DYP and Otago University Alumni present: The DYP x Otago Breakfast Series | #3

For our final Breakfast Series event of the year, we invite you to join us for another morning of inspiration, insight, and connection.

In this third session, we sit down with Dr Megan Leask, a Rutherford Discovery Fellow and internationally recognised lecturer in innovative research. Her hard mahi has been recognised with her recently being awarded the Otago Māori Early Career Award for Distinction in Research for 2025.

She is committed to many leadership responsibilities in Otago, including being a member of the senior Māori roopu Te Amorangi at the Maurice Wilkins Centre, director of Otago Zebrafish Facility, and co-deputy director of the University Research Theme Genetics Otago. She also founded the Genetics Otago Zebrafish Hub and has roles in the gout and Zebrafish research communities via the Gout Action Aoteoroa group and International Zebrafish Society committees. On top of this, she runs and manages the Leask Lab based in the Department of Physiology.

Come along and hear about her journey of inspiration, curiosity, international work, exploring her Māori whakapapa, and building the connection between science and culture. Tickets are limited and we expect to sell out, so don’t hesitate to grab yours!

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Event Details:

Date: Thursday, 27 November
Time: 7:00am - 8:00am
Location: Commons Eatery, Octagon, Dunedin City
Cost:
DYP Members, $15.00
Otago Alumni, $20.00
General Admission, $25.00