Waikato Honey Research Unit
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People working in the Honey Research Unit
Peter Molan (Professor of Biochemistry) - Co-director
- Identification of bio-active components of honey
- Antioxidant content of honeys.
- Honey as a wound dressing
- Clinical trials
- Product development
- Methods of identifying the floral source of honeys
Alistair Wilkins (Professor of Chemistry) - Co-director
- Identification of the organic chemical constituents of honey
- Methods of identifying the floral source of honeys
Merilyn Manley-Harris (Lecturer in Chemistry) - Associate
- Identification of the oligosaccharide constituents of honey
- Identification of the flavonoid constituents of honey
Kerry Allen - Senior Technical Officer, Laboratory Manager
- Assays of antibacterial activity
- Improving methods for assaying antibacterial activity
- Testing honey against strains of Moraxalla bovis (from Pink Eye)
- Testing honey against bacteria causing gastroenteritis
Rachna Parmar - Research Assistant
- Development of wound dressings and skin creams
- Maintenance of the literature database
- Investigating the effect of honey on blowflies and maggots
Paola Galimberti - Postgraduate student (PhD)
- Identification of the floral sources of honey by pollen analysis
- Comparison of methods of identifying the floral sources of honey for their reliability
Vanessa Anderson - Postgraduate student (PhD)
- Investigating the mode of action of honey inhibiting bacteria and protozoa
Nikki Harcourt - Postgraduate student (PhD)
- Investigating the effects of honey on the cellular processes involved in wound healing
Drew Chadwick - Postgraduate student (MPhil)
- Investigating the flavonoids in New Zealand honeys
Cathy Buntting - Postgraduate student (MSc)
- Investigating aspects of the hydrogen peroxide antibacterial activity of honey
Vanessa French - Postgraduate student (MSc)
- Investigating the sensitivity of clinically important bacteria and fungi to the antimicrobial activity of honey
Dong Chung - Postgraduate student (MSc)
- Investigating the flavonoids in New Zealand honeys
Melanie Snow - Postgraduate student (MSc)
- Investigating the oligosaccharides in manuka honey
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