ESR leads the charge in checking our waters are safe for swimming
30 May 2023Dr Margaret Leonard is leading a project to gather freshwater field data from around Aotearoa to model the potential health risks from swimming.
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Dr Margaret Leonard is leading a project to gather freshwater field data from around Aotearoa to model the potential health risks from swimming.
For ESR’s science and research to thrive, we need people bringing skills and insights from a range of disciplines, including health, safety and wellbeing.
Our respiratory illness surveillance program relies on the active participation of sentinel GPs to help identify circulating respiratory viruses from patients.
Lumi™ Drug Scan has been nominated for Best Hi-Tech Solution for the Public Good Award at this year’s NZ Hi-Tech Awards.
ESR Senior Science Lead for Bioinformatics and Genomics, Dr Joep de Ligt, explores the transformative potential of genomic sequencing for Aotearoa New Zealand.