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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 potential of immunotherapy as a treatment for ER+ve breast cancer

    Year:
    2017
    Approved budget:
    $199,047.32
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Anita Dunbier
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Breast Cancer Research Project
  • Mana raraunga, mana motuhake, mana whaiora

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $9,999.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Mr Daniel Te Kanawa
    ,
    Dr Tom Elliott
    ,
    Ms Kahukore Baker
    ,
    Dr Matt Edwards
    ,
    Associate Professor Lara Greaves
    ,
    Miss Tori Diamond
    Host:
    Independent Researcher
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • Pae Ora - collaborations in action

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,499,656.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Lis Ellison-Loschmann
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynne Russell
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Ms Kahurangi Dey
    ,
    Mrs Ivy Harper
    ,
    Dr Jacqueline Cumming
    ,
    Ms Susan Iversen
    ,
    Dr Fiona McKenzie
    ,
    Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys
    Host:
    Flax Analytics
    Proposal type
    Whakamaua Project
  • Preoperative exclusive enteral nutrition versus usual care in Crohn's disease

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $180,375.60
    Researchers:
    Dr Catherine Wall
    ,
    Dr Melissa Haines
    ,
    Professor Richard Gearry
    ,
    Professor Tim Eglinton
    ,
    Dr Tamara Mullaney
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Emerging Researcher First Grant
  • Looking Skin Deep

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Anthony Phillips
    ,
    Professor Anthony Hickey
    ,
    Dr Peter Russell
    ,
    Dr Jules Devaux
    ,
    Dr Jiwon Hong
    ,
    Professor John Windsor
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Acoustic wellness monitor

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Tharanga Jayathungage Don
    ,
    Professor Anthony Phillips
    ,
    Dr Jiwon Hong
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Improved follow-up care after chest pain assessment in the emergency department

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $516,772.00
    Researchers:
    Honorary Professor Martin Than
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waitaha Canterbury / Te Tai o Poutini West Coast
    Proposal type
    Foxley Fellowship
  • Effectiveness of alcohol warning labels: research to reduce alcohol-related harm

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.65
    Researchers:
    Professor Natalie Walker
    ,
    Professor Bodo Lang
    ,
    Dr Anna Rolleston
    ,
    Dr Joya Kemper
    ,
    Dr Yannan Jiang
    ,
    Professor Cliona Ni Mhurchu
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Decoding GWAS to combat renal disease in Māori and Pacific people

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $249,978.70
    Researchers:
    Dr Megan Leask
    ,
    Professor Tony Merriman
    ,
    Professor Julia Horsfield
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Emerging Researcher First Grant
  • Do shed a tear for me: novel biomarker methods for Parkinson’s disease

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Vanessa Morris
    ,
    Professor John Dalrymple-Alford
    ,
    Professor Tim Anderson
    ,
    Dr Christoph Goebl
    ,
    Dr Tracy Melzer
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Exploring virtual visiting to improve equity of family access to intensive care

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $29,998.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Rachael Parke
    ,
    Mrs Kathleen Mason
    ,
    Mrs Jenna Keepa
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Associate Professor Thomas Buckley
    ,
    Assistant Professor Alexis Tabah
    ,
    Professor Andrea Marshall
    ,
    Professor Louise Rose
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Development of trials with novel designs

    Year:
    2019
    Approved budget:
    $758,874.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Mark Bolland
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Metabolic and affective responses to high intensity training with Maori women

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $19,157.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Deborah Heke
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Masters Scholarship
  • Robotics system for rapid deployment of teleophthalmology

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Renoh Johnson Chalakkal
    ,
    Dr Sheng Chiong Hong
    ,
    Mr Glenn Linde
    ,
    Dr Jaspreet Dhupia
    ,
    Dr Ben O'Keeffe
    ,
    Dr Kelechi Ogbuehi
    Host:
    oDocs Eye Care
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Explorer Grant
  • Molecular characterisation of dendritic cells during immune responses

    Year:
    2018
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,996.45
    Researchers:
    Professor Franca Ronchese
    Host:
    Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Utilisation and safety of ondansetron during pregnancy: a national cohort study

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,993.62
    Researchers:
    Professor Lianne Parkin
    ,
    Dr Sarah Donald
    ,
    Professor Katrina Sharples
    ,
    Mr David Barson
    ,
    Dr Leanne Te Karu
    ,
    Dr Karyn Maclennan
    ,
    Mrs Diana Phone
    ,
    Ms Hedwig van Asten
    ,
    Associate Professor Michael Stitely
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Exploring the personal geographies of rangatahi experiencing early psychosis

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $29,585.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Matthew Jenkins
    ,
    Ms Zara Mansoor
    ,
    Professor Scott Duncan
    ,
    Associate Professor Tom Stewart
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Tele-mental health delivery of psychotherapy for recurrent mood disorders

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $244,812.60
    Researchers:
    Professor Marie Crowe
    ,
    Professor Richard Porter
    ,
    Associate Professor Katie Douglas
    ,
    Dr Maree Inder
    ,
    Ms Rachel Day-Brown
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Feasibility Study
  • Geographic and ethnic inequities in stroke outcomes

    Year:
    2017
    Approved budget:
    $1,195,238.95
    Researchers:
    Professor Anna Ranta
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Adaptation of Dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) for Māori

