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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.

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  • Investigating fibroblast influence on the gastric cancer microenvironment

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $249,942.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Sharon Pattison
    ,
    Dr Silke Neumann
    ,
    Professor Alex Boussioutas
    ,
    Dr Rita Busuttil
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Emerging Researcher First Grant

  • Investigating the diet-microbiome connection in paediatric coeliac disease

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $229,098.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Olivia Ogilvie
    ,
    Professor Andrew Day
    ,
    Professor Renwick Dobson
    ,
    Dr Laura Domigan
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Emerging Researcher First Grant

  • Menstrual cycle status and iron deficiency diagnosis in healthy females

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $249,999.82
    Researchers:
    Dr Claire Badenhorst
    ,
    Professor Kathryn Beck
    ,
    Professor Pamela von Hurst
    ,
    Dr Stacy Sims
    ,
    Dr Sarah Beable
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Emerging Researcher First 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

  • The impact of nitrate in drinking water on preterm birth

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,508.73
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Tim Chambers
    ,
    Professor Simon Hales
    ,
    Mrs Mereana Wilson-Rooy
    ,
    Associate Professor Max Berry
    ,
    Dr Chris Daughney
    ,
    Professor Nevil Pierse
    ,
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrea 't Mannetje
    ,
    Dr Alice Hyun Min Kim
    ,
    Dr Farnaz Pourzand
    ,
    Frank Dean
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • He rapunga hauora mō te mate wareware: A prevalence study

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,104,373.60
    Researchers:
    Dr Makarena Dudley
    ,
    Associate Professor Nicholas Garrett
    ,
    Dr Oliver Menzies
    ,
    Dr Braden Te Ao
    ,
    Assistant Professor Claudia Rivera-Rodriguez
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project

  • The CALCRL receptor: A new genetic determinant of diabetic kidney disease in New Zealand

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,906.20
    Researchers:
    Professor Alan Davidson
    ,
    Professor Debbie Hay
    ,
    Dr Cheri Hotu
    ,
    Professor Peter Shepherd
    ,
    Dr Hao-Han Chang
    ,
    Ms Frances King
    ,
    Dr Martin Fronius
    ,
    Dr Megan Leask
    ,
    Dr Curtis Walker
    ,
    Associate Professor Janak de Zoysa
    ,
    Dr Viliami Tutone
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • A randomised controlled trial of a low dose serotonergic agonist for depression

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,988.10
    Researchers:
    Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy
    ,
    Associate Professor David Menkes
    ,
    Dr Rachael Sumner
    ,
    Dr Nicholas Hoeh
    ,
    Associate Professor Frederick Sundram
    ,
    Dr Todd Smith
    ,
    Dr Lisa Reynolds
    ,
    Dr Rhys Ponton
    ,
    Dr William Evans
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • TIAKI – Community wellbeing for whānau with lived experience of incarceration

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,536.26
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Paula King
    ,
    Dr Ruth Cunningham
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Associate Professor Bridget Robson
    ,
    Dr Frederieke Petrovic-van der Deen
    ,
    Ms Jeannine Stairmand
    ,
    Gabrielle Baker
    ,
    Associate Professor Tristram Ingham
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Dr Sheree Gibb
    ,
    Dr Helen Pearse-Otene
    ,
    Mr Jim Moriarty
    ,
    Ms Natalie Paki Paki
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project

  • Advancing palliative care among Pacific children

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,148,229.74
    Researchers:
    Dr Sunia Foliaki
    ,
    Dr Salina Iupati
    ,
    Mrs Telusila Vea
    ,
    Mrs Veenita Rairi
    ,
    Dr Delwyn Goodrick
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Professor Christopher Cunningham
    ,
    Dr Hayley Denison
    ,
    Dr Gemma Aburn
    ,
    Dr Ross Drake
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project

  • Early brain development and later outcomes in moderate-late preterm babies

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,209.40
    Researchers:
    Professor Jane Harding
    ,
    Professor Steven Miller
    ,
    Dr Eleanor Kennedy
    ,
    Dr Ting Guo
    ,
    Dr Sian Williams
    ,
    Ms Jennifer Rogers
    ,
    Dr David Perry
    ,
    Honorary Professor Malcolm Battin
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Stott
    ,
    Associate Professor Gregory Gamble
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • He Toa Taumata Rau - The Many Resting Places of Courage

