Fellows of GFANZ
These are the Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand Fellows. To be elected to Fellowship of the Society, one has to have made an outstanding contribution to the Society, or to the field of Genomics. Once elected, a member remains a Fellow for life with the rights of an active Individual Member. All of our Fellows have shown extraordinary dedication to the application and/or communication of genomics science broadly.
Nic Rawlence
Elected into Fellowship in 2025 in recognition of his extensive public education efforts around the facts about so called de-extinction. Nic’s clear communication of complex science using plain language allows a lay audience to thoroughly understand it.
Karaitiana Taiuru
Elected into Fellowship in 2022 in recognition of his work “Tianga Tawhito: Tikanga Hou – Kaitiaki Guidelines for DNA Research, Storage and Seed Banks with Taonga Materials”. This work is fundamental reading for those doing genomics based research in Aotearoa.
Jenny Draper
Elected into Fellowship in 2021 in recognition of her efforts laying the genomics and bioinformatics groundwork used in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joep de Ligt
Elected into Fellowship in 2021 in recognition of his efforts leading the genomics based public health response to COVID-19. He went beyond the usual to ensure Aotearoa was ready to respond to the pandemic.
Siouxsie Wiles
Elected into Fellowship in 2021 in recognition of her indefatigable public communications around COVID-19 which helped Kiwis understand what was happening in a time when it was very much needed.
Una Ren
Elected into Fellowship in 2021 in recognition of her foresight, decisiveness, and technical skill in preparing and executing the genomics based response to COVID-19.