Our investigators
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Co-directors

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 ...

Professor Iain Lamont
Co-director
Professor Iain Lamont is based at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago in Dunedin. He has a long-standing interest in understanding how bacteria resist antibiotics ...
Management Group

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Alice Le Petit
Centre Coordinator
Alice Le Petit is the One Health Aotearoa Centre Coordinator. As the Centre Coordinator, Alice provides administrative support to the Centre, manages the organisation of ...
International Advisory Group

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 ...

Professor Helen Moewaka Barnes
International Advisory Group
Professor Helen Moewaka Barnes (Te Kapotai, Ngāpuhi) is Co-director of the SHORE Whariki Research Centre, College of Health, Massey University. Helen is a multidisciplinary social ...

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
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 ...