Cheryl Davies, head of Tu Kotahi Māori Asthma and Research Trust in Lower Hutt, has been awarded the HRC's Te Tohu Rapuora Medal for making a tangible difference to improving health outcomes.
Professor Cindy Farquhar and her team have received the Health Research Council's Beaven Medal for their research into the treatment of gynaecological and fertility conditions that has transformed clinical practice worldwide.
A new nurse-led approach for offering heart scans to siblings of children recently diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever at Kidz First Children’s Hospital in Counties Manukau aims to address health workforce shortages and improve rheumatic fever services.
A study led by oncologists at Auckland City Hospital will test a novel model for running clinical trials, with the aim of helping New Zealand cancer patients access trials no matter where they live. This is one of the new Project and Programmes announced by the Health Research Council today.
Research into the mechanisms contributing to chronic kidney disease, as well as new therapeutic options for its management, has been awarded funding through the 2023 NZ-China Biomedical Research Alliance Fund.
The HRC is funding exploratory research into the use of ‘human digital twins’ and artificial intelligence aimed at reversing Type 2 diabetes. The work is among 20 potentially transformative research studies awarded funding in our 2024 Explorer Grants round.