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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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  • Can loss of a ‘hunger’ hormone increase cardiovascular disease in Pacific people

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,984.44
    Researchers:
    Professor Daryl Schwenke
    ,
    Dr James Fisher
    ,
    Dr Allamanda Faatoese
    ,
    Dr Satupaitea Viali
    ,
    Dr Sean Coffey
    ,
    Dr Ana Luiza Sayegh
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project

  • TIPS: Trans-Tasman Internet-delivered Prevention of (youth) Suicide

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,437,012.15
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
    ,
    Dr Tania Cargo
    ,
    Dr Sarah Fortune
    ,
    Dr Hiran Thabrew
    ,
    Dr Michelle Tye
    ,
    Dr Lauren McGillivray
    ,
    Dr Quincy Wong
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • A compositional neurophysiological biomarker for predicting stroke recovery

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.55
    Researchers:
    Professor Winston Byblow
    ,
    Professor Cathy Stinear
    ,
    Professor Peter Barber
    ,
    Associate Professor Arier Lee
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • PDE9: inhibition in experimental MI and plasma levels in human heart disease

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,194,867.49
    Researchers:
    Professor Christopher Charles
    ,
    Dr Nicola Scott
    ,
    Dr Lynley Lewis
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Urban farm-like dust: microbial origin and protective effects on later asthma

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,196,993.73
    Researchers:
    Dr Caroline Halley
    ,
    Professor Julian Crane
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Dr Nick Waipara
    ,
    Professor Nevil Pierse
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Professor Dr Philippa Howden-Chapman
    ,
    Professor Dr Lynn McBain
    ,
    Dr Collin Brooks
    ,
    Dr Marine Corbin
    ,
    Dr Pirkka Kirjavainen
    ,
    Dr Steven Taylor
    ,
    Mrs Phillipa Barnes
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Blood-based biomarkers of dementia in a longitudinal birth cohort

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.11
    Researchers:
    Dr Ashleigh Barrett-Young
    ,
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    ,
    Dr Brigid Ryan
    ,
    Dr Erin Cawston
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Towards tuberculosis elimination for Māori

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,135,327.38
    Researchers:
    Professor Philip Hill
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Dr Amy Jones
    ,
    Dr Susan McAllister
    ,
    Associate Professor Htin Lin Aung
    ,
    Dr Karyn Maclennan
    ,
    Ms Siobhan Uruamo
    ,
    Dr Ron Hayudini
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Digital technologies for stroke prevention: a randomised controlled trial

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,440,000.40
    Researchers:
    Professor Rita Krishnamurthi
    ,
    Professor Valery Feigin
    ,
    Dr Yogini Ratnasabapathy
    ,
    Dr Karim Mahawish
    ,
    Dr Irene Zeng
    ,
    Dr Braden Te Ao
    ,
    Dr Alexander Merkin
    ,
    Mr Nathan Henry
    ,
    Dr Joyce Wan
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Protecting hapū māmā and pēpi from vaccine preventable diseases

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,158,530.37
    Researchers:
    Dr Esther Willing
    ,
    Dr Amber Young
    ,
    Dr Pauline Dawson
    ,
    Lukas Marek
    ,
    Professor Peter McIntyre
    ,
    Dr Gabrielle McDonald
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • 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
    ,
    Mrs Alexandria Tino
    ,
    Ms Tania Batley
    ,
    Dr Apisalome Talemaitoga
    ,
    Dr Sathana Ponnampalam
    ,
    Dr Simone Petrich
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Cancer targeted bioorthogonal prodrugs

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,997.45
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Allan Gamble
    ,
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Professor Sarah Hook
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Improving lives of hydrocephalus patients - first human trial of a novel device

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,015.10
    Researchers:
    Dr Sarah-Jane Guild
    ,
    Professor Simon Malpas
    ,
    Dr Peter Heppner
    ,
    Dr Tia Dawes
    ,
    Professor Peter Barber
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Stepped rehabilitation for people with persistent shoulder pain

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,187,250.64
    Researchers:
    Professor Gisela Sole
    ,
    Associate Professor Nicola Swain
    ,
    Dr Margie Olds
    ,
    Dr Ricky Bell
    ,
    Dr Ari Samaranayaka
    ,
    Associate Professor Trudy Sullivan
    ,
    Professor Jean-Sebastien Roy
    ,
    Professor François Desmeules
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Establishment of a new molecular target for arrhythmias and heart failure

