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Nutrition, growth and outcomes of moderate-late preterm babies
I am an Advanced Allied Health Practitioner, PhD qualified, specialising in neonatal and paediatric nutrition.Funding proposalsHealth Benefits of Fagatua Indigenous Tokelau Wrestling for Tokelauan Youth
The main aim of this study is to explore the health and wellbeing benefits of Fagatua, the indigenous wrestling of Tokelau for Tokelauan youth.Funding proposalsExperiences of people receiving therapy for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
I am an occupational therapist specialising in hand therapy, with close to 7 years’ experience in rehabilitating people with chronic pain conditions.Funding proposalsConcept of Kato Polopola - Holistic approach to diabetes management
Diabetes services for Tongan people with T2DM require a Tongan worldview and holistic approach that encompass mo’ui lōtolu, wellbeing of sino (body), ‘atamai (mind), and laumālie (spirit/soul) to fulfil fatongia (duty/obligations).Funding proposalsReducing the equity gap for Pacific peoples with diabetes
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects more than 250,000 New Zealanders, including a disproportionate number of Pacific peoples because of colonialism, an under-represented workforce and other ongoing barriers.Funding proposalsDeveloping novel treatments for HFpEF by studying vagal control of the heart
Heart failure affects 80,000 New Zealanders annually. Half of these patients have what is known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). In contrast to other heart conditions, there are currently no effective treatments for HFpEF.Funding proposalsMental Health in Elite Athletes
Emerging evidence suggests that elite athletes are exposed to high levels of stressors and thus have an increased vulnerability for developing mental illness.Funding proposalsEmergency ambulance care in out-of-hospital deaths: Whānau experience
Care of family and bystanders has been identified as an important factor in out-of-hospital critical events where resuscitation is terminated or not attempted by emergency ambulance services.Funding proposalsThe Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) phenotype in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is the commonest cause of acute paralysis worldwide. Although 70% of patients fully recover, 12% require aid to walk at one year and 62% notice its effect on their or their carers’ lives six years later.Funding proposalsDeterminants of abdominal aortic aneurysm risk in New Zealand
Andrew Kindon is a senior vascular scientist with 12 years’ experience in patient-facing vascular investigations.Funding proposalsImproving management, diagnosis and prevention of scrub typhus among Ni-Vanuatu
Scrub typhus is a severe tropical infectious disease caused by a germ that usually lives in rodents but can be transmitted to people by insects called mites that feed on both rodents and people in scrublands.Funding proposalsUnderstanding value in cancer molecular tests in Aotearoa
Healthcare funding is constrained, and it is important to ensure that health services, including the tests that are used to diagnose illness, deliver value-for-money.Funding proposalsCo-Design of a Pharmacist-Led Mental Health Intervention for Long-Term Condition Patients
Many adults report having depressive symptoms that do not meet the criteria for a formal diagnosis of depression. These symptoms are often defined as subthreshold depression (StD).Funding proposalsLarge-scale substitution approaches to engineer non-ribosomal peptides
The goal of this Hercus Fellowship is to develop approaches for engineering the biosynthesis of non-ribosomal peptides with improved anticancer activity.Funding proposalsInvestigating fibroblast influence on the gastric cancer microenvironment
Gastric cancer is more than one disease, having two main subtypes that show markedly different appearances microscopically, yet it is treated as one disease.Funding proposalsDevelopment of diagnostic fluorescence and ultrasound probes for S. aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is a human pathogen that is a major cause of chronic infections in New Zealand and around the globe.Funding proposalsAssessment of fully automated insulin delivery technology in diabetes
I am an Endocrinology Registrar in Otautahi/Christchurch, planning a career as an Academic Endocrinologist.Funding proposalsA genomics-led approach to bacteriophage therapies for infectious disease.
With the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens, we urgently need to find alternatives to traditional antibiotics.Funding proposalsMamaku: ethnobiology and use as a novel intraoral medicament - an in vitro study
This pilot project combines an understanding of ethnobiology, the traditional knowledge of indigenous populations about the natural world, including using plants as medicaments (rongoā rākau), with our established laboratory-based technologies to develop eFunding proposalsA national best practice guide for equity in preterm birth in Aotearoa
The early (preterm) birth of a baby impacts on the wellbeing of mother, baby and whānau. In Aotearoa, the rates of preterm birth and outcomes after preterm birth differ by ethnic group and by which region people live in.Funding proposalsSplice mutations in the TP53 gene and its drive in aggressive tumours
Māori and Pacific cancer patients have poorer outcomes and more aggressive forms of tumours compared with their Pākehā counterparts.Funding proposalsBiofilm infections' impact on Maori with osteomyelitis as a central focus.
I am an orthopaedic registrar at Starship Hospital aspiring to become a rurally based surgeon to support my Iwi.Funding proposalsUncloaking the korowai of silence: Understanding the silence around sexual abuse
Pre-colonisation, sexual abuse was considered ‘hara’ (a violation of tapu) and never tolerated. The perpetrators were immediately and publicly dealt with, and the victims were nurtured and supported.Funding proposalsMeasuring research impact in Pacific Health Research
Evidencing research impact has been alluded to as a “wicked problem” with multiple moving parts to consider, which is more unknown in Pacific health research.Funding proposalsI-Kiribati youth perspectives in Health and Wellbeing
This research seeks to understand the perspective of I-Kiribati youth on health and wellbeing.Funding proposalsUtilising Mātauranga to Guide Biomedical Research
Rapid developments in the fields of intergenerational trauma and indigenous health literature worldwide have posed novel ethical challenges and philosophical threats to indigenous communities.Funding proposalsKo te mauri, he mea huna ki te Moana
Communication design can play a significant role in the way information and research is presented, translated, and understood.Funding proposalsMāori experiences of the InterRAI interviews
The InterRAI is a tool used to assess the needs of the elderly and to determine what level of support is needed for them. I will be looking at Māori whānau experiences with the InterRAI system.Funding proposalsUnderstanding the worldview of health from a Samoan New Zealander's perspective
I am passionate about improving health outcomes and achieving health equity for Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.Funding proposalsFamily Wellbeing - Food and diabetes management
In the Western world and New Zealand diabetes guidelines, an individual is expected to take control of their own food choices. For Tongans, what is neglected is the consideration of family background, household dynamic and community involvement.Funding proposalsThe inequities of the NASC system in Aotearoa and the experience of Māori whānau
It is well established that there are significant problems in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Health and disability system, especially for Māori – largely due to the cultural differences between Māori and the biomedical system the New Zealand health system was modeFunding proposalsInvestigating metabolic disease in I-Kiribati
Metabolic disease is a problem faced by many Pacific communities, both those living in New Zealand and those living on their home islands.Funding proposals