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HRC Research Repository

This library contains details of HRC-funded studies over the past 10 years, including study title, lay summary, lead investigator, host organisation, the sum awarded, year of study commencement, and contract duration.
  • Psychedlic Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment Resistant Depression

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Cameron Lacey
    ,
    Professor Marie Crowe
    ,
    Dr Jenni Manuel
    ,
    Aroha de Bie
    ,
    Dr Maree Inder
    ,
    Dr Dave Carlyle
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Development of a brain training intervention for student mental health

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,393.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Katie Douglas
    ,
    Associate Professor Jennifer Jordan
    ,
    Associate Professor Tania Huria
    ,
    Professor Richard Porter
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Natural health products in alcohol, tobacco and other substance use

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,972.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Joanne Barnes
    ,
    Dr Rhys Ponton
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • A people-focused approach to greening Starship

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,600.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Niki Harre
    ,
    Dr James Hamill
    ,
    Dr Niamh O'Reilly
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Delivery of Respiratory Support in the Emergency Department

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jane O'Donnell
    ,
    Professor Karen Hoare
    ,
    Dr Alison Pirret
    ,
    Associate Professor Elissa McDonald
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Speech-language therapy assistant-delivered interventions for children

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Toby Macrae
    ,
    Charmain Moyle
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Understanding organisational culture for healthcare quality

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,228.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Shane Scahill
    ,
    Professor Timothy Tenbensel
    ,
    Ms Mariana Hudson
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Assessment of pregnancy and postnatal maternal emotional distress

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,960.00
    Researchers:
    Honorary Professor Gillian White
    ,
    Dr John McMenamin
    ,
    Dr Katie McMenamin
    Host:
    Health and Research Collaborative
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Increasing the accessibility and reach of cardiac rehabilitation in New Zealand

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,941.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Emily Gray
    ,
    Professor Leigh Hale
    ,
    Mr Owen Draper
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Co-designing with consumers' rehabilitation services following amputation

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Vanessa Cameron
    ,
    Mr Sean Gray
    ,
    Professor Nicola Kayes
    ,
    Mr Ken Te Tau
    ,
    Dr Dawn Adair
    ,
    Mr Matthew Bryson
    Host:
    New Zealand Artificial Limb Service
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Transdisciplinary Teams in Primary Care: The Health Hub Project NZ Test Case

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,795.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Christopher Higgs
    ,
    Mr Elijah Areli
    ,
    Dr Ewan Kennedy
    ,
    Professor Timothy Stokes
    ,
    Ms TeAo Pritchard
    ,
    Dr David Hill
    ,
    Mr Andrew Nolan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Designing accessible and equitable NZ telehealth services

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $27,416.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Christopher Paton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Long-term strategy for the future of rongoā

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $171,030.44
    Researchers:
    Tia Huia Haira
    Host:
    Independent Researcher
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • Improving Equity and Access to Intervention for Children with Tube Dependency

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $62,990.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sarah Leadley
    ,
    Mrs Catherine Wheeler
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Barker-Collo
    ,
    Ms Tania Katipa
    ,
    Dr Timothy Jelleyman
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • Enhancing Educational Psychology Internship Placements

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $139,934.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Russell Pine
    ,
    Dr Kelly Carrasco
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • Ka Pō, Ka Ao, Ka Awatea: Bringing Research Review Processes for Māori to light

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $146,593.16
    Researchers:
    Mrs Te Hao Apaapa-Timu
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waitematā
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • He Pā Harakeke: Effectiveness of mātauranga Māori early childhood models of care

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Paula King
    ,
    Assistant Professor Christopher Kemp
    ,
    Associate Professor Emily Haroz
    ,
    Daniel Anderson
    ,
    Ms Marama Cole
    ,
    Dr Frederieke Petrovic-van der Deen
    ,
    Miss Jordan Tane
    ,
    Miss Lashana Lewis
    ,
    Ms Kelly Hearn
    ,
    Moana Chapman
    ,
    Mr Daniel Whitburn
    ,
    Associate Professor Ruth Cunningham
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Vaccination to prevent cancer: A gift for our children

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,515.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Dr Tania Slater
    ,
    Dr Anna Adcock
    ,
    Dr Evelyn MacDonald
    ,
    Dr Kendall Stevenson
    ,
    Dr Maria Baker
    ,
    Ms Rachael Scully
    ,
    Mrs Francesca Storey
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Assistant Professor Lisa Whop
    ,
    Tamara Butler
    ,
    Associate Professor Peter Sykes
    ,
    Associate Professor Steven Bowe
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Ka Ora! Improving healthcare provision and outcomes for Māori with ngā māuiui kai

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,994.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Mau Te Rangimarie Clark
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Pitama
    ,
    Associate Professor Jennifer Jordan
    ,
    Dr Nadia Summers
    ,
    Dr Gloria Fraser
    ,
    Dr Helen Lockett
    ,
    Dr Nathan Monk
    ,
    Mr Keri Opai
    ,
    Dr Jenni Manuel
    ,
    Ms Juanita Kane
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Developing new drugs to shape the local immune environment

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,958.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Peter Mace
    ,
    Dr Daniel Conole
    ,
    Dr Megan Leask
    ,
    Dr Emma Nolan
    ,
    Mr Sam Jamieson
    ,
    Abigail Burgess
    ,
    Dr Hannah Darroch
    ,
    Dr Renata Kowalczyk
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Very long-term fracture prevention with intermittent zoledronate: 10-year extension

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,554.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Mark Bolland
    ,
    Associate Professor Gregory Gamble
    ,
    Dr Anne Horne
    ,
    Shirley Ward
    ,
    Research Officer
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Transforming early prostate cancer detection with a blood-based test

