Helen Murray

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Helen Murray
Born (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34)
New Zealand
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
National teamFlag of New Zealand.svg  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

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ "Driven New Zealand women's team comes to train in 'hockey heaven'" . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Montroy, Liz (8 September 2017). "Advancing Female Ice Hockey in New Zealand" . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dr Helen Murray: The best of both worlds – The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Murray, Helen (2017). Plasticity in the Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/35012.


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