Community Outreach

Dr Anna Brooks is Senior Research Fellow and Principal Investigator at the Liggins Institute, at the University of Auckland. In addition, she is the Academic Director of Auckland Cytometry, the flow cytometry Shared Resource Laboratory for the Faculty of Science. Dr Brooks has a broad background in human immunology, with specific training and expertise in advanced cell characterisation using high dimensional spectral flow cytometry.

Dr Brooks sits on the World Health Network Long COVID Advisory Group (global) and the Executive committee for the Associated New Zealand ME Society (ANZMES). Dr Brooks is a member of the New Zealand Institute of NZ Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS), the Australasian Cytometry Society (ACS), the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI) and the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC) societies.

Dr Brooks is a passionate advocate for science communication and public engagement. She regularly participates in public lectures, interviews, and social media outreach to promote scientific literacy and raise awareness of these illnesses and their impact on individuals, and the importance of continued research in this field. She also actively engages with patient / lived-experienced groups, societies, and community groups.