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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.
  • Development of a targeted drug therapy for acute kidney injury

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.30
    Researchers:
    Professor Alan Davidson
    ,
    Associate Professor Navjot Pabla
    ,
    Dr Veronika Sander
    ,
    Dr Julie Spicer
    ,
    Dr Swarna Gamage
    ,
    Dr Curtis Walker
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Effect of an Aotearoa NZ Diet for metabolic health on the gut microbiome

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,174,971.92
    Researchers:
    Professor Nicole Roy
    ,
    Professor Mike Taylor
    ,
    Dr Tommi Vatanen
    ,
    Dr Meika Foster
    ,
    Professor Richard Gearry
    ,
    Professor Jeremy Krebs
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A novel intracranial baroreceptor mechanism for blood pressure control

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,911.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Julian Paton
    ,
    Dr Fiona McBryde
    ,
    Dr Alona Ben-Tal
    ,
    Dr Joshua Duley
    ,
    Stephanie Lindsay
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Ketamine versus Ketamine plus Behavioural Activation Therapy for Depression

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,194,434.97
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Ben Beaglehole
    ,
    Professor Richard Porter
    ,
    Professor Paul Glue
    ,
    Associate Professor Katie Douglas
    ,
    Professor Cameron Lacey
    ,
    Dr Charlotte Mentzel
    ,
    Miss Bridgette Thwaites
    ,
    Associate Professor Jennifer Jordan
    ,
    Professor Greg Murray
    ,
    Dr Jenni Manuel
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Ngā Hau o Tāwhiri - Returning our Mokopuna to the Winds of Tāwhiri

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,965.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Paula King
    ,
    Mrs Charlizza Matehe
    ,
    Dr Ruth Cunningham
    ,
    Miss Sarah Pihema
    ,
    Miss Soraya Kamau Brady
    ,
    Miss Edwina Rye
    ,
    Associate Professor Bridget Robson
    ,
    Associate Professor Tristram Ingham
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Dr Sheree Gibb
    ,
    Dr Frederieke Petrovic-van der Deen
    ,
    Mr Liam Temara-Benfell
    ,
    Ms Natalie Paki Paki
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Waerea: Māori whānau experiences of assisted dying in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell
    ,
    Professor Linda Nikora
    ,
    Associate Professor Jackie Robinson
    ,
    Tautoko Witika
    ,
    Miss Brianna Smith
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Taunakitanga Takitini: reframing self-management support for all in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,810.53
    Researchers:
    Professor Leigh Hale
    ,
    Mrs Bernadette Jones
    ,
    Dr Ofa Dewes
    ,
    Dr Mandy Wilkinson
    ,
    Dr Shirley Keown
    ,
    Mr Reweti Ropiha
    ,
    Dr Glenn Doherty
    ,
    Associate Professor Brigit Mirfin-Veitch
    ,
    Associate Professor Tristram Ingham
    ,
    Professor Pauline Norris
    ,
    Associate Professor Meredith Perry
    ,
    Associate Professor Eileen McKinlay
    ,
    Dr Henrietta Trip
    ,
    Professor Kate Diesfeld
    ,
    Emeritus Professor Nancy Longnecker
    ,
    Dr Robbie Francis Watene
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Translating biophysical models for heart health

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,999.65
    Researchers:
    Professor Martyn Nash
    ,
    Professor Alistair Young
    ,
    Assistant Professor Nicola Edwards
    ,
    Associate Professor Katrina Poppe
    ,
    Ms Misty Edmonds
    ,
    Dr Kevin Roos
    ,
    Dr Vicky Wang
    ,
    Dr Thiranja Babarenda Gamage
    ,
    Dr Debbie Zhao
    ,
    Dr Gonzalo Maso Talou
    ,
    Dr Abdallah Hasaballa
    ,
    Professor Robert Doughty
    ,
    Associate Professor Malcolm Legget
    ,
    Gina Quill
    ,
    Dr Edward Ferdian
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Impact of Dementia mate wareware and Solutions for Equity in Aotearoa: IDEA

