University of Otago Department of Pathology Dunedin School of Medicine

Research at the Department of Pathology

The Department of Pathology houses several research groups including:

A major research theme in the Department of Pathology is cancer research, which is the major research activity of the Molecular Genetics Group, the Cancer Research Laboratory, the Cell Transformation Group, and the Developmental Genetics & Pathology Group.

Other areas of investigation in the Department of Pathology include:

  • Genetics of psychological disorders (Molecular Pathology Group)
  • Molecular biology of thrombosis (Molecular Pathology Group)
  • The mitotic spindle (Molecular Genetics Group)
  • Mammalian development focusing on the kidney (Developmental Genetics and Pathology Group)
  • Gene therapy vectors (Cell Transformation Group)
  • Genetics of congenital malformations (Clinical Genetics Group)

UniTube Podcasts

Developmental Genetics
Developmental Genetics:
Mike Eccles and Aaron Jeffs
on UniTube
Ian Morison and Team on UniTube
Epigentics:
Ian Morison and his Team
on UniTube