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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.
  • Feasibility study on long-term mental health of emergency responders to March 15

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,388.00
    Researchers:
    Dr SM Akramul Kabir
    ,
    Dr Ruqayya Sulaiman-Hill
    ,
    Professor Richard Porter
    ,
    Professor Lois Surgenor
    ,
    Mrs Fari Ali
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Virtual cognitive stimulation therapy - an online treatment for dementia mate wareware

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,974.77
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Hamish Jamieson
    ,
    Associate Professor Gary Cheung
    ,
    Professor Christopher Frampton
    ,
    Mr Hans Bergler
    ,
    Dr Kathryn Peri
    ,
    Dr Tai Kake
    ,
    Mr Mau Te Rangimarie Clark
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrea Menclova
    ,
    Dr 'Etuini Ma'u
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • SENSAI: Smartwatch Early Notification System for Asthma Intervention

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,438,106.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Christina Baggott
    ,
    Associate Professor Amy Chan
    ,
    Ms Holly Wilson
    ,
    Associate Professor Anneka Anderson
    ,
    Dr Joanna Hikaka
    ,
    Dr Alana Cavadino
    ,
    Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Dr Ruth Semprini
    ,
    Dr Catherina Chang
    ,
    Professor Dr Alex Semprini
    ,
    Professor Stuart Dalziel
    ,
    Dr Jay Gong
    ,
    Professor Partha Roop
    ,
    Professor Jeff Harrison
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waikato
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Assessing invasion risks of mosquito vectors into New Zealand using genomic databanks

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sherif Ammar
    ,
    Professor Simon Hales
    ,
    Mr Matthew Ashworth
    ,
    Mrs Liliana Clarke
    ,
    Dr Véronique Paris
    ,
    Dr Thomas Schmidt
    ,
    Dr Mary McIntyre
    ,
    Dr Mariana Musicante
    Host:
    PHF Science
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • 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
    ,
    Professor Jason Gurney
    ,
    Dr Andrea Teng
    ,
    Dr Sheree Gibb
    ,
    Dr Marine Corbin
    ,
    Dr Virginia Signal
    ,
    Associate Professor Kirsty Danielson
    ,
    Ms Jane Zhang
    ,
    Mr William Leung
    ,
    Ms Carmen Timu-Parata
    ,
    Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Waa
    ,
    Associate Professor Melissa McLeod
    ,
    Dr Celia Hume
    ,
    Dr Neilenuo Rentta
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $892,380.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Lynn Sadler
    ,
    Dr Meghan Hill
    ,
    Professor John Thompson
    ,
    Dr Robin Cronin
    ,
    Dr Erena Browne
    ,
    Professor Jane Alsweiler
    ,
    Dr Sarah Tout
    ,
    Dr Deborah Schlichting
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Can we attenuate inflammation in metabolic syndrome? A feasibility study

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $249,999.59
    Researchers:
    Professor Anitra Carr
    ,
    Dr Allamanda Faatoese
    ,
    Dr Catherine Wall
    ,
    Dr Emma Vlasiuk
    ,
    Dr Jonathan Williman
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Feasibility Study
  • Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma studY (FEISTY-II)

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,228,225.50
    Researchers:
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Professor Zoe McQuilten
    ,
    Dr James Winearls
    ,
    Dr Richard Charlewood
    ,
    Emeritus Professor Ian Civil
    ,
    Associate Professor Grant Christey
    ,
    Ms Trisha Falleni
    ,
    Professor Stephane Heritier
    ,
    Dr Alisa Higgins
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew MacCormick
    ,
    Dr Diane Mackle
    ,
    Dr Matthew Moore
    ,
    Ms Shaanti Olatunji
    ,
    Max Raos
    ,
    Dr Alice Rogan
    ,
    Mr Christopher Wakeman
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • A new generation of weight loss medication

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,540.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Peter Shepherd
    ,
    Professor Rinki Murphy
    ,
    Dr Christopher Hedges
    ,
    Dr Claire Wang
    ,
    PhD student
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Translational advances in GI surgical recovery and motility disorders

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,999.65
    Researchers:
    Professor Gregory O'Grady
    ,
    Dr Armen Gharibans
    ,
    Professor Peng Du
    ,
    Dr Timothy Angeli-Gordon
    ,
    Professor Ian Bissett
    ,
    Dr Mikaela Law
    ,
    Dr Celia Keane
    ,
    Professor Jonathan Erickson
    ,
    Mr Wharengaro Ruha
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Where are the inequities in the journey from health to gynae cancer in Aotearoa?

