David Murdoch | |
|---|---|
| 9th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago | |
| In office February 2022 – June 2023 | |
| Chancellor | Stephen Higgs |
| Preceded by | Harlene Hayne |
| Succeeded by | Grant Robertson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1962 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Awards | Distinguished Research Medal (2020) Outstanding Leadership Award (2020) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Thesis | Diagnosis of legionella infection: role of PCR and other techniques for testing non-respiratory samples (2003) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | paediatric infectious diseases |
David R. Murdoch (born 10 July 1962) is a New Zealand academic specialising in paediatric infectious diseases, especially pneumonia. He has also worked on Legionnaires' disease and has advised the Oxford University vaccine group and the New Zealand government on COVID-19. Murdoch served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago between February 2022 and June 2023.[1]