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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.
  • 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
  • Measuring and reducing stroke burden in New Zealand

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $4,996,868.45
    Researchers:
    Professor Valery Feigin
    ,
    Professor Rita Krishnamurthi
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Barker-Collo
    ,
    Dr Braden Te Ao
    ,
    Professor Peter Barber
    ,
    Professor Bruce Arroll
    ,
    Professor Daniel Exeter
    ,
    Dr Yogini Ratnasabapathy
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Professor Anna Ranta
    ,
    Dr Hinemoa Elder
    ,
    Dr Priya Parmar
    ,
    Dr Andrew Swain
    ,
    Dr Bronwyn Tunnage
    ,
    Professor El-Shadan Tautolo
    ,
    Professor Craig Anderson
    ,
    Emeritus Professor Amanda Thrift
    ,
    Associate Professor Derrick Bennett
    ,
    Professor Dominique Cadilhac
    ,
    Professor Paul Brown
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    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
  • Regulation of lens water transport: A strategy to treat presbyopia and cataract

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $4,936,997.70
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Donaldson
    ,
    Mr Marvin Tang
    ,
    Mr Wilson Pan
    ,
    Dr Renita Martis
    ,
    Dr Yadi Chen
    ,
    Dr Julie Lim
    ,
    Dr Angus Grey
    ,
    Dr Ehsan Vaghefi
    ,
    Professor Charles McGhee ONZM
    ,
    Professor Dr Zimei Wu
    ,
    Associate Professor llva Rupenthal
    ,
    Dr Bianca Heilman
    ,
    Assistant Professor Marco Ruggeri
    ,
    Dr Nicholas Demarais
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Novel strategies to harness therapeutic potential of CB2 in the immune system

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $565,312.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Natasha Grimsey
    ,
    Dr Andrea Vernall
    ,
    Associate Professor Scott Graham
    ,
    Professor Rod Dunbar
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Vulnerability of the female heart

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $593,057.00
    Researchers:
    Dr June-Chiew Han
    ,
    Professor Andrew Taberner
    ,
    Dr Kenneth Tran
    ,
    Associate Professor Anthony Hickey
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Adult stem cell treatments for corneal endothelial diseases

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $575,742.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jie Zhang
    ,
    Professor Charles McGhee ONZM
    ,
    Professor Dipika Patel
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Precision cancer treatment using predictive software and imaging biomarkers

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $469,821.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Hayley Reynolds
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Rational extension of immunotherapy in colorectal cancer.

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $600,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Nicholas Fleming
    ,
    Professor Antony Braithwaite
    ,
    Professor John McCall
    ,
    Professor Peter Shepherd
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Tickling cancer cells to provoke an antitumour immune response

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $580,348.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Muhammad Hanif
    ,
    Professor Christian Hartinger
    ,
    Professor Rod Dunbar
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Molecular mechanisms and the gut microbiome in colorectal cancer (CRC)

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $598,972.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Rachel Purcell
    ,
    Professor Francis Frizelle
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Understanding the role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in cancer

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $587,351.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Christoph Goebl
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • The role of psychological flexibility in recovery following a concussion

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $98,232.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Josh Faulkner
    ,
    Professor Alice Theadom
    ,
    Associate Professor Deborah Snell
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Barker-Collo
    ,
    Dr Susan Mahon
    ,
    Mrs Kay Cunningham
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology/Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Foxley Fellowship