciences
Administrator
School of Biological Sciences
Administrator
School of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programmes Administrator
School of Biological Sciences
Administrator
School of Biological Sciences
Technical Staff
Manager Technical Services
School of Biological Sciences
Laboratory Technical Officer - Ecology and Biodiversity
School of Biological Sciences
Equipment Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

Joanna Hamilton
Joanna Hamilton
Laboratory Technician - Biochemistry and Molecular
School of Biological Sciences
Laboratory Tech Officer - Ecology and Biodiversity
School of Biological Sciences
Laboratory Technical Officer - Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences
Equipment Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences
Senior Technical Officer - Conservation Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
IT Systems Consultant
School of Biological Sciences
Coastal Ecology Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences

Dr Lesley Milicich
Dr Lesley Milicich
Laboratory Technical Officer - Botany and Plant Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
Laboratory Technical Officer - Cell and Dev Biology
School of Biological Sciences

Dr Pisana Rawson
Dr Pisana Rawson
Laboratory Technician - Microbiology and Molecular Biology
School of Biological Sciences
Equipment Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences
Laboratory Technical Officer - Genetics and Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
Coastal Ecology Technical Officer
School of Biological Sciences