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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.
  • The evaluation of treatment outcomes for methamphetamine dependence in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,839.40
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor David Newcombe
    ,
    Professor Jane Sheridan
    ,
    Professor Natalie Walker
    ,
    Dr Braden Te Ao
    ,
    Dr Rodrigo Ramalho
    ,
    Professor Vili Nosa
    ,
    Ms Varsha Parag
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • WNT signalling - a matter of degradation

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,533.94
    Researchers:
    Professor Catherine Day
    ,
    Professor Julia Horsfield
    ,
    Professor Peter Mace
    ,
    Dr Claudia Rossig
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Development of safe, non-addictive pain medications

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.90
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Bronwyn Kivell
    ,
    Professor Thomas Prisinzano
    ,
    Katya Sellen
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Exploring a twin-track approach to violence elimination for disabled women

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $791,757.20
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Brigit Mirfin-Veitch
    ,
    Associate Professor Patsie Frawley
    ,
    Dr Kelly Tikao
    ,
    Dr Debbie Hager
    ,
    Dr Robbie Francis Watene
    ,
    Ms Umi Asaka
    ,
    Ms Eden Cruice
    ,
    Ms Aroha Mules
    Host:
    Donald Beasley Institute
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Understanding the impact of rurality on health outcomes and healthcare delivery

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,916.05
    Researchers:
    Professor Garry Nixon
    ,
    Associate Professor Gabrielle Davie
    ,
    Professor Dr Sue Crengle
    ,
    Dr Jesse Whitehead
    ,
    Professor Dr Ross Lawrenson
    ,
    Dr Jason Tuhoe
    ,
    Ms June Atkinson
    ,
    Mr Brandon de Graaf
    ,
    Professor Peter Crampton
    ,
    Dr Allamanda Faatoese
    ,
    Mr Talis Liepins
    ,
    Mr William Leung
    ,
    Associate Professor Katharina Blattner
    ,
    Dr Rory Miller
    ,
    Professor Timothy Stokes
    ,
    Mrs Michelle Smith
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Overcoming antibody-drug conjugate resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,994.80
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Stephen Jamieson
    ,
    Dr Euphemia Leung
    ,
    Dr Barbara Lipert
    ,
    Dr Tet-Woo Lee
    ,
    Dr Moana Tercel
    ,
    Dr Kimiora Henare
    ,
    Dr Iman Kavianinia
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Critical evaluation of a tumour-targeted cancer therapy for clinical development

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,489.20
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Jeff Smaill
    ,
    Associate Professor Adam Patterson
    ,
    Dr Victoria Jackson-Patel
    ,
    Dr Peter Fong
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • The nGVS study for bilateral vestibular disorders

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,111,603.20
    Researchers:
    Professor Denise Taylor
    ,
    Dr Rachael Taylor
    ,
    Professor Paul Smith
    ,
    Associate Professor Yiwen Zheng
    ,
    Dr Usman Rashid
    ,
    Mrs Ruth McLaren
    ,
    Ms Misty Edmonds
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Climate change, heat exposure and child health

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.10
    Researchers:
    Dr Hakkan Lai
    ,
    Professor Simon Hales
    ,
    Associate Professor Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
    ,
    Dr Tina Newport
    ,
    Dr Luke Harrington
    ,
    Dr Jeong Eun Lee
    ,
    Dr Annette Bolton
    ,
    Professor Dr Susan Morton
    ,
    Professor Alistair Woodward
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A dual-safety system to promote CAR T cell activation and migration

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,975.45
    Researchers:
    Professor Alexander McLellan
    ,
    Professor Phil Darcy
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • ARISE FLUIDS Aotearoa Randomised Controlled Trial

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,949.75
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Peter Jones
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Honorary Professor Martin Than
    ,
    Professor Papaarangi Reid
    ,
    Dr Kim Yates
    ,
    Dr Eunicia Tan
    ,
    Dr Anna Vosseteig
    ,
    Dr Robert Martynoga
    ,
    Dr Michael Connelly
    ,
    Dr Matthew Moore
    ,
    Professor Christopher Frampton
    ,
    Dr Alisa Higgins
    ,
    Dr Stephen MacDonald
    ,
    Professor Stuart Dalziel
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Spatial profiling of tumour tissue to improve lung cancer immunotherapy

