Christine Coe Winterbourn
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Christine Coe Winterbourn ONZM, PhD
, FRSNZ is Professor of Pathology
at the university of Otago
in Christchurch
New Zealand
. Her research in the biological chemistry of free radicals earned her the 2011 Rutherford Medal and the Marsden Medal
, the top awards from each of New Zealand's two top science bodies.
She was the first female recipient of the Rutherford Medal.
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, FRSNZ is Professor of Pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
at the university of Otago
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Her research in the biological chemistry of free radicals earned her the 2011 Rutherford Medal and the Marsden Medal
Marsden Medal
The Marsden Medal is a yearly award given by the New Zealand Association of Scientists. It honors "a lifetime of outstanding service to the cause or profession of science, in recognition of service rendered to the cause or profession of science in the widest connotation of the phrase." It rivals...
, the top awards from each of New Zealand's two top science bodies.
She was the first female recipient of the Rutherford Medal.