Completed

Outreach and Engagement

Te Māhuri Scholarship
A two-week summer programme for secondary school students in Canterbury who are curious about the world around them with an interest in science.
In progress

T2 | Weed Invasions

From garden to forest: spread and detection of bird-dispersed weeds
Assessing the spread patterns of bird-dispersed weeds and evaluating surveillance techniques for detecting emerging weeds.
In progress

T2 | Identifying Microbial Threats

How plant-associated fungal and oomycete organisms influence the success of land restoration
Investigating whether plant pathogens hitchhiking on nursery-raised kānuka plants, how long they persist after planting, and their effects on ecosystem health and forest restoration success.
In progress

T2 | Microbial Biocontrol

Molecular basis of the apple scab pathosystem
Understanding how the apple scab pathogen, Venturia inaequalis, promotes host susceptibility or resistance using new and existing genetic tools.
Completed

Outreach and Engagement

Lab in a Box
Think outside...learn inside the box!
Completed

Outreach and Engagement

Matariki at Bioprotection Aotearoa
Reflect. Renew. Reconnect. Celebrate Matariki with us
Completed

Outreach and Engagement

Follow this Kura Exploring Biosecurity and Forest Health
This kaupapa brings together kura, researchers, and communities to learn about forest health, biosecurity threats, and the power of Indigenous knowledge in protecting our taiao.
Completed

Outreach and Engagement

Identifying kauri using paper, molecules and computers
An outreach journey engaging young minds with the tools and techniques at the heart of science and kauri protection
Completed

T1 | Microbe-Host Interactions

Exploring the relationship between Phytophthora species and kauri dieback
Determining whether secreted proteins of the kauri dieback pathogen, Phytophthora agathidicida, influence the growth of Phytophthora species that co-occur in the soil surrounding diseased trees.
In progress

T1 | Microbe-Host Interactions

Effector proteins in Phytophthora agathidicida, a kauri dieback study
Understanding the molecular basis of pathogen-host interaction, through the functional analysis of effector proteins in the kauri dieback pathogen, Phytophthora agathidicida.