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,941,560.70
    Researchers:
    Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM
    ,
    Associate Professor Nicholas Garrett
    ,
    Associate Professor Sarah Cullum
    ,
    Associate Professor Gary Cheung
    ,
    Professor Rita Krishnamurthi
    ,
    Dr Oliver Menzies
    ,
    Dr Fuafiva Fa'alau
    ,
    Associate Professor Amy Chan
    ,
    Dr Susan Yates
    ,
    Dr Emme Chacko
    ,
    Dr Braden Te Ao
    ,
    Dr 'Etuini Ma'u
    ,
    Assistant Professor Claudia Rivera-Rodriguez
    ,
    Professor Lynette Tippett
    ,
    Dr Joanna Hikaka
    ,
    Dr Jacqueline Broadbent
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • 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
    ,
    Associate 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
  • Investigating the functions of p53 isoforms and their clinical translation

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,700.81
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Tania Slatter
    ,
    Dr Sunali Mehta
    ,
    Professor Antony Braithwaite
    ,
    Professor Cristin Print
    ,
    Professor Ian Hermans
    ,
    Dr Cath Drummond
    ,
    Professor Brett Delahunt
    ,
    Dr Deborah Wright
    ,
    Dr Amir Zarrabi
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Whakatipu Rakatira: improving sleep as a vehicle to grow healthy future leaders

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,677.36
    Researchers:
    Professor Rachael Taylor
    ,
    Associate Professor Justine Camp
    ,
    Dr Jillian Haszard
    ,
    Professor Barbara Galland
    ,
    Associate Professor Deirdre Brown
    ,
    Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
    ,
    Mr Stuart McDonald
    ,
    Dr Kim Meredith-Jones
    ,
    Rosalie Jackson
    ,
    Ms Takiwai Russell-Camp
    ,
    Professor Tracey Signal
    ,
    Dr Mohamed Alansari
    ,
    Dr Nicola Ludin
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Whakatōmuri, whakamua: Walking backwards into the future of Māori cancer care

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,905.39
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Jason Gurney
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Professor Jonathan Koea
    ,
    Dr Virginia Signal
    ,
    Ms Jeannine Stairmand
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Dr Andrea Teng
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Ms Anna Davies
    ,
    Dr Clarence Kerrison
    ,
    Dr Moira Smith
    ,
    Dr Jesse Whitehead
    ,
    Professor Christopher Jackson
    ,
    Dr Shaun Costello
    ,
    Ms Tira Albert
    ,
    Mrs Moahuia Goza
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Programme
  • Mana Mōmona: Exploring Fat (Bias) within Health Spaces for Māori

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $249,815.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Ashlea Gillon
    ,
    Professor Terryann Clark
    ,
    Professor Melinda Webber
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Emerging Researcher First Grant
  • Outcomes for tamariki with acute rheumatic fever in Counties Manukau

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $182,417.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Adam Dennison
    ,
    Associate Professor Rachel Webb
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Counties Manukau
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Emerging Researcher First Grant
  • The Lotu Factor: Delusional Religiosity, Covid-19 and Tongan Wellbeing in NZ

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,171,446.70
    Researchers:
    Professor Nasili Vaka'uta
    ,
    Dr Edmond Fehoko
    ,
    Dr Seini Taufa
    ,
    Dr Chris Puliuvea
    ,
    Associate Professor Sione Vaka
    ,
    Dr Ana Tutone-Tualau
    ,
    Dr Jione Havea
    Host:
    Trinity Methodist Theological College
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project
  • Utility of dietary management for ulcerative colitis

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $138,983.32
    Researchers:
    Dr Noha Ahmed Nasef
    ,
    Dr James Irwin
    ,
    Dr Kamran Rostami
    ,
    Mrs Adele Rostami
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • Can we provide a better 'Healthy Lungs' Programme?

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $87,854.85
    Researchers:
    Dr Alana Ainsworth
    ,
    Dr Adrian Trenholme
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Counties Manukau
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • Matauranga o Mate Huka - Creation of type 2 diabetes resources in the Waikato

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $107,120.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Rebekah Crosswell
    ,
    Associate Professor Rawiri Keenan
    ,
    Associate Professor Ryan Paul
    ,
    Dr Cathy Buntting
    ,
    Suzanne Moorhouse
    ,
    Mrs Anna Tiatia Fa'atoese Latu
    ,
    Dr Apo Aporosa
    ,
    Mr John Hiakita
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • Endometrial Cancer Microbiome Study

