Helen Murray

Helen Murray
Helen Murray
Born	3 September 1990 (age 34); New Zealand
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
National team	New Zealand
Playing career	2013–present
	Scientific career
Thesis	Plasticity in the Human Alzheimer’s Disease Brain (2017); ;

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

^ 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.