Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences

People

Prof Juliet GerrardProfessor Juliet Gerrard
Principal Investigator, MacDiarmid Institute
Associate Investigator, Riddet Institute
Associate Investigator, Maurice Wilkins Centre
juliet.gerrard@canterbury.ac.nz
Jackie HealyJackie Healy
Laboratory Manager/ Technical Support
jackie.healy@canterbury.ac.nz
Dr Justine Cottam
Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr Sean DevenishDr Sean Devenish
Postdoctoral Researcher
sean.devenish@canterbury.ac.nz
Dr Grant PearceDr Grant Pearce
Postdoctoral Researcher
grant.pearce@canterbury.ac.nz
Dr Andrew Muscroft-TaylorDr Andrew Muscroft-Taylor
Postdoctoral Researcher
andrew.muscroft-taylor@canterbury.ac.nz
Investigation into the design of a potential inhibitory agent of dihydrodipicolinate synthase – structural, energetic and kinetic implications
Dr Susie MeadeDr Susie Meade
Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Biological Sciences
Research Scientist, Plant and Food Research

Students

Jared RaynesJared Raynes
PhD Student
Immobilising enzymes on protein nanotubes for bionanotechnological
applications

Laura DomiganLaura Domigan
PhD Student
Amyloid fibrils as conducting nanowires

Genevieve Evans
PhD Student
Moritz Lasse
PhD Student
Sophie WalkerSophie Walker
PhD Student
Rattakorn JumnongponRattakorn Jumnongpon
Visiting PhD Student
King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Maillard Reaction: Investigating Cocoa proteins

Richard Ireland
Joint Masters Student with Prof Stephen Brennan, Otago Medical School

Kang Wong
Joint Masters Student with Prof Conan Fee, Chemical and Process Engineering.

Recent graduates

Dr Shiva RaoDr Shiva Rao
PhD 2009
Currently employed at Plant and Food Research