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ProfessorRen Dobson

Professor

School of Biological Sciences

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  • Professor
    School of Biological Sciences
  • +6433695145 (Work)
  • Julius von Haast 424

TEACHING & SUPERVISION

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Diagnostic Devices
    1 Sep 2026
    Williams, Megan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Stuck in a TAXI.
    1 Jun 2026
    Tillet, Zachary
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Cellular Agriculture
    1 Apr 2026
    Nolan, Leila
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Endolysins
    1 Feb 2026
    Williams, Ethan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Endolysins: structure and mechanism.
    14 May 2024
    Aitken, Mackenzie
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Mechanism of transcriptional regulation
    14 May 2024
    Ashleigh, Johns
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    TAXI TRAP transporters: structure and mechanism
    1 May 2024
    Antony, Irene
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Coeliac disease in Canterbury
    1 Apr 2024 - 1 May 2026
    Bishop, Haig Victor
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Coaservates
    1 Mar 2024
    Singh, Moirangthem Sadananda
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Coacervates
    1 Feb 2024 - 1 Dec 2024
    Hartshorn, Jacob Meade
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Effector Proteins
    1 Feb 2024 - 1 May 2025
    Curtis, Tara Jane
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Role of RIOK3 in viral defence.
    1 Feb 2024 - 1 Dec 2024
    Ormsby, Jacqualine Jane Lee
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Effectors of Myrtle Rust
    15 May 2023
    Jovarn, Sullivan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Defining the in planta targeting of novel fungal effector proteins during Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) infections.
    1 May 2023 - 1 Jun 2024
    Hambrook, Nicole M
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigating the Activity of Novel Cell-Envelope Proteinase Constructs on Pea, Maize and Soy Proteins
    1 May 2023 - 1 Aug 2024
    Walker, Matthew J
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Defining the interaction between the transcriptional regulator NanR and DNA through mutational analysis
    1 Feb 2023 - 15 Nov 2023
    Johns, Ashleigh
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Elucidating the structure and function of a novel endolysin for use as an antimicrobial agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    1 Feb 2023 - 15 Dec 2023
    Aitken, Mackenzie JT
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Exploring Novel Ligands Interacting with RuBisCO
    1 Feb 2023 - 1 Jun 2025
    Zhang, Weihan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    HOST-MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS: THE GUT MICROBIOME & COELIAC DISEASE
    1 Feb 2023
    Pendergast, Peter JAmes
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    NANOBODIES AS PROBES INTO ALTERNATIVE CONFORMATIONS OF ELEVATOR TYPE TRANSPORTERS
    1 Feb 2023 - 15 Nov 2023
    van der Burg, Matthew T
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    ??
    4 Jul 2022
    Vinson, Leann
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Decoding Crinklers: Structural and Functional Insights into the Crinkler Effector Arsenal of Phytophthora cinnamomi
    4 Jul 2022 - 1 Jan 2026
    Weralupitiya, Chanusha
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Interactions between mammalian cells and plant based food proteins
    1 Jul 2022
    Ang, Jin
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Endolysins to kill bacteria
    1 Jun 2022
    Abeysekera, Gayan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Sulphur binding proteins from extremophile bacteria
    1 Jun 2022 - 1 Aug 2026
    Manners, Sarah