Professor Louise Parr-Brownlie

Professor Louise Parr-Brownlie (Ngāti Maniapoto and Te Arawa) draws on Western science and mātauranga Māori research to facilitate positive ageing and equitable treatments for people living in Aotearoa New Zealand with neurodegenerative disorders. Louise is a Professor in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago and a Science Advisor to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, which overseas public research funds in the research, science, and innovation sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. Internationally she serves as the Secretary of the International Basal Ganglia Society Council.