Pat Cragg

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Pat Cragg
Other namesPatricia Ann Cragg
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
Scientific career
Thesis

Patricia Ann Cragg is a New Zealand physiologist and full professor and former academic administrator at the University of Otago.

Academic career[edit]

Cragg graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc and PhD (1976) titled "Respiration and body weight in the reptilian genus Lacerta: A physiological, anatomical and morphometric study".[1]

Cragg moved to New Zealand to take a position with the University of Otago, filling teaching, research[2] and administrative roles over the years. She retired in May 2018.[3] In April 2019 Cragg returned from retirement to be Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)[3] and in December 2019 she was promoted to full professor with effect from 1 February 2020.[4][5]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Daryl O Schwenke; Takeshi Tokudome; Ichiro Kishimoto; Takeshi Horio; Patricia A Cragg; Mikiyasu Shirai; Kenji Kangawa (20 March 2012). "One dose of ghrelin prevents the acute and sustained increase in cardiac sympathetic tone after myocardial infarction". Endocrinology. 153 (5): 2436–2443. doi:10.1210/EN.2011-2057. ISSN 0013-7227. PMID 22434083. Wikidata Q83704765.
  • Rosalind F Cook; Carol T Bussey; Kimberley M Mellor; Patricia A Cragg; Regis R Lamberts (9 June 2017). "β1 -Adrenoceptor, but not β2 -adrenoceptor, subtype regulates heart rate in type 2 diabetic rats in vivo". Experimental Physiology. 102 (8): 911–923. doi:10.1113/EP086293. ISSN 0958-0670. PMID 28543947. Wikidata Q48096584.
  • Rosalind F Cook; Carol T Bussey; Ingrid C Fomison-Nurse; Gillian Hughes; Andrew Bahn; Patricia A Cragg; Regis R Lamberts (3 April 2019). "β2 -Adrenoceptors indirectly support impaired β1 -adrenoceptor responsiveness in the isolated type 2 diabetic rat heart". Experimental Physiology. 104 (6): 808–818. doi:10.1113/EP087437. ISSN 0958-0670. PMID 30889297. Wikidata Q92479717.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Respiration and body weight in the reptilian genus Lacerta : a physiological, anatomical and morphometric study". University of Bristol. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Profile: Associate Professor Pat Cragg". www.otago.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) to retire". University of Otago. 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Promotions celebrate Otago academics' contributions". Otago Daily Times Online News. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "30 new Professors for the University of Otago". University of Otago. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.