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.35
    Researchers:
    Professor Rod Dunbar
    ,
    Dr Saem Park
    ,
    Dr Kimiora Henare
    ,
    Professor Klaus Lehnert
    ,
    Dr Laird Cameron
    ,
    Dr Michael Lau
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • HCQ4ARF: A randomised trial of Hydroxychloroquine for acute rheumatic fever

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,437,916.85
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Rachel Webb
    ,
    Professor Nigel Wilson
    ,
    Dr Danny de Lore
    ,
    Dr Alexandra Wallace
    ,
    Joshua Agnew
    ,
    Dr John Malcolm
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Hypoxia-selective delivery of DNA-PK inhibitors to tumours

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.65
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Michael Hay
    ,
    Associate Professor Stephen Jamieson
    ,
    Dr Lydia Liew
    ,
    Dr Cho Rong Hong
    ,
    Dr Kimiora Henare
    ,
    Dr Tet-Woo Lee
    ,
    Dr Gib Bogle
    ,
    Emeritus Professor William Wilson
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • RCT budesonide-formoterol reliever therapy in moderate/severe childhood asthma

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,964.30
    Researchers:
    Professor Stuart Dalziel
    ,
    Professor Richard Beasley
    ,
    Professor Catherine Byrnes
    ,
    Dr David McNamara
    ,
    Professor Dr Alex Semprini
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Professor Mark Weatherall
    ,
    Dr Louise Fleming
    ,
    Professor Andrew Bush
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Hormone-induced adaptations in respiratory function during pregnancy

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,969.09
    Researchers:
    Professor David Grattan
    ,
    Professor Julian Paton
    ,
    Dr Teodora Georgescu
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • New targets for infectious disease - tackling antimicrobial resistance

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Emily Parker
    ,
    Dr Wanting Jiao
    ,
    Professor Peter Tyler
    ,
    Professor Gregory Cook
    ,
    Associate Professor Jeremy Lott
    ,
    Dr Gerd Mittelstadt
    ,
    Dr Matthew McNeil
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Manaaki Te Iti Kahurangi: Improving outcomes for whānau

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,905.10
    Researchers:
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Helmut Modlik
    ,
    Associate Professor Liza Edmonds
    ,
    Dr Kendall Stevenson
    ,
    Dr Anna Adcock
    ,
    Dr Leigh Duncan
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynne Russell
    ,
    Dr Evelyn MacDonald
    ,
    Dr Melanie Gibson
    ,
    Mrs Francesca Storey
    ,
    Dr Tania Slater
    ,
    Ms Varsha Parag
    ,
    Dr Judy Ormandy
    ,
    Ms Victoria Roper
    ,
    Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys
    ,
    Mrs Hayley Laursen
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Reducing the burden of osteoarthritis in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,268.10
    Researchers:
    Professor J. Abbott
    ,
    Dr Ross Wilson
    ,
    Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell
    ,
    Dr Ricky Bell
    ,
    Professor Søren Skou
    ,
    Dr Kirsten Smiler
    ,
    Professor Timothy Stokes
    ,
    Dr Yana Pryymachenko
    ,
    Dr Philippa Nicolson
    ,
    Professor David Gwynne-Jones
    ,
    Ms Angeline Tangiora
    ,
    Professor Peter Choong
    ,
    Professor Kim Bennell
    ,
    Professor Rachelle Buchbinder
    ,
    Professor Deborah Marshall
    ,
    Professor Michelle Dowsey
    ,
    Dr Jackie Whittaker
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Pathogenesis, detection and treatment of perinatal brain injury

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,982.55
    Researchers:
    Professor Alistair Gunn
    ,
    Professor Laura Bennet
    ,
    Associate Professor Joanne Davidson
    ,
    Associate Professor Justin Dean
    ,
    Dr Hamid Abbasi
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Strategies to improve gout management in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $4,998,486.21
    Researchers:
    Professor Lisa Stamp
    ,
    Dr Leanne Te Karu
    ,
    Professor Nicola Dalbeth
    ,
    Professor Christopher Frampton
    ,
    Professor Keith Petrie
    ,
    Professor Carlo Marra
    ,
    Professor Anthony Kettle
    ,
    Dr Nicholas Magon
    ,
    Assistant Professor Daniel Wright
    ,
    Mr Suli Tuitaupe
    ,
    Julia Muir
    ,
    Dr Louisa Ashby
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Kai wai ū i te pō: Māori aspirations around breastfeeding in Te Tai Tokerau

