ProfessorJanet Pitman
(She / Her)
Head of School
School of Biological Sciences
Orcid identifier0000-0002-0970-6005 (opens in a new tab)
- Head of SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences
- +6444637450 (Work)
- TTR 214, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am a Reproductive Biotechnologist who develops diagnostic tests for:
- improving in vitro fertilisation success in women;
- detecting aneuploidy in embryos;
- developing better in vitro maturation systems for cattle;
- enabling early detection of ovarian cancer;
- identifying a plant-based trigger of successful breeding in kākāpō;
My expertise in multiplex qPCR also lead to the establishment of an accurate saliva test for SARS-CoV-2; the first and only diagnostically-validated saliva test for Covid-19 in NZ.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/07/coronavirus-saliva-testing-provider-disputes-chris-hipkins-claim-of-reluctance-over-test-s-slow-rollout.html
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2021/06/first-nz-study-to-diagnostically-validate-covid-19-saliva-testing
RANGAHAU | RESEARCH
- PROJECT GRANTTheca progenitors: 'gate-keepers' of ovulation potential of ovarian follicles?Health Research Council of New Zealand1 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2028People funded by this grant:
- EXTERNAL GRANTCan assisted reproductive technologies better assist Pacific people in Aotearoa?Health Research Council of New Zealand1 Jul 2023 - 28 Feb 2027People funded by this grant:
- PROJECT GRANTDetecting Aneuploidy from Embryo SecretionsMinistry of Business, Innovation and Employment1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2026People funded by this grant:
- Pitman J
- PROJECT GRANTANTIBODY THERAPY FOR HONEY BEES TO CONTROL VIRUSES AND VARROA PARASITESTe Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington10 Jan 2022 - 31 Mar 2023People funded by this grant:
- Lester P,
- Pitman J
- EXTERNAL GRANTAttending the Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group annual meeting in March 2022Cancer Research Trust New Zealand1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Pitman J
- EXTERNAL GRANTQRW - Cancer Satellite Meeting - PHD Travel Grant: Sarah SczeleckiWellington Medical Research Foundation1 Sep 2021 - 31 Oct 2022People funded by this grant:
- Pitman J
- EXTERNAL GRANTNSC03a: Saving the Kakapo: Plant Hormones to Boost BreedingROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND1 Apr 2020 - 31 May 2025
- EXTERNAL GRANTSaving the Kakapo: Plant Hormones to Boost Breeding (NSC03a)Royal Society of New Zealand1 Apr 2020 - 31 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- Pitman J
- EXTERNAL GRANTIdentifying biomarkers of aneuploidy in embryosHealth Research Council of New Zealand1 Jan 2020 - 1 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Clark Z,
- Pitman J
- EXTERNAL GRANTIdentifying Novel Precursor Biomarkers of Ovarian CancerCANCER SOCIETY OF NZ - NATIONAL OFFICE1 Jul 2019 - 28 Feb 2023
- PROJECT GRANTOvarian Cancer: Identifying Novel Precursor Biomarkers of Ovarian Cancer (NSC09a)Cancer Society of New Zealand1 Jul 2019 - 28 Feb 2023People funded by this grant:
- Pitman J
- EXTERNAL GRANTDeveloping a Rapid Non-invasive Screen for Aneuploid EmbryosLOTTERY GRANTS BOARD1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2021
- EXTERNAL GRANTIdentifying Genetic Markers of Early Epithelial Ovarian CancerTHE GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCER RESEARCH TRUST1 Apr 2019 - 31 Aug 2020
- EXTERNAL GRANTThe Impact of Micro-environment Composition on Oocyte Developmental CompetencyHealth Research Council of New Zealand1 Jan 2019 - 30 Sep 2022People funded by this grant:
- Pitman J
- EXTERNAL GRANTDissecting the Genetic Regulation in Early Phenotypes of Ovarian CanceWELLINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION1 Jul 2018 - 30 Nov 2019
- EXTERNAL GRANTSSR 2016 Travel GrantMAURICE AND PHYLLIS PAYKEL TRUST1 May 2016 - 31 Aug 2016
- EXTERNAL GRANTWhat Makes a Good Egg?ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND1 Mar 2014 - 31 Mar 2017
- EXTERNAL GRANTEffects of Oocytes on Proliferation Rate of Ovarian Surface Epithelial CellsCANCER SOCIETY OF NZ-WGTN DIVISION1 Feb 2014 - 31 Oct 2015
- EXTERNAL GRANTPillars of a Competitive and Responsible Dairy SystemDAIRYNZ LTD1 Oct 2013 - 14 Jan 2022
- EXTERNAL GRANTEnhancing Reproductive Efficiency in Sheep and Cattle (ex MSI C10X0810) (ext of E1274)AGRESEARCH MOSGIEL1 Oct 2012 - 3 Sep 2014
- EXTERNAL GRANTPremature Loss of OocyteHEALTH RESEARCH COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND1 Oct 2010 - 31 Aug 2014
- EXTERNAL GRANTPremature loss of oocytes leads to ovarian disorder and carcinomasHealth Research Council of New Zealand1 Jan 2010 - 1 Jul 2013People funded by this grant:
- Pitman J