Rita Krishnamurthi
Krishnamurthi in 2022
Academic background
Alma mater	University 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 advisor	Jian Guan, Richard Faull, Di McCarthy
Academic work
Institutions	Auckland 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

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

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

• Rafael Lozano; Mohsen Naghavi; Kyle Foreman; et al. (December 2012). "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010". The Lancet. 380 (9859): 2095-2128, 2095-128. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61728-0. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 23245604. Wikidata Q21534928.
• Christopher J L Murray; Rafael Lozano; Mohsen Naghavi; et al. (15 December 2012). "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010". The Lancet. 380 (9859): 2197–223. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61689-4. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 23245608. Wikidata Q27860791.
• Theo Vos; Abraham D Flaxman; Mohsen Naghavi; et al. (15 December 2012). "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010". The Lancet. 380 (9859): 2163–2196. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61729-2. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 6350784. PMID 23245607. Wikidata Q28111913.
• Rita V Krishnamurthi; Valery L Feigin; Mohammad H Forouzanfar; et al. (24 October 2013). "Global and regional burden of first-ever ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke during 1990-2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010". The Lancet Global Health. 1 (5): e259-81. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70089-5. ISSN 2214-109X. PMC 4181351. PMID 25104492. Wikidata Q34272892.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Valery L Feigin; Gregory A Roth; Mohsen Naghavi; et al. (9 June 2016). "Global burden of stroke and risk factors in 188 countries, during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013". Lancet Neurology. 15 (9): 913–924. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30073-4. ISSN 1474-4422. PMID 27291521. Wikidata Q39690277.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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