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,100.32
    Researchers:
    Professor Peter Jones
    ,
    Professor Daryl Schwenke
    ,
    Dr Rachael Augustine
    ,
    Miss Ute Zellhuber-McMillan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Translating, modelling and evaluating cannabis policy reform

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,187,932.08
    Researchers:
    Professor Christopher Wilkins
    ,
    Mr Tuari Potiki
    ,
    Professor Tracey McIntosh
    ,
    Associate Professor Marta Rychert
    ,
    Professor Joseph Boden
    ,
    Professor David Hammond
    ,
    Dr Michael McFadden
    ,
    Professor Rosario Queirolo
    ,
    Professor Simon Lenton
    ,
    Dr Jose Romeo
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Hinapōuri ki Hīnātore: Improving mental health outcomes and services

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,861.78
    Researchers:
    Professor Sarah Derrett
    ,
    Professor Emma Wyeth
    ,
    Ms Adell Cox
    ,
    Ms Melanie Green
    ,
    Professor Cameron Lacey
    ,
    Mr Johnnie Potiki
    ,
    Ms Brooke Craik
    ,
    Dr Ari Samaranayaka
    ,
    Dr Ruth Cunningham
    ,
    Associate Professor Trudy Sullivan
    ,
    Dr Helen Owen
    ,
    Mrs Vicky Nelson
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Toward a mechanism for CREBRF R457Q to drive diabetes protection

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,861.15
    Researchers:
    Dr Kate Lee
    ,
    Associate Professor Ryan Paul
    ,
    Professor Peter Shepherd
    ,
    Associate Professor Cherie Blenkiron
    ,
    Dr William Schierding
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • A Randomised Controlled Trial of Oral Dexamethasone to treat Sydenham's Chorea

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,438,044.10
    Researchers:
    Dr Hannah Jones
    ,
    Dr Cynthia Sharpe
    ,
    Dr Kathryn Roberts
    ,
    Associate Professor Rachel Webb
    ,
    Dr Te Aro Moxon
    ,
    Dr Erik Andersen
    ,
    Dr Adam Dennison
    ,
    Dr Dug Yeo Han
    ,
    Dr Skekeeb Mohammad
    ,
    Professor Russell Dale
    ,
    Professor Anna Ralph
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Identifying epigenetic markers for early detection of colorectal cancer

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,979.13
    Researchers:
    Dr Euan Rodger
    ,
    Associate Professor Aniruddha Chatterjee
    ,
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Dr Peter Stockwell
    ,
    Dr Matthew Parry
    ,
    Ms Takiwai Russell-Camp
    ,
    Professor John McCall
    ,
    Associate Professor Sharon Pattison
    ,
    Dr Srikantaiah Manjunatha
    ,
    Professor Christopher Jackson
    ,
    Professor Mark Molloy
    ,
    Professor Stephen Clarke
    ,
    Professor Thomas Hugh
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Relaxed quality control: how rogue AS-NMD drives cancer evolution

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,184,999.89
    Researchers:
    Dr Sunali Mehta
    ,
    Dr Debina Sarkar
    ,
    Dr Glen Reid
    ,
    Dr Magdalena Ratajska
    ,
    Professor Antony Braithwaite
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Disposable, not dispensable: reducing the incidence of cataract post vitrectomy

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,139,547.60
    Researchers:
    Dr Julie Lim
    ,
    Dr William Cunningham
    ,
    Associate Professor llva Rupenthal
    ,
    Dr Angus Grey
    ,
    Professor Paul Donaldson
    ,
    Dr Xingzheng Pan
    ,
    Associate Professor Arier Lee
    ,
    Dr Alyssa Lie
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Identifying central therapeutic targets in polycystic ovary syndrome

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,920.56
    Researchers:
    Professor Rebecca Campbell
    ,
    Dr Kelly Glendining
    ,
    Dr Rachel Sizemore
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Curbing the reproductive hormonal axis to control PCOS

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,989.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Greg Anderson
    ,
    Dr Caroline Decourt
    ,
    Professor Rebecca Campbell
    ,
    Dr Rachel Sizemore
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • A molecular triage test to reduce colposcopy referrals after HPV testing

