About

Merriman Research Group

Genetics of Gout in Aotearoa

We are based in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Our research focuses on understanding the genetic basis of gout in New Zealand and Polynesian populations.

Principal Investigator

Professor Tony Merriman:

Staff members

  • Marilyn Merriman
  • Ruth Topless
  • Riku Takei

Research Fellows

PhD students

  • Jaye Moors
  • Kerasoma Leaupepe
  • Nick Sumpter

MSc students

  • Anezka Hoskin

Honours students

Past members

  • Mandy Phipps-Green (Staff)
  • Murray Cadzow(Staff)
  • Ashleigh Frewen (Staff)
  • Matt Bixley (Staff)
  • Edana Lord (Staff)
  • Callum Tanner (Staff)
  • James Boocock (MSc student)
  • Hakimeh Azimi (MSc student)
  • Tahzeeb Fatima Awais (PhD student)
  • Humaira Rasheed (PhD Student)
  • Amara Shaukat (PhD Student)