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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.
  • 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
  • Māori and implementation of Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services standard

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jan Dewar
    ,
    Professor Denise Wilson
    ,
    Dr Leona Dann
    ,
    Mrs Cathy Cummings
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • A clinical prediction model to risk stratify children at Paediatric ED triage

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $128,915.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Zhenqiang Wu
    ,
    Dr Laura Chapman
    ,
    Associate Professor Janak de Zoysa
    ,
    Associate Professor Stephen Howie
    ,
    Professor Robert Scragg
    ,
    Dr Katherine Bloomfield
    ,
    Dr Joanna Hikaka
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • Describing care pathways for patients with delirium discharged from hospital.

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $253,896.19
    Researchers:
    Dr Engelina Groenewald
    ,
    Associate Professor Sarah Cullum
    ,
    Dr John Hopkins
    ,
    Dr Yu-Min Lin
    ,
    Ms Danielle Diamond
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Counties Manukau
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • COVID-19 rapid antigen testing: exploring public-use in New Zealand

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $29,822.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Gabrielle Shortt
    ,
    Professor Dr Alex Semprini
    ,
    Dr Georgina Bird
    ,
    Dr Selwyn Te Paa
    ,
    Mrs Kyley Kerse
    ,
    Mr Nick Shortt
    ,
    Miss Allie Eathorne
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Research Activation – Northland

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $29,960.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Lisa Crossland
    ,
    Associate Professor Christopher Harmston
    Host:
    Health New Zealand ‐ Te Tai Tokerau
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Mana wāhine o Te Kapotai: reclaiming the strength of women towards mauri ora

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $128,299.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Renee Wikaire
    ,
    Professor Helen Moewaka Barnes
    ,
    Associate Professor Angela Moewaka Barnes
    ,
    Dr Lily George
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Māori Health PhD Scholarship
  • Equitable Application of Circulating Tumour DNA to the New Zealand Population

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $141,000.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Jordon Lima
    ,
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Associate Professor Karyn Paringatai
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health PhD Scholarship
  • Exploring interrelationships between racism, time and Māori health inequities

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $131,247.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Natalie Paki Paki
    ,
    Associate Professor Donna Cormack
    ,
    Associate Professor Sarah-Jane Paine
    ,
    Professor Ricci Harris
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health PhD Scholarship
  • DIET 2: Māori Health Equity

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $129,390.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Hannah Rapata
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health PhD Scholarship
  • Equity-focused implementation of Best Start early pregnancy assessment

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $90,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr John McMenamin
    ,
    Honorary Professor Gillian White
    ,
    Dr Katie McMenamin
    Host:
    Health and Research Collaborative
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant