Dr Ruth Semprini
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-0744Senior Medical Research Fellow
BSc (Hons), MBBS, PhD
Research programme(s) of involvement: Asthma, pleural disease
Professional positions and memberships: Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
Research interests: respiratory failure, asthma, airways disease, COPD, pleural disease
About
Ruth Semprini trained at St George’s Hospital Medical School in London and worked as a respiratory registrar in the UK before coming to New Zealand for higher academic training. Her PhD investigated the epidemiology of the biomarker periostin and its ability to predict important clinical outcomes in asthma and was awarded in 2019. Ruth maintains a senior role at the MRINZ to continue her academic physician training, is a Principal Investigator and actively mentors the next generation of clinician MD and PhD students. When she isn’t doctoring, Ruth enjoys spending time with her family and going for long runs.