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,987.46
    Researchers:
    Professor Merilyn Hibma
    ,
    Associate Professor Peter Sykes
    ,
    Mr Gregory Gimenez
    ,
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Dr Glen Reid
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Gray
    ,
    Associate Professor Marion Saville
    ,
    Associate Professor David Hawkes
    ,
    Dr Martha Nicholson
    ,
    Mr Matthew Bennett
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Understanding inequitable tuberculosis transmission in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,180,728.72
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Htin Lin Aung
    ,
    Dr Anneka Anderson
    ,
    Dr Veronica Playle
    ,
    Mr Gregory Gimenez
    ,
    Mr Sakiusa Baleivanualala
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Targeting microbial energetics to achieve a rapid cure for tuberculosis

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,908.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Kurt Krause
    ,
    Professor Gregory Cook
    ,
    Associate Professor Allan Gamble
    ,
    Dr Ashley Campbell
    ,
    Miss Thomasin Brind
    ,
    Dr Matthew McNeil
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Plasticity of the skin IL-13+ innate lymphoid cell niche

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.10
    Researchers:
    Professor Franca Ronchese
    ,
    Dr Sotaro Ochiai
    ,
    Dr Olivier Lamiable
    ,
    Dr Maia Brewerton
    Host:
    Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
    Proposal type
    Project

  • A role for p53 isoform Δ133p53 in the progression of inflammatory bowel disease

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,998.83
    Researchers:
    Professor Antony Braithwaite
    ,
    Dr Kunyu Li
    ,
    Professor Dr Michael Schultz
    ,
    Dr Sunali Mehta
    ,
    Dr Tamara Glyn
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • The New Zealand Quit Vaping Trial

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,438,524.25
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor George Laking
    ,
    Professor Natalie Walker
    ,
    Professor Christopher Bullen
    ,
    Ms Varsha Parag
    ,
    Professor Vili Nosa
    ,
    Dr Amanda Palmer
    ,
    Professor Lion Shahab
    ,
    Professor Jamie Brown
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Bringing manaakitanga to waitlists with tailored Smart Start letters

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,634.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Lisa Te Morenga
    ,
    Associate Professor Theresa Fleming
    ,
    Associate Professor Roshini Peiris-John
    ,
    Dr Nikki Renall
    ,
    Associate Professor Anne Haase
    ,
    Professor Matthew Roskruge
    ,
    Mr Dan Archer
    ,
    Miss Hinako Percival
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Targeting the tumour microenvironment to improve outcomes in rectal cancer

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.14
    Researchers:
    Dr Rachel Purcell
    ,
    Professor Francis Frizelle
    ,
    Associate Professor Kirsty Danielson
    ,
    Dr Barry Hock
    ,
    Professor Alexander Heriot
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    ,
    Dr Shaun Costello
    ,
    Dr Arielle Sulit
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Low OxyGen Intervention for Cardiac Arrest Injury Limitation (LOGICAL) Trial

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,191,990.75
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Diane Mackle
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Professor Carol Hodgson
    ,
    Professor Michael Bailey
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project

  • IMPEDE-PKD: Metformin to protect kidney function in polycystic kidney disease

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,999.74
    Researchers:
    Professor Dr Suetonia Green
    ,
    Professor Andrew Mallett
    ,
    Dr Luke Wilson
    ,
    Professor David Johnson
    ,
    Associate Professor Rachael Walker
    ,
    Dr Michael Collins
    ,
    Dr Adam Mullan
    ,
    Ms Jasjot Maggo
    ,
    Dr Gabor Mihala
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Connected: Who benefits from online delivery of mental disorder treatment?

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,846.30
    Researchers:
    Dr Charlene Rapsey
    ,
    Dr Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle
    ,
    Dr Mele Taumoepeau
    ,
    Associate Professor Damian Scarf
    ,
    Dr Amanda Clifford
    ,
    Professor Robin Turner
    ,
    Dr Sarah Fortune
    ,
    Professor Kate Scott
    ,
    Professor Ronald Kessler
    ,
    Professor Pim Cuijpers
    ,
    Dr Corina Benjet
    ,
    Professor Jason Bantjes
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Protecting the lungs of the critical illness patient

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,915.25
    Researchers:
    Professor John Windsor
    ,
    Professor Anthony Phillips
    ,
    Dr Kevin Stewart
    ,
    Dr Jiwon Hong
    ,
    Professor Colin Green
    ,
    Dr Priyanka Agarwal
    ,
    Dr Tobias Merz
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Fighting leukaemia colonisation of the haematopoietic niche

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,340.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Julia Horsfield
    ,
    Dr Jisha Antony
    ,
    Professor Dr Stefan Bohlander
    ,
    Dr Andy Wood
    ,
    Dr Robyn Lints
    ,
    Mr Gregory Gimenez
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

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