Lay summary
We are living longer but not necessarily healthier lives. This has placed increasing burdens on individuals and society. Ageing biomarkers are emerging as promising tools for early risk screening of age-related disease, and for developing/monitoring interventions for healthy ageing. To uphold te Tiriti-obligations, future ageing marker research in Aotearoa must be representative and responsive to Māori. With this developmental grant, we will co-design a full kaupapa Māori research project proposal focused on the use of emerging ageing markers in Aotearoa New Zealand. The subsequent full proposal will inform development of a framework for understanding and promoting equitable use of ageing marker data.