Professor Murray D. Mitchell

DPhil, DSc, CChem, FRSC, FAIC, FRSNZ

• NRCGD Project Leader

• Deputy Director, The Liggins Institute

• Professor of Pharmacology and Obstetrics & Gynaecology

NRCGD Projects: Click for details on Project 1 and Project 2

Biography

Professor Murray Mitchell has a worldwide reputation for his research into the biology of preterm labour and the biochemistry of hormones related to this. He directed research in Oxford and held Professorships in Texas and San Diego, and later directed the Division of Reproductive Sciences at the University of Utah’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for six years. He was formerly the Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology at The University of Auckland, and was later appointed Associate Dean (planning) and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. Murrray is Deputy Director of the Liggins Institute. He leads its Reproductive and Developmental Biology group and received a prestigious 2007 James Cook Fellowship from the Royal Society of New Zealand. This will allow him to focus on his research investigating how environmental factors can modify the actions of key genes in the fetus and placenta to influence not only the course of a pregnancy but the baby’s health as an adult.

Contact details

The Liggins Institute

The University of Auckland

Private Bag 92019

Auckland 1142, New Zealand

Email ; Phone +64 9 9236405