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,187,765.62
    Researchers:
    Dr Carrie Innes
    ,
    Dr Bryony Simcock
    ,
    Associate Professor Peter Sykes
    ,
    Dr Karen Bartholomew
    ,
    Professor Dr Lynn McBain
    ,
    Associate Professor Phillip Hider
    ,
    Dr Sarah Te Whaiti
    ,
    Dr Alexandria Tino
    ,
    Ms Tania Batley
    ,
    Dr Apisalome Talemaitoga
    ,
    Dr Sathana Ponnampalam
    ,
    Dr Simone Petrich
    ,
    Dr Elaine White
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • REMAP-CAP: Improving treatment for pneumonia, influenza and pandemic infections

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $4,998,511.50
    Researchers:
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Dr Thomas Hills
    ,
    Dr Anthony Jordan
    ,
    Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Dr Susan Morpeth
    ,
    Anne Turner
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Scott Berry
    ,
    Professor Richard Beasley
    ,
    Miss Allie Eathorne
    ,
    Dr Lindsay Berry
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • 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
  • Machine learning to personalise oxygen therapy in the intensive care unit

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,855.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Diane Mackle
    ,
    Mrs Anna Hunt
    ,
    Ms Shaanti Olatunji
    ,
    Dr Bradley Drayton
    ,
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Dr Chris Hands
    ,
    Dr Dilip Jayasimhan
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Dr Jessica Kasza
    ,
    Associate Professor Ary Serpa Neto
    ,
    Associate Professor Matthew Semler
    ,
    Associate Professor Matthew Churpek
    ,
    Dr Rhys Bowden
    ,
    Professor Carol Hodgson
    ,
    Alexandra Spicer
    ,
    Mr Jackson Smeed-Tauroa
    ,
    Ms Trisha Falleni
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • WellConnectedNZ – Improving individuals’ health by strengthening community connectedness – a proof of concept initiative

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $1,129,598.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Michael Epton
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waitaha Canterbury / Te Tai o Poutini West Coast
    Proposal type
    Long Term Conditions Project
  • Development and implementation of nutrition guidelines in childhood cancer

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,353,460.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Amy Lovell
    ,
    Dr Andrew Wood
    ,
    Dr Claire Gooder
    ,
    Dr Amy Jones
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Dr Alana Cavadino
    ,
    Dr Hui Yee Yeo
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery 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
    ,
    Associate Professor 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
  • Healthy for life: education and support for older people

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $29,946.00
    Researchers:
    Professor John Parsons
    ,
    Professor Vanessa Burholt
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM
    ,
    Professor Debra Waters
    ,
    Professor Denise Taylor
    ,
    Assistant Professor Rosemary Gibson
    ,
    Professor Carol Wham
    ,
    Dr Kathryn Peri
    ,
    Dr Tia Dawes
    ,
    Miss Elizabeth Binns
    ,
    Associate Professor Gary Cheung
    ,
    Professor Clare Wall
    ,
    Mrs Annabel Grant
    ,
    Dr Ruth Teh
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Assessing the reduction of recurrent admissions using OM85 for preschool wheeze

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,999.60
    Researchers:
    Professor Cameron Grant
    ,
    Dr Owen Sinclair
    ,
    Dr Simone Watkins
    ,
    Mrs Marisa van Arragon
    ,
    Dr Arun Gangakhedkar
    ,
    Dr Rebecca Alekzander
    ,
    Dr Alexandra Wallace
    ,
    Dr Anita Lala
    ,
    Dr Angus Goodson
    ,
    Associate Professor Laurel Teoh
    ,
    Dr Natalie Martin
    ,
    Dr Jessica Costa-Pinto
    ,
    Professor Peter Vuillermin
    ,
    Dr Sarah McNab
    ,
    Professor Peter Sly
    ,
    Professor Lisa Gold
    ,
    Dr Rachel Schembri
    ,
    Professor Katherine Lee
    ,
    Dr Thomas Saunders
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • A community-based RCT evaluating micronutrients for mood dysregulated teenagers

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Julia Rucklidge
    ,
    Professor Roger Mulder
    ,
    Professor Joseph Boden
    ,
    Ms Meredith Blampied
    ,
    Ms Leona Manna
    ,
    Dame Susan Bagshaw
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Ethics of animal-only antimicrobials as a novel approach to emerging infectious disease control from a One Health perspective

