Christina Murray

Associate Professor Christina Murray is an academic in the Department of Veterinary Biosciences within the Melbourne Veterinary School at the University of Melbourne, part of the Faculty of Science. Her qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree with Honours from the University of Sydney, a Master's by Research, and a Graduate Certificate from the University of Melbourne. She plays a key role in veterinary education, teaching subjects such as Vet Bioscience: Locomotion (VETS90129), which involves 43 hours of lectures, practical classes, case studies, and assessments on animal locomotion. Murray also coordinates anatomy practicals, including those for the respiratory system in dissection labs, and serves as the contact person for the Veterinary Anatomy Collection, supporting the faculty's anatomy program.

Murray's research centers on veterinary anatomy, with a focus on morphometric and structural investigations of bones, ligaments, fascia, and lymphatic vessels in animals like greyhounds, horses, canines, sheep, and pigs. She has authored numerous publications, including "Technical note on an ovine model to study biomedical implants intended for maxillofacial reconstruction" (2026), "Morphological Investigation of Superficial Fascia Relationships With the Skin and Underlying Tissues in the Canine Hindlimb" (2025), "Association between the morphology of certain bones in the hind limbs and the variation in the morphology of the sacrum in greyhounds" (2025), "Observations of different types of sacra in Greyhounds based on the occurrence of sacrocaudal fusion" (2021), "Morphometrics of nuchal ligament in greyhound in different neck and body positions" (2021), "Variations in the median sacral crest and angulation of the first sacral spinous process associated with sacrocaudal fusion in greyhounds" (2021), "Structural anatomy and morphometric analyses of sacra in greyhounds" (2021), "Variation in the seventh lumbar vertebra and the lumbosacral junction morphometry associated with the sacrocaudal fusion in greyhounds" (2021), "Radiographic assessment of carpal conformation in the horse: Technique development and validation of the consistency of measurements" (2020), "Anatomical basis for the development of a thoracic duct cannulation model without thoracotomy in Large White pigs" (2015), and "Delayed response of the mouse uterus to progesterone and oestradiol" (1989). Her publications have accumulated 303 citations, contributing to veterinary anatomical knowledge and biomedical research models. In 2015, she was awarded a project grant of $29,394 for recording procedures in veterinary anatomy.

Professional Email: cmmurray@unimelb.edu.au