People

Group Leader

Dr Bronwyn Kivell

Associate Professor · Neurobiology
School of Biological Sciences

• bronwyn.kivell@vuw.ac.nz
• TTR 317, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Nikki Templeton

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• nikki.templeton@vuw.ac.nz

Research Fellow

Andrew Biggerstaff

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• andrew.biggerstaff@vuw.ac.nz

PhD Students

Diana Atigari

India | Contact Diana

Kelly Paton

New Zealand | Contact Kelly

Amy Alder

New Zealand | Contact Amy

Master's Students

Afnan Alabadey

Stephen Mathew

Susan Welsh

Alumni

Dr Amy Ewald

2016 | Investigating the anti-cocaine effects of novel kappa opioid receptor agonists: behavioural and cellular actions of salvinorin A analogues

Dr Peter Bosch

2014 | The preclinical study of methamphetamine self-administration and the underlying molecular biology and proteomic changes in the reward system

Dr Kirsty Danielson 

2013 | The Cellular Effects of Nicotine and Tobacco Particulate Matter on Monoamine Transporters

Dr Aashish Morani

2011 | Behavioural Pharmacology of Novel Kappa Opioid Compounds

Dr Bridget Simonson 

2011 | Investigating the Effects of Novel Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonists on the Dopamine Transporter

Aimee Culverhouse 

2016 | Exploring the Aversive and Anxiogenic Effects of Novel Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonists in Rats

David Young

2015 | Pre-clinical Anti-Addictive and Side-Effect profiles of Novel Kappa-opioid Agonists

Nitin Kumar

2014 | Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonists: New Targets In The Treatment Of Pain

Victoria Catherwood

2014 | Investigating the Effect of Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonists on Serotonin Transporter Function in HEK-293 Cells

Ana Holley

2012 | Elucidating the Cellular Effects of MDMA on the Serotonin Transporter (SERT)

Catherine Botros 

Nirajmohan Shivaperumal