Helen Murray

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]

Not to be confused with Helen Murray Free.

Helen Murray
Born (1990-09-03) 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

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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