ProfessorPhil Lester
Professor of Biology
School of Biological Sciences
- Professor of BiologySchool of Biological Sciences
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TEACHING INTERESTS
I teach at all university levels, including introductory biology in first year classes. A highlight for me is teaching my 4th year paper on Pest Management, Biosecurity and Law for which I've written the book "Pests and Pestilence: The Management of Invasive Species, Pests and Disease in New Zealand" published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.
AKO | TEACHING ACTIVITY
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Featured 6 Jul 2026 - 8 Nov 2026BIOL132 - COURSE TAUGHTFEATURED
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Featured 6 Jul 2026 - 20 Jun 2027BIOL580 - COURSE TAUGHT5 Jul 2027 - 7 Nov 2027BIOL405
- COURSE TAUGHT22 Feb 2027 - 7 Nov 2027BIOL580
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONThe development of miticidal antibodies for the control of the honey bee parasite, Varroa destructor, and the virus it vectors, Deformed wing virus9 Oct 2026 - 8 Oct 2030
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONMolecular Insights into Phytophthora agathidicida: From Detection to Inhibition2 Oct 2026 - 1 Oct 2030
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSymbiont digestion in the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis24 Sep 2026 - 23 Sep 2030
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONPyrethroid resistance and resistance management in Varroa destructor populations from New Zealand23 Sep 2026 - 22 Sep 2030
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONThe Ecological Role of Wētā as Seed Dispersers in Aotearoa New Zealand31 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2030
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONThesis title TBC1 May 2026
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONThe delivery and efficacy of RNAi-based varroa control tools 19 Mar 2026 - 18 Mar 2030
- COURSE TAUGHT23 Feb 2026 - 8 Nov 2026BIOL580
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONPyrethroid resistance and resistance management in Varroa destructor populations from New Zealand1 Aug 2025
- COURSE TAUGHT7 Jul 2025 - 9 Nov 2025BIOL405
- COURSE TAUGHT7 Jul 2025 - 21 Jun 2026BIOL580
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