Christine Winterbourn

Christine Winterbourne
Winterbourn in 2012
Alma materMassey University
Known forResearch in biological chemistry of free radicals, first female recipient of the Rutherford Medal
AwardsRutherford Medal, Marsden Medal
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago, Christchurch
ThesisLipid metabolism of mammalian erythrocytes with special reference to cellular aging (1968)
Doctoral advisorDick Batt

Christine Coe Winterbourn CNZM FRSNZ is a New Zealand biochemist. She is a professor of pathology at the University of Otago, Christchurch. 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.