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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.
  • Ketamine therapy for neurotic disorders: Is there a single mechanism?

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,438,829.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Glue
    ,
    Dr Shona Neehoff
    ,
    Professor Neil McNaughton
    ,
    Associate Professor Natalie Medlicott
    ,
    Dr Ben Beaglehole
    ,
    Dr Calvin Young
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Genetic discoveries for unsolved developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,869.65
    Researchers:
    Professor Lynette Sadleir
    ,
    Professor Melanie Bahlo
    ,
    Professor Ingrid Scheffer
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Can love break your heart? Oxytocin makes the failing heart skip a beat!

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,648.20
    Researchers:
    Professor Daryl Schwenke
    ,
    Professor Colin Brown
    ,
    Associate Professor Karl Iremonger
    ,
    Associate Professor Regis Lamberts
    ,
    Dr Rachael Augustine
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • The Metformin Aneurysm Trial

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,325,323.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Greg Jones
    ,
    Professor Justin Roake
    ,
    Dr Manar Khashram
    ,
    Mrs Jo Krysa
    ,
    Dr Andrew Hill
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Professor Dr Jonathan Golledge
    ,
    Professor Bruce Neal
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Seeking the transport sweet spot: health, equity and zero carbon

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,695.10
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Caroline Shaw
    ,
    Dr Anja Mizdrak
    ,
    Dr Melissa McLeod
    ,
    Associate Professor Rhys Jones
    ,
    Professor Alistair Woodward
    ,
    Professor Tony Blakely
    ,
    Dr Linda Cobiac
    ,
    Mr Edward Randal
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Hauora Rangatahi Māori: Appropriateness and acceptability of health measures

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $135,000.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Georgia McCarty
    ,
    Professor Emma Wyeth
    ,
    Associate Professor Trudy Sullivan
    ,
    Professor Sarah Derrett
    ,
    Professor Dr Sue Crengle
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health PhD Scholarship
  • A novel marker to assess cardiac ischemia and outcomes

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,182,419.10
    Researchers:
    Professor Chris Pemberton
    ,
    Associate Professor Philip Adamson
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Unlocking antimicrobial tolerance in bacterial pathogens to overcome AMR

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,343.55
    Researchers:
    Professor Gregory Cook
    ,
    Dr Rachel Darnell
    ,
    Associate Professor Jack Flanagan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Meeting physical health care needs of people with mental illness or addiction

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,187,682.15
    Researchers:
    Dr Ruth Cunningham
    ,
    Dr Deborah Peterson
    ,
    Dr Helen Lockett
    ,
    Dr Sheree Gibb
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Professor Dr Susanna Every-Palmer
    ,
    Associate Professor Cameron Lacey
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Time for destruction - switching immune responses off

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,433.37
    Researchers:
    Professor Catherine Day
    ,
    Dr Adam Middleton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A novel therapeutic to protect hearts in acute ischaemic procedures

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,143,638.85
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Ivan Sammut
    ,
    Professor David Larsen
    ,
    Dr Joanne Harrison
    ,
    Professor Sean Galvin
    ,
    Associate Professor Max Berry
    ,
    Professor Gerard Wilkins
    ,
    Dr Sean Coffey
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Microdrop administration of phenylephrine and cyclopentolate in neonates

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $74,927.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Lisa Kremer
    ,
    Associate Professor Natalie Medlicott
    ,
    Associate Professor David Reith
    ,
    Assistant Professor Roland Broadbent
    ,
    Dr Liza Edmonds
    ,
    Dr Mary Jane Sime
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health PhD Scholarship
  • Role of ryanodine receptors in Alzheimer’s disease

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,189,936.70
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Peter Jones
    ,
    Associate Professor Karl Iremonger
    ,
    Dr Laura Gumy
    ,
    Dr Shane Ohline
    ,
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    ,
    Professor William Louch
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Galvanic vestibular stimulation as a treatment for neurological disorders

