University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences

The University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences (formerly Otago School of Medical Sciences ) is one of seven component schools in the University of Otago Division of Health Sciences (which also comprises Otago Medical School; Faculty of Dentistry; School of Pharmacy; School of Physiotherapy; University of Otago, Christchurch; and University of Otago, Wellington).

The School of Biomedical Sciences is based in Dunedin, New Zealand, and comprises five departments:


 * Department of Anatomy
 * Department of Biochemistry
 * Department of Microbiology and Immunology
 * Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
 * Department of Physiology

In addition to conducting teaching and research in the above fields, the School of Biomedical Sciences contributes to the teaching of the second- and third-year medical students at the University of Otago Medical School.