Contact details
+6469517597
Associate Professor Patrick Biggs
PhD, BSc
Associate Professor in Genomics and Computational Biology
School of Fundamental Sciences
Associate Professor in Computational Biology
School of Veterinary Science
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: +64 6 951 7597
Location: 2.32, Hopkirk Institute
Campus: Turitea
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Ph: +64 6 951 7597
Location: D5-30, Science Tower D
Campus: Turitea
Qualifications
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Doctor of Philosophy
- University of London
(1996)
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Bachelor of Science
- Brunel University
(1992)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
The pathogenomics and evolution of food-borne pathogens, in particular Campylobacter spp. and Escherichia coli. Also in functional bacterial genomics and metagenomics.
Thematics
Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Biochemistry and Cell Biology (060100):
Bioinformatics (060102):
Biological Sciences (060000):
Evolutionary Biology (060300):
Genetics (060400):
Genomics (060408):
Infectious Agents (060502):
Microbial Ecology (060504):
Microbial Genetics (060503):
Microbiology (060500):
Molecular Evolution (060409):
Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis (060309)
Research Projects
Summary of Research Projects
Position |
Current |
Completed |
Not Specified |
0 |
1 |
Project Leader |
5 |
10 |
Team Member |
0 |
2 |
Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position |
Current |
Completed |
Main Supervisor |
2 |
1 |
Co-supervisor |
8 |
20 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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Rose Collis
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Doctor of Philosophy
Metagenomic analysis and.culture-based. methods to examine prevalence and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes on dairy farms
Co-supervisor of:
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Valter Dos Anjos Almeida
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Doctor of Philosophy
Genetic diversity of enteric microbes and its impacts on host switching
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Paul Ogbuigwe
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Doctor of Philosophy
The role of protozoan genetic diversity in disease in New Zealand
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Olivia Angelin-Bonnet
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Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation of genotype and phenotype interactions using computational statistics
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Richard Fong
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Doctor of Philosophy
Evolution and Rapid Diagnosis of Mycobacterium
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Jabin Vijayan Genitha Helan
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Doctor of Philosophy
Studies of staphylococcus aureus mastitis in dairy cows
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Sarah Coker
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Doctor of Philosophy
Morphological and Molecular Characterisation of Coccidia (Eimeria spp.) in Kiwi (Apteryx spp.)
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Janelle Wierenga
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Doctor of Philosophy
Metagenomic evaluation of zoonotic pathogen transmission in Uganda
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Helen Smith
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Doctor of Philosophy
Source attribution models for whole genome sequencing data
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2018
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Angela Cornelius
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Doctor of Philosophy
Pangenome-guided Tools for Investigating the Role of Epsilonproteobacteria in Human Gastroenteritis
Co-supervisor of:
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2020
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Michelle Taylor
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Doctor of Philosophy
Microbiota in the honey bee gut and their association with bee health
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2019
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Van Hung Vuong Le
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Doctor of Philosophy
Antibiotic Combinations to Tackle Gram-negative Bacterial Pathogens
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2019
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Ngonidzashe Faya
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Doctor of Philosophy
The reproductive biology and venom system of the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis
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2019
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Leah Toombs-Ruane
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Doctor of Philosophy
Is the family pet a risk for multidrug resistant infections?
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2019
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Milan Gautam
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Doctor of Philosophy
Epidemiology of Ovine Paratuberculosis in New Zealand
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2019
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Komkiew Pinpimai
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Doctor of Philosophy
Klebsiella pneumoniae in New Zealand sea lions
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2018
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Julia Bohorquez Rodriguez De Medina
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Doctor of Philosophy
Companion biota associated with Leptospermum scoparium
(mānuka; Myrtaceae)
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2018
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Juncong Yan
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Doctor of Philosophy
Genome-wide copy number variation in sheep: detection and utility as a genetic marker for quantitative traits, with reference to gastrointestinal nema
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2018
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Andrew Springer Browne
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Doctor of Philosophy
A food chain approach to control of shiga-toxin producing E. coli in New Zealand
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2017
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Samuel Bloomfield
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Doctor of Philosophy
Transmission and evolution of bacteria during the course of enteritis outbreaks
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2017
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Krunoslav Bojanic
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Doctor of Philosophy
Campylobacter species in dogs and cats and significance to public health in New Zealand
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2016
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Kenneth Sugrim
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Doctor of Philosophy
Commercial and Public Health Applications of DNA Monitoring
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2016
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Barbara Binney
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Microbial Ecology of Camplyobacter jejuni in New Zealand Within a Spatial-Temporal Framework
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2016
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Rima Shrestha
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Doctor of Philosophy
Molecular Epidemiology of Waterborne Zoonoses in North Island of New Zealand
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2016
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Sara Burgess
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Doctor of Philosophy
Characterisation of dairy strains of Geobacillus stearothermophilus and a genomics insight into its growth and survival during dairy manufacture
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2015
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Zoe Grange
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Doctor of Philosophy
Ecology, epidemiology and evolution of enteric microbes in fragmented populations of the endangered takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri)
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2015
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Anja Friedrich
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Doctor of Philosophy
Campylobacter jejuni microevolution and phenotype: genotype relationships
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2015
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Bernard Phiri
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Doctor of Philosophy
Estimating the public health risk associated with drinking water in New Zealand
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2013
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Shoukai Yu
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Evolution of Campylobacter
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2012
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Jian Han
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Doctor of Philosophy
Eukaryotic Signature Proteins: Guides to pathogenic eukaryotic parasites
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