Position: Senior research scientist, Plant & Food Research. Field: Phytochemical antioxidants. David was born in England and attended Wallington High School, near London, where he discovered ...
Citizen science and the local community Rongomai Primary School is leading a Healthy Homes, Healthy Futures project. The project is part of the Participatory Science Platform (PSP) programme ...
Position: Associate Professor, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington. Field: Chemistry / Immunology. Dr Bridget Stocker was the Immunoglycomics Group Leader ...
Infographics combine text with graphic images. Their key feature is simplicity – getting a message across in a manner that is easy to visualise and understand. Infographics consist of three ...
Game design is a creative and innovative way to build understanding of science concepts and express them within a meaningful context. It combines aspects of science, technology, digital ...
In this activity, students use drama to model science ideas about immune response to pathogenic microorganisms. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: explain some basic ideas ...
Help this global project to develop a faster test for antibiotic resistance by looking inside bacteria that have been treated with antibiotics. This will improve healthcare for patients with ...
In this online citizen science (OCS) project, participants analyse electron microscope images taken of a range of biological samples, helping scientists better understand cancer, infectious ...
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In this online ...
In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool talks with Dr Kristin Dyet about her role at New Zealand’s Institute of Environmental Science & Research (ESR). Kristin shares ...
Modern antibiotic medicines came into use in the middle of the 20th century. They enabled doctors to treat serious – and sometimes fatal – bacterial infections like strep throat and pneumonia ...
In this recorded professional learning session, Dr Siouxsie Wiles, Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine and Pathology answers key questions about antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR has been ...
Dr Bridget Stocker (Malaghan Institute) and Dr Mattie Timmer (Victoria University of Wellington) are working to identify which specific molecules of the TB bacterium invoke immune response. Once ...
Dr Bridget Stocker (Malaghan Institute) and Dr Mattie Timmer (Victoria University of Wellington) are chemists who make molecules to replicate those found in bacteria. Making molecules is a bit ...
Dr Kimiora Hēnare (Ngāti Hauā, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa) is a Research Fellow at Waipapa Taumata Rau – University of Auckland. Kimiora explains why animal models such as mice are an important part ...
Select here for the best view of this interactive timeline. It combines the Rongomai School healthy homes investigation with the nature of science.
This interactive explains the different cells, microorganisms and molecules involved in the human immune system.
This interactive is a simple version of the human immune response to two different pathogens.
