Emily Parker | |
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| Other names | Emily J. Parker |
| Education | University of Canterbury |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bio-organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Massey University University of Canterbury Victoria University of Wellington |
Emily J. Parker FRSNZ is a New Zealand bio-organic chemist and academic. She is Professor of Chemical Biology at Victoria University of Wellington.
Parker has a BSc from the University of Canterbury. [1] She completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1996 [2] and stayed on there as a research fellow. [3] Parker then returned to New Zealand to take up a position at Massey University. [3] In 2006 she transferred to the University of Canterbury and remained there until June 2017 when she was appointed as full professor at the Ferrier Research Institute within the Victoria University of Wellington. [2] [3]
Parker received the NZ Institute of Chemistry's Easterfield Award in 2005 [4] and the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Award for Research Excellence in 2008. [5] In 2010 she received the Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching from Ako Aotearoa. [6]
In 2018 Parker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. [7]
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