Rheumatologist Professor Lisa Stamp from Otago University's Christchurch campus has been awarded the Jubilee Celebration Research Award from Arthritis New Zealand.
Professor Stamp was trained and has been working in New Zealand for her whole academic career and her research has made an impact worldwide. She is one of the key gout researchers in New Zealand and internationally and her research into rheumatoid arthritis has helped to improve the lives of patients living with the condition. Her work has influenced international guidelines and is cited in some of the most respected medical journals.
Professor Stamp has a long association with the HRC. She is currently lead researcher on four HRC contracts, including a project on the safety and efficacy of high dose allopurinol in the management of gout and a feasibility study on the effects of tart cherry concentrate on gout flares and serum urate. She is also a named researcher on several other HRC contracts, including the $5 million programme led by Associate Professor Tony Merriman that's investigating urate and gout genetic control, environmental and drug interactions.