Video and TV archive 2023

9 November 2023: A cellular receptor, once notorious for its interaction with environmental toxins is now being investigated for its potentially critical role in supporting immune health.

31 October 2023: The Cawthron Institute recently hosted its first open day in many years - hundreds of people turned out to see first hand research being done at the Aquaculture Park.

12 October 2023: Marie-Sophie Fabre is a Senior Research Officer in Dr Olivier Lamiable’s team in the Ronchese Laboratory. Her research aims to understand the changes that occur when immune cells encounter allergens, laying the foundations for understanding allergy development.

25 July 2023: The oceans cover 71% of our planet and represent an almost untapped resource when it comes to discovering new drugs. In this presentation. Cawthron Science Impact Manager Dr Johan Svenson explains how drugs can be sourced from the marine environment, what the state of play is on this currently and the work that Cawthron scientists are doing in this space.

21 July 2023: Gillies McIndoe’s Ph.D. student, Clara López Vásquez, has been investigating Meningiomas and working to understand why they are more prevalent in women than men.

19 July 2023: Understanding the composition of food, such as the protein, fat, and carbohydrate levels, is important for human nutrition. Cawthron has developed a method to rapidly assess the composition of Greenshell mussels, Chinook salmon, and other marine and freshwater species.

17 July 2023: Bragato Principal Scientist Dr Darrell Lizamore discusses the country’s National Vine Collection housed at the Bragato Research Institute.

12 July 2023: Evelyn Hyde is a senior research officer who is taking a deep dive into the specific cells and molecules involved in the development of allergies, bringing us closer to a future where allergies can be better understood and managed.

28 June 2023: The 80th Annual Thomas Cawthron Memorial Lecture took place in June 2023. Guest keynote speakers Professor Richard Levy (Environment and Climate Theme Leader at GNS Science) and Professor Tim Naish (Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University) showed compelling data showing the impact of sea level rise in Nelson and throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. This was followed by supporting presentations from Dr Anna Berthelsen and Jacqui Stuart who discussed their climate change work at Cawthron.

14 June 2023: Dr Andrew Wilson is bridging the gap between research and clinical laboratories, paving the way for advances in diagnostics and cancer therapy.

8 June 2023: Bragato scientist explain a two-year research project to identify the epigenetic markers of environmental stress in grapevines, and to demonstrate the concept of using small RNA molecules to “tune” plant responses.

4 June 2023: Lincoln Agritech's microwave lab is one of the few labs in the world that uses microwave metamaterial lenses for imaging applications. In this video, research scientist Joseph Nelson and Electromagnetic Sensing Senior Scientist & Team Leader Eva Anton explain the diverse applications the team works on – from objectively measuring the body fat of farm animals to measuring snow layers on top of Antarctic sea ice.

29 May 2023: This TVNZ One News item features mapping tool work by Dragonfly Data Science.

29 May 2023: Motu's Arthur Grimes appeared on a recent CNBC documentary on the origins of a 2% inflation target. If you're curious about the current economic landscape and want to stay informed, this is a must-watch.

28 May 2023: Lincoln Agritech's Biotechnology team is focused on harnessing the potential of microbes to support sustainable agriculture. In this video, Team Leader Simon Kelly explains their work.

22 May 2023: Lincoln Agritech's GreenTech team's mission is to reduce greenhouse gases.

11 May 2023: Dr Bibek Yumnam is a Senior Research Officer working in Professor Graham Le Gros’ lab investigating the interplay between parasites and our immune system. He uses his background in conservation of endangered species to offer unique insights into parasites and what they represent to our global ecosystem and health.

13 April 2023: The cost of producing wine in New Zealand is continually rising, while harvest yields and bottle prices remain largely static, eroding profitability and long-term sustainability. Bragato Research Institute is developing a research programme, Next Generation Viticulture, to perform a first-principles re-design of how the industry approaches grape canopy management.

12 April 2023: Rootstocks are an essential but poorly understood component of winegrowing in New Zealand. Rootstocks can confer favourable properties on the grafted plant, including insect resistance, tolerance of soil biotic and abiotic conditions, and other impacts on the scion. However, the industry does not have robust knowledge relevant to local conditions in order to make informed choices about the best rootstock options.

12 April 2023: Dr Alissa Cait is a postdoctoral researcher working to uncover the relationship between the trillions of microorganisms in our body, called our microbiome, and immune health. From her research, she has gleaned some fascinating lifestyle insights.

28 March 2023: Cawthron Institute has recently reproduced their public education video about toxic cyanobacteria. Although summer has passed, cyanobacteria is still present in many rivers throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. This video could be a helpful resource to share with your community now or during summer 2023/24.

8 February 2023: The recent pandemic has heralded advancements in RNA technology and as the Covid storm calms, we are left with a clear sight of the potential this technology has in our future.

16 January 2023: Dr Olivier Lamiable is a team leader in the Ronchese Laboratory at the Malaghan Institute. He is using revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 technology to understand how allergic diseases develop on a cellular and molecular level.

10 January 2023: The future's looking brighter for a new generation of kauri trees. Working with scientists, rongoā Māori practitioners say they're close to finding a cure for kauri dieback disease.

10 January 2023: In August 2022, devastating floods hit the top of the South Island, destroying aquatic life in its rivers and estuaries. Journalist Alexa Cook from TV3's Newshub interviewed scientists from the Cawthron Institute about the ongoing impact from the event, which is believed to have killed 80 percent of the fish in Nelson's Maitai River.

9 January 2023: The cost of producing wine in New Zealand is continually rising, while harvest yields and bottle prices remain largely static, eroding profitability and long-term sustainability. BRI is developing a research programme, Next Generation Viticulture, to perform a first-principles re-design of how the industry approaches grape canopy management. The programme aims to increase productivity while enhancing wine quality and environmental integrity, shifting the economic balance for the industry and future-proofing our vineyard investments.