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,184,510.01
    Researchers:
    Dr Tepora Emery
    ,
    Dr Heather Hamerton
    ,
    Dr David McBride
    ,
    Dr Candy Louise Cox
    ,
    Ms Cheyenne Kohere
    Host:
    Te Pūkenga - Toi Ohomai
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project

  • Novel biomarker validation to guide treatment in inflammatory bowel disease

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,994.38
    Researchers:
    Professor Richard Gearry
    ,
    Professor Anthony Kettle
    ,
    Dr James Fulforth
    ,
    Professor Andrew Day
    ,
    Professor Christopher Frampton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Genomic epidemiology of human respiratory viruses in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,196,858.43
    Researchers:
    Professor Jemma Geoghegan
    ,
    Dr Joep de Ligt
    ,
    Ms Lauren Jelley
    ,
    Dr Xiaoyun Ren
    ,
    Dr Sue Huang
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Dr David Welch
    ,
    Professor Nigel French
    ,
    Professor David Murdoch
    ,
    Professor Colin Simpson
    ,
    Professor Edward Holmes
    ,
    Professor Nikki Turner
    ,
    Dr David Winter
    ,
    Professor Dr Jing Wang
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Whānau-centric coronial processes to improve suicide prevention strategies

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,192,898.30
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Clive Aspin
    ,
    Dr Denise Blake
    ,
    Professor Antonia Lyons
    ,
    Associate Professor Theresa Fleming
    ,
    Dr Melanie Cheung
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project

  • How can we improve eye, hearing and feet health for kaumātua/older adults?

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.60
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Jacqueline Ramke
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Professor Rinki Murphy
    ,
    Associate Professor Arier Lee
    ,
    Dr Alehandrea Manuel
    ,
    Dr Islay Mactaggart
    ,
    Michele Garrett
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Mā te mōhio ka mārama (M2M). Impact of COVID-19 on Māori:non-Māori inequities

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,495.85
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Elana Curtis
    ,
    Professor Ricci Harris
    ,
    Associate Professor Sarah-Jane Paine
    ,
    Associate Professor Melissa McLeod
    ,
    Dr Jade Tamatea
    ,
    Dr Yannan Jiang
    ,
    Ms June Atkinson
    ,
    Dr Rebekah Jaung
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project

  • Neuron-glia regulation of plasticity in health and neuroinflammatory diseases

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,310.48
    Researchers:
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    ,
    Dr Shruthi Sateesh
    ,
    Professor Anne La Flamme
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Whiria te tāngata: Out-of-home mobility of Māori and non-Māori over 65 (NZPATHS)

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,285.40
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Rebecca McLean
    ,
    Professor Dr Sue Crengle
    ,
    Dr Rachel Brown
    ,
    Professor Jennie Connor
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM
    ,
    Professor Emeritus Jean Shope
    ,
    Professor Joanne Taylor
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Development of rifampicin as inhaled therapy for tuberculosis

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,086,230.65
    Researchers:
    Dr Jack Dummer
    ,
    Professor Shyamal Das
    ,
    Professor Philip Hill
    ,
    Dr Prakash Khadka
    ,
    Professor Dr Rovina Ruslami
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Improving genetic health through RNA diagnostics

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,190,889.97
    Researchers:
    Professor Logan Walker
    ,
    Professor Amanda Spurdle
    ,
    Dr Grace Walker
    ,
    Professor Bridget Robinson
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    ,
    Dr Richard King
    ,
    Dr Vanessa Lau
    ,
    Dr Michaela Pettie
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Is Exendin-4 neuroprotective after perinatal hypoxia-ischaemia?

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,443.45
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Joanne Davidson
    ,
    Professor Alistair Gunn
    ,
    Professor Laura Bennet
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Bringing precision to the diagnosis of complex neurodevelopmental disorders

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,831.41
    Researchers:
    Professor Stephen Robertson
    ,
    Dr Laura Gumy
    ,
    Associate Professor Phillip Wilcox
    ,
    Professor Magdalena Goetz
    ,
    Professor Paul Lockhart
    ,
    Professor Rick Leventer
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • What does dementia mean for Pacific communities in New Zealand?

