Christine Margaret Morris

Background

Morris, Christine Margaret was born on June 14, 1955 in Rangiora, New Zealand. Daughter of Kenneth Irwin and Yvonne Margaret (Tatterson) Morris.

Education

New Zealand Certified Science, Christchurch Technology Institute, 1975. Bachelor of Science with honors, University Canterbury, Christchurch, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, University Otago, Christchurch, 1987.

Career

Technology trainee Christchurch Hospital, 1972—1975, research assistant, 1975—1978, research officer, 1980—1988. Technical officer Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, 1978—1980. Research associate Childrens' Hospital Los Angeles, University Southern California, 1988—1989.

Travis research fellow Christchurch School Medicine, University Otago, 1989—1994, senior research fellow, co-director cytogenetic and molecular oncology unit, department pathology, 1994—1999, director cancer genetics research group department pathology, since 1999. Associate professor University Otago, since 2004. Consultant scientist Cytogenetics & Molecular Pathology, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, since 2000.

Achievements

• Christine Margaret Morris has been listed as a notable biomedical researcher, research scientist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member science advisory committee New Zealand Leukemia and Blood Foundation, 1999—2002, Cancer Society New Zealand, since 2002, Canterbury Medical Research Foundation, 2000—2004. Committee member Christchurch Medical Research Society, 1994—1999. Member of Human Genome Organization, New Zealand Society Oncology (Farmitalia award 1991), Human Genetics Society Australasia (council representative New Zealand branch 1999—2002), Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (life).

Connections

Life partner Peter Hanley Fitzgerald.

Father:

Kenneth Irwin Morris

Mother:

Yvonne Margaret (Tatterson) Morris