Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution (AWC)

Research Group Summary

The Allan Wilson Centre was established in 2002 as part of the New Zealand government's Centre of Research Excellence initiatives. The aim of the Centre is to investigate the evolution and ecology of the biota in New Zealand and the South Pacific using molecular techniques.

AWC has researchers spanning five different universities; Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, Victoria University, and the host institution Massey University.

The research programme in the centre is wide ranging and is divided into four projects. Each of the projects is lead by one of the principal investigators. The projects are:

- Rates and Modes of Evolution
- Biodiversity
- Human Settlement of Aotearoa/New Zealand
- New Ecological and Evolutionary Models

Key Contact

Members - UC Staff

  • Mareike Fischer: Postdoc; Mathematics and Statistics
  • Klaas Hartmann: Postdoc; Mathematics and Statistics
  • Peter John Humphries: Postdoc; Mathematics and Statistics
  • Dietrich James Radel: Support Staff; Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mike Steel: Investigator; Mathematics and Statistics
  • Bhalchandra Digambar Thatte: Postdoc; Mathematics and Statistics
  • Oliver Will: Postdoc; Mathematics and Statistics

Members - Non-UC Staff

  • Susan Adams: Executive Officer; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Warwick Allen: Support Staff; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Angelique Aschrafi: Postdoc; Massey University, Auckland
  • Allan Baker: Affiliate; Royal Ontario Museum, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Lorraine Berry: Support Staff; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • David Bryant: Affiliate; University of Auckland
  • Thomas Buckley: Affiliate; Landcare Research, Lincoln
  • Lesley Collins: Postdoc; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Charles Daugherty: Investigator; Victoria University of Wellington
  • Dee Denver: Affiliate; N/A
  • Andrew Dodd: Postdoc; Massey University, Auckland
  • Kirsten Donald: Postdoc; University of Otago
  • Alexei Drummond: Affiliate; University of Auckland
  • Richard Fong: Support Staff; Massey University, Auckland
  • Tanja Gernhard: Postdoc; N/A
  • Stephane Guindon: Postdoc; University of Auckland
  • Abby Harrison: Support Staff; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Jennie Hay: Postdoc; Massey University, Auckland
  • Mike Hendy: Investigator; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Barbara Holland: Postdoc; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Leon Huynen: Postdoc; Massey University, Auckland
  • Simon Joly: Postdoc; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Corina Jordan: Support Staff; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Olga Kardailsky: Support Staff; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Sue Keall: Support Staff; Victoria University of Wellington
  • Martyn Kennedy: Postdoc; University of Otago
  • Tania King: Support Staff; University of Otago
  • Anne La Flamme: Affiliate; Victoria University of Wellington
  • David Lambert: Investigator; Massey University, Auckland
  • Pete Lockhart: Investigator; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Lisa Matisoo-Smith: Investigator; University of Auckland
  • Trish McLenachan: Support Staff; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Craig Millar: Investigator; University of Auckland
  • Hilary Miller: Postdoc; Victoria University of Wellington
  • Mary Morgan-Richards: Postdoc; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Nicola Nelson: Affiliate; Victoria University of Wellington
  • David Penny: Investigator; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Pierson Pierson: Postdoc; N/A
  • Violetta Pokorny: Support Staff; Massey University, Auckland
  • Kristina Ramstad: Postdoc; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Kristina Ramstad: Postdoc; Victoria University of Wellington
  • Peter Ritchie: Affiliate; Victoria University of Wellington
  • Judith Robins: Support Staff; University of Auckland
  • Allen Rodrigo: Investigator; University of Auckland
  • Howard Ross: Affiliate; University of Auckland
  • Michael Schwarz: Affiliate; Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
  • Karen Sinclair: Support Staff; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Phillip Smith: Support Staff; Massey University, Auckland
  • Hamish Spencer: Investigator; Otago University, Dunedin
  • Mark Stevens: Postdoc; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Rick Stoffels: Postdoc; University of Otago
  • Steve Trewick: Postdoc; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Peter Waddell: Affiliate; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Jon Waters: Affiliate; University of Otago
  • Joy Wood: Support Staff; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Michael Woodhams: Postdoc; Massey University, Palmerston North
  • Alexey Yanchukov: Postdoc; University of Otago

Subject Area: Disciplines

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