Helen Murray
| Helen Murray | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 September 1990 New Zealand | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| National team |
 New Zealand | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
| Scientific career | |||
| Thesis | |||
Helen C. Murray (born 3 September 1990) is a New Zealand neuroscientist and ice hockey forward who currently serves as captain of the New Zealand national team.[1] She made her debut with the senior national team at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II, and was named captain in 2016.[2][3] Her research focuses on Alzheimer's disease, where she splits her time between the American National Institutes of Health and the University of Auckland Centre for Brain Research.[4][5] Her 2017 doctoral thesis was titled Plasticity in the Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ simon.collins@nzherald.co.nz, Simon Collins Education reporter, NZ Herald (24 September 2017). "The ice-skating captain who is a brain scientist". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Driven New Zealand women's team comes to train in 'hockey heaven'". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Montroy, Liz (8 September 2017). "Advancing Female Ice Hockey in New Zealand". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Dr Helen Murray: The best of both worlds – The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Murray, Helen C.; Swanson, Molly E. V.; Dieriks, B. Victor; Turner, Clinton; Faull, Richard L. M.; Curtis, Maurice A. (21 February 2018). "Neurochemical Characterization of PSA-NCAM+ Cells in the Human Brain and Phenotypic Quantification in Alzheimer's Disease Entorhinal Cortex". Neuroscience. 372: 289–303. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.12.019. ISSN 0306-4522. PMID 29429526. S2CID 24680197.
- ^ Murray, Helen (2017). Plasticity in the Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/35012.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
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