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $142,562.00
    Researchers:
    Mrs Roimata Tipene
    ,
    Dr Karen Bartholomew
    ,
    Dr Collette Bromhead
    ,
    Dr Suneela Mehta
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waitematā
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • Identifying autistic tamariki Māori using the Integrated Data Infrastructure

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jessica Tupou
    ,
    Dr Nicholas Bowden
    ,
    Ms Francis Kewene
    ,
    Associate Professor Reremoana Theodore
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Miss Tori Diamond
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • The Impact of long COVID on Pacific families living in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $29,887.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Marianna Churchward
    ,
    Dr Jesse Kokaua
    ,
    Dr Lanuola Asiasiga
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Evaluating accessibility of paediatric primary care services

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Amanda Clifford
    ,
    Dr Abigail Pigden
    ,
    Dr Carol Atmore
    ,
    Dr Sharon Leitch
    ,
    Associate Professor Gabrielle Davie
    ,
    Mr Brandon de Graaf
    ,
    Alexander Ryde
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Impacts of COVID-19 on work and education

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $29,778.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Fiona McKenzie
    ,
    Dr Adreanne Ormond
    ,
    Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys
    ,
    Dr Claire O'Loughlin
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • An evaluation of WELLfed: pilot data collection

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $29,781.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys
    ,
    Ms Kahurangi Dey
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • TLGBTQI+ views on palliative and end of life care, including assisted dying

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Lisa Williams
    ,
    Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell
    ,
    Professor Merryn Gott
    ,
    Mrs Susan Waterworth
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Creating workplaces that support early career nurse thriving and retention

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $29,950.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Stephen Jacobs
    ,
    Dr Cynthia Wensley
    ,
    Dr Dianne Marshall
    ,
    Mrs Rebecca Oakes
    ,
    Ms Claire Preston
    ,
    Ms Megan Connolly
    ,
    Ms Evelyn Hikuroa
    ,
    Dr Willoughby Moloney
    ,
    Ms Lisa Sami
    ,
    Mrs Susan Waterworth
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Personalised breast cancer screening in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Nokuthaba Sibanda
    ,
    Mr Broden Bishop
    ,
    Dr Annette Lasham
    ,
    Dr Nicholas Knowlton
    ,
    Associate Professor Bridget Robson
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation 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
  • Developing a Digital Twin of Te Manawa Taki | Midlands Region Healthcare

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $24,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Michael O'Sullivan
    ,
    Dr Cameron Walker
    ,
    Professor Matthew Parsons
    ,
    Dr Abtin Ijadi Maghsoodi
    ,
    Dr Mazyar Zarepour
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Sustainable and inclusive eye health delivery model for Aotearoa

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sheng Chiong Hong
    ,
    Dr Renoh Johnson Chalakkal
    ,
    Associate Professor Graham Wilson
    ,
    Dr Ben O'Keeffe
    ,
    Chuen Yen Hong
    ,
    Mr Tianyuan Qu
    Host:
    oDocs Eye Care
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Scoping solutions to address the epidemic of youth vaping in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Anita Jagroop-Dearing
    ,
    Associate Professor Rachel Forrest
    ,
    Dr Helen Ryan-Stewart
    ,
    Dr Sue Scott-Chapman
    ,
    Mr Levi Armstrong
    ,
    Mrs Dana Armstrong
    Host:
    Te Pūkenga - Eastern Institute of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Invisible inequity: Healthcare insights from people with rare disorders

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $29,992.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Tara Officer
    ,
    Professor Karen McBride-Henry
    ,
    Dr Michael Roguski
    ,
    Dr Gretchen Good
    ,
    Ms Kim Mcguinness
    ,
    Mrs Michelle Arrowsmith
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Feeding disorders and dysphagia in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Mei Peng
    ,
    Dr Jessica McCormack
    ,
    Associate Professor Tracy Perry
    ,
    Professor Carolyn Ross
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • What are the priorities for youth mental health and dependencies research?

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Kaaren Mathias
    ,
    Dr Emily Cavana
    ,
    Dr Lisa Marie Emerson
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Mātauranga Moana: enhancing Bee Healthy Dental Hubs with Māori & Pacific whānau

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $24,995.20
    Researchers:
    Ms Sonya Withers
    ,
    Miss Georgina Stokes
    ,
    John Penny
    ,
    Dr Tihema Nicol
    ,
    Ms Kathryn Fuge
    ,
    Mrs Maria Eneliko
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant