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Rita Krishnamurthi

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Rita Krishnamurthi
Krishnamurthi in 2022
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Technology Sydney, University of Auckland
Thesis
  • Treatment Effects of the N-terminal tripeptide of insulin-like growth factor-1, GPE, in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease (2006)
Doctoral advisorJian Guan, Richard Faull, Di McCarthy
Academic work
InstitutionsAuckland University of Technology

Rita V. Krishnamurthi is a New Zealand academic, and since 2023 is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology, specialising in the epidemiology of stroke and dementia.

Academic career

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Krishnamurthi completed a PhD titled Treatment Effects of the N-terminal tripeptide of insulin-like growth factor-1, GPE, in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease at the University of Auckland in 2006.[1] Krishnamurthi then moved to Auckland University of Technology, rising to full professor in 2023.[2] Her research covers the epidemiology and prevention of stroke and dementia.[3] She is deputy director of the National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences.[3]

Krishnamurthi participates in a number of large international studies. She is a member of the stroke expert panel in the Global Burden of Disease Study, and is part of the PRIME International Study and the Personalized Knowledge to Reduce Stroke Risk study.[3]

Awards and honours

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In 2021 Krishnamurthi was a World Stroke Organization "Women in Stroke" nominee, an initiative aimed at highlighting "outstanding women working in stroke medicine, stroke research and stroke advocacy".[4]

Krishnamurthi was a co-investigator in the National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, led by Valery Feigin, that won the Te Pūiaki Putaiao Matua a te Pirimia Science Prize in the 2022 Prime Minister's Science Prizes. The $500,000 prize is awarded to "an individual or team for a transformative scientific discovery or achievement, which has had a significant economic, health, social and/or environmental impact on New Zealand and/or internationally".[5]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ Krishnamurthi, Rita (2006). Treatment Effects of the N-terminal tripeptide of insulin-like growth factor-1, GPE, in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease (PhD thesis). University of Auckland.
  2. ^ "New professors and associate professors - AUT News - AUT". www.aut.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Auckland University of Technology. "Rita Krishnamurthi Academic Profile". academics.aut.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ "#WomenInStroke Initiative: Our Nominees". World Stroke Organization. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Prime Minister's Science Prizes". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 14 November 2023.