Supporting innovation in medical research across Otago.
The Otago Medical Research Foundation is dedicated to supporting important medical research carried out, or conducted by people based, in the Otago region, and encouraging young and gifted people to engage in research.
The Foundation supports innovative, foundational studies (helping develop excellent ideas into larger scale investigations) and student scholarships in Otago.
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Distinguished researcher and Otago Medical Research Foundation Patron (until Sept 2025)
Mike Bird has been in business in Dunedin all his working life and now that he is semi-retired, he says life is busier than ever.
Being recently retired, you get the chance to spend more time doing the things you really enjoy. For us it was more overseas travel, while at a local level it was gardening (Carolyn) and motorsport (Evan).
