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Charlotte Jordan
Charlotte, pictured with her supervisor, Professor Charles McGhee, is
studying for a PhD.
“My postgraduate research specifically allows me to pursue “hands-on” clinical
and laboratory studies that are already improving the vision and quality of life
for those suffering from keratoconus - a progressive, potentially blinding,
disease more common in New Zealand/Aotearoa than overseas.
“Ultimately, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences research is an extremely dynamic
and exciting area. The department works towards research that is published and
recognised at the highest international level. The experience of mentors and
supervisors at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences is unparalleled.
Effort is made at all levels to accommodate and support students intellectually
and financially. The colleagues you work with will become life long friends.”
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Denny John
Denny is an International NZ Aid Commonwealth Scholar and a Master of
Public Health student.
“One of the best support services that the University offers
is the Student Learning Center. For international students like me who have been
studying and learning under a different environment the SLC workshops provide
useful guidance and support for understanding the University's education systems as far as assignments, exams
and dissertations/thesis are considered.
“I find the MPH programme providing immense opportunity for learning and
exposure to one of the best institutions in the field of public health. The
teaching programmes are well spaced which gives you to time to absorb the
teachings provided. The assignments are practically orientated so you are
well-prepared with real-world knowledge on their successful completion. “One of
the major highlights has been to receive the opportunity to do my dissertation
under Dr Toni Ashton, who is a major international figure in the field of health
economics.”
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Alexandra Mowday
Biomedical Science masters student Alexandra Mowday and her supervisors, Drs
Chris Guise (left) and Adam Patterson (middle) evaluate bacterial
nitroreductases for cancer gene therapy. The aim for her original research is to
identify and characterise a therapeutic gene for viral-targeted cancer
treatments with significantly less toxicity than chemotherapy. She finds her
support from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences Postgraduate Students
Association and the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre invaluable.
Alexandra has a Faculty of Science Masters Award.
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Lara Baylis
Lara is a PhD student in nursing. She is a recipient of the Strategy to
Advance Research scholarship. Her supervisors and advisers come from nursing,
nutrition and Growing Up in New Zealand.
“My PhD study looks at reducing the future burden of chronic disease by
investigating maternal diet during pregnancy. I examine the nutritional status
of infants at birth through the measurement of a number of nutritional
biomarkers in cord blood. The study uses a subsample of women participating in
the current Growing Up in New Zealand study, a longitudinal and
ethnically-diverse study that describes what it’s like to grow up in New Zealand
in the twenty-first century.”
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