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,979.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Euan Rodger
    ,
    Dr Jim Smith
    ,
    Associate Professor Aniruddha Chatterjee
    ,
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Dr Peter Stockwell
    ,
    Dr Matthew Parry
    ,
    Dr Michael Lau
    ,
    Dr Amir Zarrabi
    ,
    Dr Stephen Mark
    ,
    Dr Jared White
    ,
    Dr John Woodfield
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Breaking free from nicotine: a randomised controlled trial

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,854.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Christopher Bullen
    ,
    Professor Natalie Walker
    ,
    Associate Professor George Laking
    ,
    Ms Varsha Parag
    ,
    Dr Rodrigo Ramalho
    ,
    Professor Lion Shahab
    ,
    Professor Jamie Brown
    ,
    Dr Amanda Palmer
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Understanding drug transporter gene variants in New Zealand prescription drug use

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Claire Wang
    ,
    Professor Peter Shepherd
    ,
    Associate Professor Ryan Paul
    ,
    Ms Judith Watson
    ,
    Associate Professor Jack Flanagan
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Novel therapy for heart attacks

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Janice Chew-Harris
    ,
    Professor Christopher Charles
    ,
    Dr Jessika Wise
    ,
    Dr Gemma Moir-Meyer
    ,
    Dr Ellen Woodcock
    ,
    Associate Professor Philip Adamson
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • SENSAI: Smartwatch Early Notification System for Asthma Intervention

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,438,106.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Christina Baggott
    ,
    Associate Professor Amy Chan
    ,
    Ms Holly Wilson
    ,
    Associate Professor Anneka Anderson
    ,
    Dr Joanna Hikaka
    ,
    Dr Alana Cavadino
    ,
    Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Dr Ruth Semprini
    ,
    Dr Catherina Chang
    ,
    Professor Dr Alex Semprini
    ,
    Professor Stuart Dalziel
    ,
    Dr Jay Gong
    ,
    Professor Partha Roop
    ,
    Professor Jeff Harrison
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waikato
    Proposal type
    Project
  • PROMOAT - The First PLATIPUS Pregnancy Domain

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,440,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Katie Groom
    ,
    Dr Felicity Ware
    ,
    Dr Lisa Dawes
    ,
    Professor Jane Alsweiler
    ,
    Professor Thomas Lumley
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Brief mindfulness meditation intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,534.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Ramakrishnan Mani
    ,
    Dr Sharon Awatere
    ,
    Dr Miriama Ketu-McKenzie
    ,
    Professor Leigh Hale
    ,
    Dr Ben Hudson
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Gray
    ,
    Mr William Leung
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Implementing a new partnership model for elimination of tuberculosis for Māori

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,720.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Susan McAllister
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Dr Amy Jones
    ,
    Miss Darelle Toki
    ,
    Professor Philip Hill
    ,
    Dr Karyn Maclennan
    ,
    Professor Matthew Roskruge
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Health impacts of community water fluoridation: an intervention study

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,381.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Matthew Hobbs
    ,
    Dr Deanna Beckett
    ,
    Associate Professor Tim Chambers
    ,
    Professor Jonathan Broadbent
    ,
    Dr Nicholas Bowden
    ,
    Professor Elena Moltchanova
    ,
    Frank Dean
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Ara Hou, Ala Fou: New pathways for breast and ovarian cancer testing in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Magdalena Ratajska
    ,
    Dr Vanessa Lau
    ,
    Professor Logan Walker
    ,
    Associate Professor Heather Cunliffe
    ,
    Dr Ross Wilson
    ,
    Dr Mak Sarwar
    ,
    Dr Simone Petrich
    ,
    Dr Mahendra Naidoo
    ,
    Dr Annette Lasham
    ,
    Associate Professor Timothy Hore
    ,
    Ms Kathy Simmons
    ,
    Dr Filipina Amosa-Lei Sam
    ,
    Mr Cameron Young
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A blood test to mitigate and reduce New Zealand's colonoscopy waiting lists

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,927.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Dr Michael Dunnet
    ,
    Professor Francis Frizelle
    ,
    Professor Michael Black
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Transforming diagnostic pathways for Alzheimer’s disease using blood biomarkers

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,972.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Campbell Le Heron
    ,
    Dr Erin Cawston
    ,
    Associate Professor Joanna Williams
    ,
    Professor Lynette Tippett
    ,
    Professor Paula Lorgelly
    ,
    Professor Colin Masters
    ,
    Ms Diane Guévremont
    ,
    Dr Makarena Dudley
    ,
    Professor Henrik Zetterberg
    ,
    Research Assistant
    ,
    Assistant Research Fellow
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A new generation of weight loss medication

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,540.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Peter Shepherd
    ,
    Professor Rinki Murphy
    ,
    Dr Christopher Hedges
    ,
    Dr Claire Wang
    ,
    PhD student
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Developing an epigenetic score to identify people at impending risk of a heart attack

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,762.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Anna Pilbrow
    ,
    Dr Anna Rolleston
    ,
    Dr Allamanda Faatoese
    ,
    Samuel Gibbs
    ,
    Dr Gemma Moir-Meyer
    ,
    Professor Greg Jones
    ,
    Associate Professor Katrina Poppe
    ,
    Dr Tim Prickett
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    ,
    Professor Riccardo Marioni
    ,
    Professor Peter Shepherd
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    ,
    Professor Mark Richards
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Community-based crosslinking treatment in keratoconus

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,805.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Akilesh Gokul
    ,
    Dr Mohammed Ziaei
    ,
    Dr Elizabeth Conner
    ,
    Dr Isaac Samuels
    ,
    Dr Tiwini Hemi
    ,
    Miss Esmeralda Lo Tam
    ,
    Dr Isabella Cheung
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project