Monday, 3 May 2021, 11:15 am
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) has
been awarded $15 million to lead an international
collaboration that aims to translate years of clinical
research on the mathematical modelling of human physiology
into clinical practice.
Funding for the 12
Labours project been awarded through the Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE’s) Catalyst
Strategic Fund, and is one of the largest research grants
that MBIE has awarded the University.
The project is
named in reference to the 12 labours of Hercules, the tasks
Heracles had to complete to be granted immortality, and also
the 12 organ systems of the human body.
March 11 - Denmark and several European countries suspend use of jab
There were also other reports of severe cases of blood clots in people . A person was admitted to hospital in Austria with pulmonary embolism (blockage in arteries in the lungs) after being vaccinated.
But Søren Brostrøm, director of Denmark s National Board of Health, stressed that a link between the vaccine and blood clots had not been concluded, suggesting the suspension was a precaution while authorities investigated.
Norway and Iceland also announced it would suspend the use of the jab. Several other countries - Austria, Italy, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Latvia - said they would stop using a batch of the vaccine while investigations continued.
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New Pasifika associate professors - hurdles and highlights
Four new Pasifika academic promotions (from top left) are Associate Professors Siautu Alefaio, Tracie Mafile o, Natasha Tassell-Matamua and (below) Jodie Hunter.
Empowering Pasifika youth through teaching mathematics from a cultural perspective and bringing a Pasifika and a Māori lens to Western traditions of psychology are among the ground-breaking academic achievements of Pasifika staff recently promoted to associate professors.
Mathematics education researcher Associate Professor Jodie Hunter (Institute of Education), and psychologist Associate Professor Siautu Alefaio (School of Psychology) are among the four Pasifika staff recently promoted – resulting a significant boost to the number of Pasifika staff at associate professor level.