Queenstown Research Week 2021 Is On

Mon 30 Aug - Thurs 2nd September

The 31^st Annual Queenstown Molecular Biology meeting

The Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) meeting will run in the same format as 2019, as a 2-day general science meeting, on Wednesday 1^st and Thursday 2^nd of September. The co-ordinator of the organising committee for 2021 is Dr Maren Wellenreuther from Plant and Food Research.

The 16^th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress

MedSci 2021 will take place on Wednesday 1^st and Thursday 2^nd Sept. The chief convenors for MedSci for 2021 are Assoc. Prof Rebecca Campbell and Dr Jeff Ericksson from the University of Otago.

SATELLITE MEETINGS (Start at 10.00 Monday after Powhiri)

Powhiri and Mihi Whakatau with speakers
8.30 a.m -10.00 a.m Monday 30th August
Kaiwhakahaere Katrina Bevan

Applied Genetics in Breeding Technologies
Andy Allen (Plant and Food Research)

CRISPR Technologies (1 day)
Convenors Peter Fineran (UoO), Veronika Sander (UoA), Jennifer Hollywood(UoA), Cushla McKinney (UoO), Indranil Basak (UoO), Silke Neumann, (UoO)

Advances in Microscopy (1 day)Mihnea Bostina (UoO) Otago Karen Reader (UoO) Lloyd Donaldson (Scion)

Metabolic Diseases and Heart Disease Organised jointly by Maurice Wilkins Centre (Kate Lee (UoA,) Vickey Cameron (UoO) and Sharon Ladyman (UoO)) and Healthy Hearts Aotearoa NZ (TBA)

Infectious Diseases Convenors Dr Jemma Geoghegan (UoO) and Dr Joanna Hicks (Waikato)

Cancer Convenors Rachel Purcell (UoO) and Cherie Blenkiron (UoA)

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