Tangata ako ana i te whare, te turanga ki te marae, tau ana

A person who is taught well at home, will stand collected on the marae

Future Leaders
Advisory Group (FLAG)

The Future Leaders Advisory Group (FLAG) is responsible for supporting the career development of ABP’s early-middle career researchers.

FLAG’s aims are to grow the network begun by Brain Research New Zealand, to stimulate collaborative research between brain researchers in all areas of neuroscience, and to develop passionate future leaders in brain health, education and outreach.

  • Helen Murray

    Helen Murray

    Co-Chair

    Research Fellow at the University of Auckland

  • Jenny Hamilton

    Co-Chair

    Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Canterbury

  • Kyla-Louise Horne

    Kyla-Louise Horne

    Research Fellow at the New Zealand Brain Research Institute

  • Malvindar Singh-Bains

    Malvindar Singh-Bains

    Research Fellow at the University of Auckland

  • Sam Guy

    PhD Candidate at the Auckland University of Technology

  • Sharon Olsen

    Sharon Olsen

    Senior Lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology

  • Lily Bentall

    PhD Candidate at the University of Otago

  • Mitchell Head

    Research Fellow at the University of Waikato

  • Jessica McCormack

    Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Otago

  • Gretel Major

    Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Canterbury

  • Courteney Westlake

    ABP Administrator and PhD Candidate at the University of Otago