DoctorAmy Osborne

Senior Lecturer Above the Bar

School of Biological Sciences

TEACHING & SUPERVISION

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Genomics
    13 Jul 2026 - 8 Nov 2026
    BCHM/BIOL459-26S2
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Is the microbial metabolome the key link between prenatal cannabinoid exposure and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in exposed offspring?
    1 Mar 2026
    Nawaz, Asma
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Bioinformatics (University of Canterbury)
    16 Feb 2026 - 21 Jun 2025
    BIOL337-26S1
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Evolution (University of Canterbury)
    16 Feb 2026 - 21 Jun 2026
    BIOL271-26S1
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Prenatal cannabidiol exposure alters synaptic gene expression and epigenetic marks in the developing hippocampus of rats
    15 Feb 2026
    Bates, Holly
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The effect of prenatal cannabis exposure (PCE) on neurodevelopment in rats at the level of the transcriptome
    1 Feb 2026
    Reddy, Kiara
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The impact of microdystrophin gene therapy on repeated bouts of injurious eccentric contractions in the mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
    30 Jun 2025
    Jaikumar, Jeslin Sabatini Clement
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Built 2B Fast The Architecture of the MYH4 gene and its associated Regulatory Regions
    1 Mar 2025 - 7 Nov 2025
    Drinkwater, Bree
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The role of DNA methylation in addiction pathways
    1 Mar 2025 - 20 Feb 2026
    Manning, Elanor
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Bioinformatics (University of Canterbury)
    17 Feb 2025 - 22 Jun 2025
    BIOL337-25S1
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Evolution (University of Canterbury)
    17 Feb 2025 - 22 Jun 2025
    BIOL271-25S1
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Genomics (University of Canterbury)
    15 Jul 2024 - 10 Nov 2024
    BCHM/BIOL459-24S2
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Gene expression changes observed in GRM1, SOD1, and CHRNA4 in response to nicotine-free flavoured e-liquid condensate
    1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2025
    Forbes-Keane, Kyla
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigating the Epigenetic Effects of Prenatal Cannabis Exposure on Neurological and Cardiac Disease Development
    1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2025
    De Leon Garcia, Gabriel
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The biological basis for addiction
    26 Feb 2024 - 9 Nov 2024
    Manning, Elanor
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Bioinformatics (University of Canterbury)
    19 Feb 2024 - 23 Jun 2024
    BIOL337-24S1
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Adrenalectomy improves glucose metabolism and does not exacerbate skeletal muscle function in mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
    1 Jan 2024
    Chen, Jiayi
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Are behavioural traits inherited or learned?
    1 Mar 2023
    Godfrey, Emma
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Nesting behaviour in rodents
    1 Mar 2023 - 29 Feb 2024
    Coulson, Jonty
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    TBD
    1 Mar 2023 - 28 Feb 2025
    de Rybel, Elysha
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Bioinformatics (University of Canterbury)
    20 Feb 2023 - 25 Jun 2023
    BIOL337-23S1
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Can environmental DNA Solve the Braided River Sampling Conundrum?
    1 Mar 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
    Martens, Inge
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Molecular microbial ecology
    1 Mar 2022
    Clemens, Hazel
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Methylation and gene expression changes in neurodevelopmental genes in response to maternal tobacco use during pregnancy
    1 Mar 2021 - 1 Mar 2022
    Anderson, Jessica
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The association between BPA exposure, DNA methylation, gene expression, and altered neurodevelopment in Zebrafish
    1 Mar 2021 - 1 Mar 2022
    Ring, Paulina