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Research, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Shane Reti welcomed to the Auckland Bioengineering Institute. (From left) Professor Martyn Nash, Minister Reti, VC Professor Dawn Freshwater, Dr Greg Murison, PVC, Innovation and Enterprise.

18 September 2025

Auckland Bioengineering Institute researchers will work with Oden Institute, University of Texas, to develop physics-informed AI computational modelling.

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  • the damage of the neuron myelin sheath seen in demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis

    16 September 2025

    Opinion: "Once I’ve got the skin cells then I can make the brain cells. The aim is to turn those skin cells into oligos, and neurons; to grow the brain cells of the New Zealand MS community in a dish," says Amy Caughey-Chapman.

  • Professor Cindy Farquhar - head and shoulders.

    16 September 2025

    Almost all parents (86 percent) tell their donor-conceived children about their origins, with single parents (89 percent) and same-sex parents (96 percent) the most likely to do so.

  • Professor of health systems Tim Tenbensel – head and shoulders.

    16 September 2025

    The Ministry of Health has not submitted data to the OECD for many years, leaving the organisation guessing, say two professors in a report commissioned by the senior doctors' union.

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