Dr Emma Scotter, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to Motor Neuron Disease research
Dr Emma Scotter is a Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland and Head of the Motor Neuron Disease Research Lab at the Centre for Brain Research. She helped establish the New Zealand Motor Neuron Disease Research Network and is Director/Primary Investigator. She is an adviser to New Zealand’s first MND register that enables people living with MND to participate in research and global clinical trials. She initiated and co-leads the New Zealand MND Genetics Study, investigating the genetic causes of MND, while also providing access to genetic testing for those not eligible through the public health service. Dr Scotter has contributed to several international research projects.