University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences
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The University of Otago Faculty of Biomedical Sciences (formerly Otago School of Medical Sciences[1], then School of Biomedical Sciences) is one of seven component schools in the University of Otago Division of Health Sciences (which also comprises Otago Medical School; Faculty of Dentistry; School of Pharmacy; School of Physiotherapy; University of Otago, Christchurch; and University of Otago, Wellington).[2]
The Faculty of Biomedical Sciences is based in Dunedin, New Zealand, and comprises five departments:[3]
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology (including the Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases)
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Physiology
In addition to conducting teaching and research in the above fields, the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences contributes to the teaching of the second- and third-year medical students at the University of Otago Medical School.[4]