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,002,512.55
    Researchers:
    Ms Carmen Timu-Parata
    ,
    Dr Zoe Tipa
    ,
    Dr Amanda Kvalsvig
    ,
    Mrs Amelia Marsh
    ,
    Mrs Belinda Tuari-Toma
    ,
    Ms Natalie Allen
    ,
    Joanne Urlich
    ,
    Rhonda Ballard
    ,
    Ms Melanie Sweet
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Supporting the Integrated Practice Model: Digital Tool Implementation Research

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $21,500.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Vincent Allen
    ,
    Associate Professor Karolina Stasiak
    ,
    Dr Danielle Lottridge
    ,
    Dr Matt Shepherd
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Translating Pacific Health Research to improve Pacific Housing

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Charmaine ‘Ilaiu Talei
    ,
    Associate Professor Dion Enari
    ,
    Dr Ruth Faleolo
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Developing an automated image-based dietary assessment tool

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,800.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Rosemary Hall
    ,
    Professor Jeremy Krebs
    ,
    Mr Lachlan Lee
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Anti-racism praxis and Māori health professional workforce development.

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $114,844.00
    Researchers:
    Mrs Haidee Renata
    ,
    Professor Jacquie Kidd
    ,
    Dr Zoe Tipa
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • Donor Identity in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,973.72
    Researchers:
    Professor Cindy Farquhar
    ,
    Dr Jeanne Snelling
    ,
    Associate Professor Sonja Goedeke
    ,
    Associate Professor Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
    ,
    Dr Karyn Anderson
    ,
    Professor Dr Ken Daniels
    ,
    Associate Professor Rebecca Hamilton
    ,
    Dr Sarah Wakeman
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Exploring the essential elements of a long COVID clinic

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,860.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sarah Rhodes
    ,
    Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynne Russell
    ,
    Dr Lis Ellison-Loschmann
    ,
    Dr Fiona McKenzie
    ,
    Ms Jenene Crossan
    ,
    Dr Sharon Leitch
    ,
    Ms Angelina Tuialii
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Intensive support for high-risk families: what works to reduce ongoing harm?

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,982.89
    Researchers:
    Dr Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs
    ,
    Associate Professor Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
    ,
    Dr Charlene Rapsey
    ,
    Professor Michael Tarren-Sweeney
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Kete Whenua: Implementation of community-led resources for promoting wellbeing

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Denise Wilson
    ,
    Denise Messiter
    ,
    Professor Stephen Reay
    ,
    Mx Shae Hartley
    ,
    Dr Te Wai Barbarich-Unasa
    ,
    Mx Paora Moyle
    ,
    Miss Cassandra Khoo
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Employing activities to improve mental health - what is the Aotearoa literature?

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,675.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Denise Taylor
    ,
    Associate Professor Anne Haase
    ,
    Ms Jontel Kiwi Kiwi
    ,
    Mrs Teramira Schutz
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • An innovative integrated mental health framework - PIP for Aotearoa

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,223.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Irene Zeng
    ,
    Associate Professor Maria Bellringer
    ,
    Dr Sari Andajani
    ,
    Professor Tania Ka'ai
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Setting the research agenda for paediatric rehabilitation

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,985.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Denise Taylor
    ,
    Dr Jimmy Kwang-Hui Chong
    ,
    Associate Professor Nada Signal
    ,
    Ms Misty Edmonds
    ,
    Dr Kevin Roos
    ,
    Dr Anna Mackey
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Te Kōwheori Roa - Māori Experiences of Long COVID

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,936.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jason Tuhoe
    ,
    Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    Host:
    Tuhauora Medical Associates
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Lūsia ki taulanga

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Ofa Dewes
    ,
    Dr Glenn Doherty
    ,
    Associate Professor Sione Vaka
    ,
    Professor Leigh Hale
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Giving voice to wahine wisdom - preferences for treatment of UTIs

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Rhiannon Braund
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant