Dr Natalie Netzler has been awarded funds to research indigenous medicinal knowledge to find new treatments for viral diseases. Photo: Supplied / Auckland University
Traditional medicines here and in Sāmoa are being investigated for their potential to treat viral illnesses that afflict people living in the Pacific.
A Senior lecturer at Auckland University, Natalie Netzler, has won funding for her indigenous-led work to discover antiviral therapies.
Her research combines indigenous medicinal knowledge and virology to find new treatments for diseases such as dengue, Zika, and measles.
These are illnesses that affect Pacific communities and currently there are no approved antiviral treatments.
Natalie Netzler - Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Hauā and Samoa - Moto’otua, Falealili - a research virologist at Auckland University joins Kathryn to talk about her work.
