Dr Helen Petousis-Harris from the University of Auckland has been awarded funding to determine the effectiveness of the current whooping cough vaccine schedule in New Zealand.
Professor David Grattan has been awarded nearly $5 million in the HRC's 2014 funding round to test how the hormonal changes responsible for helping women's brains adapt to pregnancy work.
Associate Professor Chris Bullen talks to Radio New Zealand reporter Ruth Beran about his views on e-cigarettes, and the results of the HRC-funded ASCEND study.