Emma Spencer
professor
anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties of novel isothiocyanates.
University of Otago
New Zealand
Biography
Emma Spencer’s search for the perfect place for postgraduate biomedical study led her straight to Otago’s door – after all, it held all the cards: reputation, intriguing projects, opportunities to help others and a campus in her home town of Christchurch. Now, heading into her second year of PhD study at the Centre for Free Radical Research (CFRR), in the Department of Pathology, Emma recalls her path to Otago. “I did my Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of Canterbury,” she says. “I really enjoyed the medical biochemistry and toxicology papers. I knew I wanted to move into research in the medical field at a University with a great international reputation. I was keen to stay in Christchurch, too. A friend mentioned the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences with Honours (BBiomedSc(Hons)) course at the University of Otago, Christchurch, to me and I haven’t looked back!"
Research Interest
Emma Spencer is exploring the anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties of novel isothiocyanates.
