Rate My Professor Naomi Grambin

Naomi Grambin is the Flow Cytometry Technical Specialist at Otago Micro and Nanoscale Imaging (OMNI), a facility at the University of Otago's north campus in the Microbiology Building, Dunedin. In this capacity, she manages the flow cytometry suite, serves as the primary contact for flow cytometry inquiries, and assists researchers with experiment planning, instrument operation, data acquisition, and troubleshooting. Grambin provides hands-on support to users from various departments, helping them stain samples, run analyses, and interpret results using advanced flow cytometers. She is known for her enthusiasm in learning about diverse research projects and offering tailored advice to optimize experimental outcomes. Additionally, as a committee member and technical representative for the OMNI Flow Cytometry User Group, she contributes to facility governance, user feedback, and resource allocation decisions.

Grambin completed a Bachelor of Science with Honours at the University of Otago, where she first engaged with flow cytometry during her research in Professor Roslyn Kemp's laboratory in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Her honours project focused on staining fresh tissue samples to evaluate the immunological contributions to colorectal cancer progression. She also conducted analysis of mass cytometry data to elucidate the role of Cytotoxic CD8+ T cells in disease advancement. In 2024, she was awarded an Otago Medical Research Foundation Summer Research Scholarship under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Pletzer in the same department. This project investigated the potential of novel antimicrobial peptides to treat infections caused by the ESKAPE pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Her technical expertise has been recognized in multiple student research reports, where she is acknowledged for providing flow cytometry training, data analysis assistance, and experimental support, including contributions to projects by VJ Conole and M Hussey. Grambin presented her honours research alongside peers from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. She enjoys collaborating with the University of Otago research community to advance studies in immunology, microbiology, and related biomedical fields.