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,188,357.10
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Smith
    ,
    Post Doctoral Fellow
    ,
    Associate Professor Yiwen Zheng
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Combating antimicrobial resistance with high-throughput bacterial genetics

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,272.35
    Researchers:
    Dr Matthew McNeil
    ,
    Dr Simon Jackson
    ,
    Professor Gregory Cook
    ,
    Professor Peter Fineran
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A neural circuit required for maternal adaptation to pregnancy

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,971.30
    Researchers:
    Professor David Grattan
    ,
    Dr Rosemary Brown
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Smart delivery of growth factors for treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $730,435.20
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Khoon Lim
    ,
    Dr David Kieser
    ,
    Professor Tim Woodfield
    ,
    Professor Gary Hooper
    ,
    Assistant Professor Lyn Wise
    ,
    Dr Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Exploiting oxidative stress in the treatment of metastatic melanoma

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,251.65
    Researchers:
    Professor Mark Hampton
    ,
    Dr Stephanie Bozonet
    ,
    Dr Martina Paumann-Page
    ,
    Professor Christine Winterbourn
    ,
    Mr Jeremy Simcock
    ,
    Professor Peter Shepherd
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    ,
    Dr Paul Pace
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • SYMBIOTIC: Integrated prevention of infectious diseases and long-term conditions

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $4,951,982.35
    Researchers:
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Professor Andrew Day
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrea 't Mannetje
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Dr Amanda Kvalsvig
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Associate Professor Jason Gurney
    ,
    Dr Andrea Teng
    ,
    Dr Sheree Gibb
    ,
    Dr Marine Corbin
    ,
    Dr Virginia Signal
    ,
    Dr Kirsty Danielson
    ,
    Dr Dougal Thorburn
    ,
    Ms Jane Zhang
    ,
    Mr William Leung
    ,
    Ms Carmen Timu-Parata
    ,
    Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Waa
    ,
    Dr Melissa McLeod
    ,
    Dr Celia Hume
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Research to maximise the health and wellbeing gains from housing

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $4,996,214.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Nevil Pierse
    ,
    Professor Dr Philippa Howden-Chapman
    ,
    Professor Michael Keall
    ,
    Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard
    ,
    Dr Elinor Chisholm
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Professor Christopher Cunningham
    ,
    Dr Caroline Halley
    ,
    Dr Lynn Riggs
    ,
    Dr Ramona Tiatia
    ,
    Ms Amber Logan
    ,
    Dr Julie Bennett
    ,
    Dr Kimberley O'Sullivan
    ,
    Dr Sarah Bierre
    ,
    Helen Viggers
    ,
    Kim Nathan
    ,
    Dr Caroline Fyfe
    ,
    Ms Brodie Fraser
    ,
    Ms Jenny Ombler
    ,
    Miss Madeleine White
    ,
    Mr Oliver Robertson
    ,
    Ms Clare Aspinall
    ,
    Ms Wei Zhang
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • A clinical:research alliance for diagnosing genetic disorders in New Zealand

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $599,939.44
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Louise Bicknell
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Consolidator Grant
  • COVID-19 Pandemic in Aotearoa NZ: Impact, Inequalities & Improving our response

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $497,056.15
    Researchers:
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Dr Amanda Kvalsvig
    ,
    Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard
    ,
    Dr Lesley Gray
    ,
    Ms Carmen Timu-Parata
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Dr Mat Walton
    ,
    Mr Sudesh Sharma
    ,
    Professor David Johnston
    ,
    Professor Shaun Hendy
    ,
    Dr Dion O'Neale
    ,
    Dr Viliami Puloka
    ,
    Mr Luke Pilkinton-Ching
    ,
    Dr Ayesha Verrall
    ,
    Dr Ruth Cunningham
    ,
    Dr Julia Becker
    ,
    Ms Jane Zhang
    ,
    Dr Chris Hewison
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project