Marlena Cathorina Kruger is a South African-New Zealand medical researcher and academic. She is currently a full professor of nutritional physiology at Massey University.[2]
Marlena Cathorina Kruger | |
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| Alma mater | Medical University of Southern Africa |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human physiology |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin, University of Pretoria and Massey University |
| Thesis | |
| Doctoral students | Pamela von Hurst[1] |
Academic career
editAfter completing her PhD in 1986, titled 'The effect of unsaturated fatty acids and related compounds on calcium transport in sarcoplasmic reticulum' at the Medical University of Southern Africa, Kruger held positions at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Pretoria before joining Massey University in 2000, where she rose to full professor.[2][3]
Kruger is an active member of Zonta International [3] and was a finalist in the 2017 Westpac Women of Influence Awards.[4] In 2021, she received Massey University's prestigious Supervisor Research Medal,[5] the university's highest honor.[6]
Notable doctoral students under her supervision include Pamela von Hurst.[7]
Selected works
edit- Kruger, M. C., H. Coetzer, R. De Winter, G. Gericke, and D. H. Van Papendorp. "Calcium, gamma-linolenic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation in senile osteoporosis." Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 10, no. 5 (1998): 385–394.
- Kruger, Marlena C., and David F. Horrobin. "Calcium metabolism, osteoporsis and essential fatty acids: A review." Progress in lipid research 36, no. 2-3 (1997): 131–151.
- Kruger, Marlena, John Wright, and Kuan Wang. "Nebulin as a length regulator of thin filaments of vertebrate skeletal muscles: correlation of thin filament length, nebulin size, and epitope profile." The Journal of Cell Biology 115, no. 1 (1991): 97–107.
- Kruger, Marlena C., Magdalena Coetzee, Marianne Haag, and H. Weiler. "Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: selected mechanisms of action on bone." Progress in lipid research 49, no. 4 (2010): 438–449.
References
edit- ^ von Hurst, Pamela (2009). The role of vitamin D in metabolism and bone health (PhD thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/1148.
- ^ a b Zealand, Massey University, New. "Prof Marlena Kruger - Professor in Nutritional Physiology". www.massey.ac.nz.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Prominent Member History: Marlena Kruger - Zonta International District 16".
- ^ "Women of Influence 2017: Finalists announced". Stuff. 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Massey awards five University Research Medals for 2021". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ ksch009 (12 December 2021). "Professor Marlena Kruger awarded Massey's Supervisor Research Medal". High-Value Nutrition. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ von Hurst, Pamela (2009). The role of vitamin D in metabolism and bone health (PhD thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/1148.
External links
edit- Marlena Kruger publications indexed by Google Scholar
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