Our investigators

Co-directors

Kristin Dyet

Dr Kristin Dyet

Co-director

Dr Kristin Dyet is a Senior Scientist the Health and Environment Group, based at ESR’s Kenepuru Science Centre in Wellington. She is a microbiologist who has skills ...

Mike Maze

Dr Michael Maze

Co-director

Michael Maze is an infectious disease and respiratory physician at the University of Otago Christchurch. His research focus is clinical and epidemiological research into...

Jo McKenzie

Dr Joanna McKenzie

Co-director

Dr Joanna McKenzie is a One Health Epidemiology and International Development specialist in the mEpiLab, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, New Zealand...

Management Group

James Ussher

Associate Professor James Ussher

Management Group

Associate Professor James Ussher’s research interest is infection and immunity. In particular, he is interested in immune-mediated protection against infection and antimicrobial resistance. His current ...

Russell Death

Professor Russell Death

Management Group

Russell Death is a Professor in Freshwater Ecology in the School of Agriculture and Environment at Massey University. He has had nearly 30 years’ experience ...

Professor Nigel French

Distiguished Professor Nigel French

Management Group

Nigel French is Massey University’s Distinguished Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Public Health...

Credit Eve Mackay

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles

Management Group

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles MNZM is based in the Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology and the University of Auckland where she heads up the ...

Adrian Cookson

Dr Adrian Cookson

Management Group

Dr Adrian Cookson is a Senior Scientist at AgResearch based at the Hopkirk Research Institute on the Massey University campus, Palmerston North. He also holds ...

Rose Collis

Dr Rose Collis

Management Group

Dr Rose Collis is a Postdoctoral Scientist at AgResearch based at the Hopkirk Research Institute on the Massey University campus, Palmerston North...

Centre Coordinator

International Advisory Group

Professor Edward Holmes

Professor Edward Holmes

International Advisory Group

Professor Edward Holmes is an NHMRC Australia Fellow and Professor at the University of Sydney. Prior to joining the University of Sydney in 2012, Eddie ...

Associate Professor Margot Parkes

Associate Professor Margot Parkes

International Advisory Group

Margot Parkes is a Canada Research Chair in Health, Ecosystems and Society, at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada. She grew up and completed ...

Professor Richard Webby

Professor Richard Webby

International Advisory Group

Professor Richard Webby obtained his PhD from the University of Otago, Dunedin. He then moved to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, USA for a ...