Christine Coe Winterbourn

Christine Coe Winterbourn CNZM is Professor of Pathology at the University of Otago.

Winterbourn in 2012

Her research in the biological chemistry of free radicals earned her the 2011 Rutherford Medal[1][2] and the Marsden Medal,[3] the top awards from each of New Zealand's two top science bodies.

Work

Winterbourn did a PhD in biochemistry before taking up a position at the University of Otago's Christchurch medical school in 1970. She was one of the first scientists to demonstrate that human cells produce free radicals as part of their normal function and to document some of the chemical reactions of free radicals that occur in diseases such as cancer, stroke, coronary heart disease and arthritis.[4][5]

Honours

She was the first female recipient of the Rutherford Medal.[1] In the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, Winterbourn was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to medical research.[6] She was promoted to Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, for services to science.[7]

References
  1. "Free radical researcher Professor Christine Winterbourn wins New Zealand's top science and technology honour, the Rutherford Medal". royalsociety.org.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011. Free radical researcher Professor Christine Winterbourn wins New Zealand’s top science and technology honour, the Rutherford Medal
  2. "Professor Christine Winterbourn Awarded 2011 Rutherford Medal". stuff.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011. Christchurch biochemist and ground-breaking free radical researcher Professor Christine Winterbourn is the first woman scientist to be awarded New Zealand's top science and technology honour in its 20-year history.
  3. "Professor Christine Winterbourn". nrcgd.org.nz. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. Priestley, Rebecca (26 November 2011). "Christine Winterbourn interview". www.noted.co.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. Ancell, Simon (16 November 2011). "University of Otago researchers honoured in national awards". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. Queen's Birthday Honours List 1997 Archived 2014-06-14 at the Wayback Machine. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; retrieved 13 February 2013.
  7. Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours List 2012 Archived 2012-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, dpmc.govt.nz; retrieved 13 February 2013.


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