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $265,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Meihana Douglas
    ,
    Associate Professor Liesje Donkin
    ,
    Dr Amy Kercher
    ,
    Mr Jake Meads
    ,
    Dr Dianne Wepa
    ,
    Associate Professor Anneka Anderson
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Clinical Training Fellowship
  • Caffeine to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants born late preterm

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,268.95
    Researchers:
    Professor Jane Alsweiler
    ,
    Dr Christopher McKinlay
    ,
    Associate Professor Liza Edmonds
    ,
    Dr Braden Te Ao
    ,
    Dr Alana Cavadino
    ,
    Ms Jennifer Rogers
    ,
    Dr David McNamara
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • How has a 'water only' and 'healthy kai' school policy impacted on child obesity

    Year:
    2018
    Approved budget:
    $553,965.92
    Researchers:
    Dr Gerhard Sundborn
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project
  • Advancing opportunities for big dietary data in New Zealand

    Year:
    2019
    Approved budget:
    $441,931.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Kathryn Bradbury
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Te unaunahi i whakapiripiri ki te ika nui a Maui

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,974.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Melinda Webber
    ,
    Dr Maia Hetaraka
    ,
    Professor Katie Fitzpatrick
    ,
    Dr Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu
    ,
    Professor Terryann Clark
    ,
    Ms Josephine Davis
    ,
    Ms Christine Cammell
    ,
    Dr Tania Cargo
    ,
    Dr Tai Kake
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Te matatini o te horapa: a population based contagion network for Aotearoa NZ

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $996,465.60
    Researchers:
    Dr Dion O'Neale
    ,
    Dr Emily Harvey
    ,
    Dr Oliver Maclaren
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Dr Steven Turnbull
    ,
    Dr Lesley Gray
    ,
    Dr Matthew Hobbs
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • The impact of health system factors on diabetes management in ethnic minorities

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $29,918.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Lynne Chepulis
    ,
    Dr Mark Rodrigues
    ,
    Professor Rinki Murphy
    ,
    Associate Professor Ryan Paul
    ,
    Associate Professor Rawiri Keenan
    ,
    Dr Joseph Scott-Jones
    ,
    Dr Allan Moffitt
    ,
    Dr Shemana Cassim
    ,
    Dr Chunhuan Lao
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Erythropoietin to improve outcomes for critically ill trauma patients

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,019.50
    Researchers:
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Dr Alex Kazemi
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Associate Professor Ross Freebairn
    ,
    Dr Seton Henderson
    ,
    Professor Ian Civil
    ,
    Associate Professor Craig French
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Improving gastrointestinal cancer outcomes with AI-enhanced digital pathology

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $699,734.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Tim Eglinton
    ,
    Dr Arthur Morley-Bunker
    ,
    Dr James Atlas
    ,
    Dr Andrea Cross
    ,
    Dr Saxon Connor
    ,
    Dr Jesse Fischer
    ,
    Dr Simon Richards
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    ,
    Mrs Nikki Ross
    ,
    Dr Andrew Miller
    ,
    Dr Matthew Drake
    ,
    Dr Martin Whitehead
    ,
    Dr Sarah Cuddihy
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    AI in Healthcare Project
  • New generation lipopeptide antimicrobial agents using patented CLipPA technology

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,021.00
    Researchers:
    Dame Margaret Brimble DNZM FRS
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    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
  • Sleep, health, communication, and wellbeing for Pacific children and families

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $132,661.00
    Researchers:
    Mx Albany Lucas
    ,
    Professor Rosalina Richards
    ,
    Professor Rachael Taylor
    ,
    Associate Professor Justine Camp
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health PhD Scholarship
  • 3D bioassembly of functional bone grafts: a Lego approach

    Year:
    2019
    Approved budget:
    $487,549.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Khoon Lim
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Changing dietetic care in Te Whatu Ora using a kaupapa Māori approach

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $225,852.00
    Researchers:
    Mrs Sian Wilds
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Dr Nikki Renall
    ,
    Professor Lisa Te Morenga
    ,
    Dr Lynley Uerata
    ,
    Dr Amy Jones
    ,
    Dr Hannah Rapata
    ,
    Dr Marrin Haggie
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waikato
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Clinical Training Fellowship
  • The role of digital health tools and improving Pacific health and wellbeing

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $469,657.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Amio Matenga Ikihele
    ,
    Professor Judith McCool
    ,
    Dr Karaponi Okesene-Gafa
    ,
    Mrs Gaylene Tasmania
    ,
    Dr Diana Siew
    Host:
    Moana Connect
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Copy-number variation: a source of missing heritability for heart failure?

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,926.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Anna Pilbrow
    ,
    Dr George Wiggins
    ,
    Dr Gemma Moir-Meyer
    ,
    Dr Anna Rolleston
    ,
    Dr Vinicius Tragante do O
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    ,
    Professor Logan Walker
    ,
    Dr Nikki Earle
    ,
    Associate Professor Katrina Poppe
    ,
    Professor Julia Horsfield
    ,
    Professor Robert Doughty
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    ,
    Professor Mark Richards
    ,
    Dr Jessika Wise
    ,
    Miss Moizle Grace Ocariza
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • 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
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Swain
    ,
    Dr Bronwyn Tunnage
    ,
    Professor El-Shadan Tautolo
    ,
    Professor Craig Anderson
    ,
    Emeritus Professor Amanda Thrift
    ,
    Professor Derrick Bennett
    ,
    Professor Dominique Cadilhac
    ,
    Professor Paul Brown
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Programme