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $6,000.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Maeve Cleary
    ,
    Dr Mike King
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynley Anderson
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Ethics Summer Studentship
  • The Dunedin Study: Ka mua, ka muri

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,999.83
    Researchers:
    Professor Reremoana Theodore
    ,
    Professor Terrie Moffitt
    ,
    Professor Avshalom Caspi
    ,
    Professor Gareth Treharne
    ,
    Dr Mihi Ratima
    ,
    Professor Jonathan Broadbent
    ,
    Professor Bob Hancox
    ,
    Professor Peter Thorne
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Purdy
    ,
    Associate Professor Graham Wilson
    ,
    Dr Sandhya Ramrakha
    ,
    Dr Ashleigh Barrett-Young
    ,
    Dr Kirsten Cheyne
    ,
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    ,
    Associate Professor James Foulds
    ,
    Dr Michaela Pettie
    ,
    Associate Professor Brigit Mirfin-Veitch
    ,
    Dr Robbie Francis Watene
    ,
    Dr Tom Elliott
    ,
    Dr Will Edwards
    ,
    Professor Joseph Boden
    ,
    Professor Barry Milne
    ,
    Professor Stephen Robertson
    ,
    Mr Samuel Carrington
    ,
    Associate Professor Jesse Kokaua
    ,
    Professor Mark Hampton
    ,
    Professor Robert Walker
    ,
    Professor Michael Williams
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Koi te mata punenga

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $299,967.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Leonie Pihama
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Ngā Pou Senior Fellowship
  • Rangahau Taonga Puoro

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $11,969.94
    Researchers:
    Mr Jerome Kavanagh
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Rangahau Hauora Training Grant
  • Evidence to guide investment in a model of primary care for all

    Year:
    2018
    Approved budget:
    $1,329,999.04
    Researchers:
    Professor Nicolette Sheridan
    ,
    Ms Jacqueline Schmidt-Busby
    ,
    Dr Nelson Aguirre-Duarte
    ,
    Dr Gail Perera
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Primary Care Models of Care Project
  • Pae Herenga: An investigation of Māori whānau end of life cultural care customs

    Year:
    2017
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,828.68
    Researchers:
    Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Wāhi Kōrero: "I felt too whakamā to go to the doctor…”

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Angelique Reweti
    ,
    Professor Christina Severinsen
    ,
    Dr Felicity Ware
    ,
    Dr Mary Breheny
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Explorer Grant
  • Health and service delivery needs of the Turangi Maori community

    Year:
    2017
    Approved budget:
    $5,000.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Casey Te Rangi
    Host:
    Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • The role of oedema and lymphatic dysfunction in critical illness

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $281,630.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Peter Russell
    ,
    Professor John Windsor
    ,
    Professor Anthony Phillips
    ,
    Dr Jiwon Hong
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Supporting allied health professionals in rural areas

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $204,586.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sarah Walker
    ,
    Dr Ewan Kennedy
    ,
    Professor Garry Nixon
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Developing and evaluating digital tool prototype for hospital medicine management

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $260,000.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Sreyon Murthi
    ,
    Dr Nataly Martini
    ,
    Associate Professor Shane Scahill
    ,
    Dr Nazanin Falconer
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Paracetamol therapy in critical illness

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $149,798.75
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Young
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Feasibility Study
  • Addressing gaps in Pacific immunisation and screening with better data and design

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Debbie Ryan
    ,
    Dr Gerard Sonder
    ,
    Dr Jacqueline Cumming
    ,
    Dr Megan Pledger
    ,
    Ms Lisa Kitione
    ,
    Dr Tamasin Taylor
    ,
    Dr Apisalome Talemaitoga
    ,
    Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga
    Host:
    Pacific Perspectives
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project
  • Analysis of the demographics and barriers to access for patients in Vanuatu

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $5,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Steven Young
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Summer Studentship
  • Do locality network partnerships improve health system performance and outcomes?

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,511.44
    Researchers:
    Professor Timothy Stokes
    ,
    Professor Robin Gauld
    ,
    Dr Carol Atmore
    ,
    Dr Erin Penno
    ,
    Dr Joanne Baxter
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Gray
    ,
    Dr Bryan Betty
    ,
    Mrs Lisa Gestro
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Measuring the impact and social value of Turanga Health's services

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,373,378.67
    Researchers:
    Dr Louise Mainvil
    ,
    Professor Pauline Norris
    ,
    Dr Shirley Keown
    ,
    Mr Reweti Ropiha
    ,
    Dr Erin Penno
    ,
    Miss Marsha Wyllie
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project