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,193,620.50
    Researchers:
    Dr Fuafiva Fa'alau
    ,
    Professor Vili Nosa
    ,
    Dr John Sluyter
    ,
    Dr Makarena Dudley
    ,
    Associate Professor Malakai Ofanoa
    ,
    Mrs Mayor Pokino
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project

  • Hormones and mood: Imaging the impact of obesity on maternal neural circuitry

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,908.32
    Researchers:
    Dr Rosemary Brown
    ,
    Professor David Grattan
    ,
    Isaiah Cheong
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Regulating retail vaping to support smoking cessation

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,839.52
    Researchers:
    Professor Christopher Wilkins
    ,
    Professor Janet Hoek
    ,
    Dr Alexander Schnack
    ,
    Associate Professor Geoff Kira
    ,
    Professor El-Shadan Tautolo
    ,
    Dr Jude Ball
    ,
    Associate Professor Marta Rychert
    ,
    Dr Penelope Truman
    ,
    Dr Jose Romeo
    ,
    Dr Stefania Mattea
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Activity of orexigenic AgRP neurons during pregnancy and lactation

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,681.24
    Researchers:
    Professor David Grattan
    ,
    Dr Sharon Ladyman
    ,
    Ms Penelope Knowles
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Immune cells, bacteria and epithelium in Crohn's disease patients

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,190,405.53
    Researchers:
    Professor Roslyn Kemp
    ,
    Professor Dr Michael Schultz
    ,
    Dr Safina Gadeock
    ,
    Dr Xochitl Morgan
    ,
    Dr Andrew Highton
    ,
    Dr Ella Iosua
    ,
    Dr Lisa Fan
    ,
    Professor Robin Turner
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Is acute rheumatic fever primarily caused by scabies? A case-control study.

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,189,100.15
    Researchers:
    Dr Gerhard Sundborn
    ,
    Dr Simon Thornley
    ,
    Dr Natalie Hopoi
    ,
    Dr Arthur Morris
    ,
    Dr Cielo Pasay
    ,
    Dr Daniel Engelman
    ,
    Dr Rachel Roskvist
    ,
    Noela Dugu
    ,
    Miss Loma Veatupu
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project

  • Evaluating a bedside high-sensitivity troponin within a rural chest pain pathway

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,642.01
    Researchers:
    Dr Rory Miller
    ,
    Professor Garry Nixon
    ,
    Honorary Professor Martin Than
    ,
    Professor John Pickering
    ,
    Associate Professor Rawiri Keenan
    ,
    Professor Timothy Stokes
    ,
    Associate Professor Katharina Blattner
    ,
    Dr Jesse Whitehead
    ,
    Dr Marc Gutenstein
    ,
    Mr Joel Pirini
    ,
    Mr Talis Liepins
    ,
    Associate Professor Gerard Devlin
    ,
    Mrs Michelle Smith
    ,
    Mr Tim Norman
    ,
    Dr Jack Haywood
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Targeted immune stimulants to hypersensitise lung cancer to checkpoint blockade

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,922.40
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Adam Patterson
    ,
    Associate Professor Jeff Smaill
    ,
    Professor Ian Hermans
    ,
    Dr Victoria Jackson-Patel
    ,
    Associate Professor George Laking
    ,
    Dr Amir Ashoorzadeh
    ,
    Professor Robert Anderson
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Role of polarized exocyosis in infection of host cells by pathogenic E. coli

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,984.57
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Keith Ireton
    ,
    Associate Professor Joanna Kirman
    ,
    Associate Professor Mihnea Bostina
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • A single-cell transcriptomic approach to gastric cancer heterogeneity

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,413.46
    Researchers:
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Professor Michael Black
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • 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

  • A vaccine for Staphylococcus aureus

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,789.30
    Researchers:
    Professor John Fraser
    ,
    Dr Fiona Radcliff
    ,
    Dr Ries Langley
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Targeting metabolic dysregulation to eradicate drug resistant M. tuberculosis

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,544.36
    Researchers:
    Dr Matthew McNeil
    ,
    Associate Professor Michael Berney
    ,
    Professor Mark Hampton
    ,
    Professor Gregory Cook
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

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