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Early diagnosis for lifelong impact: Technology to detect perinatal brain injury
Newborns affected by lack of oxygen during birth are at high risk of developing hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury and can suffer from lifelong neurodevelopmental disabilities.Funding proposalsImplementing biomechanics tools to the clinic for paediatric surgery
Conditions such as developmental hip dysplasia, cerebral palsy and slipped capital femoral epiphysis can lead to complex hip and knee deformities in paediatric and adolescent patients.Funding proposalsLearning disability health resources from a Māori lens
People with learning disabilities face many challenges in their health and wellbeing. This is further complicated for Whaikaha Māori.Funding proposalsSocial determinants and health outcomes for Māori and non-Māori in Central Otago
This research project will be creating a profile of the Dunstan Hospital catchment by ethnicity, age, socioeconomic deprivation, and rurality and then comparing this with mortality rates and health service utilisation of the catchment with a particular focFunding proposalsSupporting resource development for Māori living with Parkinsons
Parkinson’s disease is a neurological condition that has a significant impact on a person and their whānau’s lives. Very little research has been done exploring the impact for Māori living with Parkinsons.Funding proposalsEngineering antibodies to enhance anti-cancer therapy
Immunotherapies for cancer treatment, particularly monoclonal antibodies, are pivotal in enhancing immune cell recognition and destruction of cancer cells.Funding proposalsDeveloping an oral health promotion resource as an outcome of community wānanga
This research builds on findings from an HRC Kanohi Kitea Development Grant. Here, the Porirua community outlined that they would like more educational resources on the relationship between oral health and diabetes.Funding proposalsConcussion and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Statistics for New Zealand
This research project aims to provide an updated and comprehensive analysis of concussion and TBI statistics in New Zealand.Funding proposalsHRC Beaven Medal presented to Hepatitis B virus infection researcher
Professor Gane's research will investigate whether better surveillance can prevent liver cancer and death in Māori with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.NewsAI-assisted protein production for drug discovery
Proteins are essential for life. There are a multitude of different proteins that play many different roles within cells and living organisms.Funding proposalsAccuracy of TMB score using tumour-only sequencing for Māori
Tumour-DNA sequencing offers a fishing net approach to identifying what genes have changed in a person's cancer and matching them to a potential treatment.Funding proposalsRole of PA28β isoform in gastric cancer cell function
The proposed study aims to investigate the role of the new PA28β protein variant form in gastric cancer cell function. This protein binds with another to form the PA28 complex which combines with the immunoproteasome to increase its activity.Funding proposalsHe oranga reo he oranga tangata: te reo Māori use at the University of Otago
Māori culture and Māori language are inseparable, with the language itself being generated from and in turn influencing the experiences of the peoples that speak it.Funding proposalsPasifika wellbeing and psychological need during general hospital admissions
Pasifika peoples are hospitalised with higher levels of morbidity than their non-Pacific counterparts – requiring intensive medical and surgical intervention with prolonged admission times.Funding proposalsExplore the lived experiences of Pacific people living with asthma
This qualitative research aims to explore the experiences and views of Pasifika people living with asthma with the opportunity to identify barriers and challenges experienced in managing asthma.Funding proposalsImpact of disclosure risk processes on precision of Pacific official statistics
Official statistics agencies employ disclosure risk procedures on publicly accessible official data to mitigate the risk of disclosing individually identifiable information.Funding proposalsComprehensive analysis of breast cancer in young Pacific women
This study aims to comprehensively analyse breast cancer data from young Pacific women obtained from Te Rēhita Mate Ūtaetae (BCFNZ National Register). The results will be compared to data of older Pacific women.Funding proposalsHealthy workplaces: Support for addiction recovery through a Pacific lens
Pacific peoples are over-represented in experience of addictive behaviours, including gambling and alcohol. One of the spaces where addiction is likely to become obvious is the workplace.Funding proposalsEmpowering villages to safeguard Pacific children and young people: Big data and community education
This mixed methods study, "Empowering the village to safeguard Pacific children: Big data and community-based ‘Train the Trainer’ (TTT) sexuality education," aims to enhance sexual and reproductive health education within Pacific communities.Funding proposalsOptimising implementation of evidence-based parenting support
Pathological conduct problems in young children can be devastating for families, and without intervention are a significant risk factor for psychopathology in later life.Funding proposalsPerioperative nutrition pathways in colorectal surgery
This research focuses on the journey of patients with inflammatory bowel disease or colorectal cancer undergoing elective colorectal surgery.Funding proposalsMana raraunga, mana motuhake, mana whaiora
How can Māori health data inform locally responsive contributions to Māori health and wellbeing advancement when the data systems are designed around Crown needs? Data is a strategic resource for Māori health advancement and self-determination.Funding proposalsTe Ara Wāhine: Developing a wāhine Māori breast cancer care pathway
This proposal seeks a Māori health research development grant for Te Kōhao Health to develop a project proposal for submission in the 2025/26 HRC Ngā Kanohi Kitea funding round.Funding proposalsKo ngā pūrākau o ngā wai e rere nei: Narratives about the water
This project is about the multiple perspectives and understandings of wai and au for whānau wellbeing. Multiple domains of health and well-being will be interrogated with reference to Māori health and wellbeing conceptual models.Funding proposalsKi A Ora – Hapū led health model planning
We are applying for the $10,000 grant to support our hapū-led initiative Ki A Ora which is aimed at transforming health outcomes for our hapū members of Te Mahurehure and to tautoko other hapū in the Kaihu and Whangaroa areas who we have had initial discusFunding proposalsNgā Māuiui Kai in kaupapa Māori services: Kaimahi and whaiora perspectives
Māori experience disordered eating. Population studies identified this over 20 years ago, and more recently, Māori have been underrepresented in secondary eating disorder services.Funding proposalsOutreach primary healthcare for Māori experiencing homelessness
The life expectancy of Māori is lower when compared to our European counterparts, 73.4 years for Māori men, 80.9 years for non-Māori men, a difference of seven years. For wāhine Māori, it is 77.1 years, compared to non-Māori women with 84.4 years.Funding proposalsDeveloping a Kaupapa Māori Kai Security Assessment Tool
This will be a research project that is grounded in Kaupapa Māori methodologies, tikanga and equity as an extension of the PhD research of the primary investigator. A significant gap exists in Aotearoa's equitable assessment of food security, as current sFunding proposalsA study to investigate the effects of nocebo on cognitive recovery after mTBI
Concussions are receiving increasing global attention and are considered more dangerous to health than ever before.Funding proposalsNew Pacific Health Research Initiative
A joint initiative between the HRC and the Ministry of Health has been established to support Pacific-led health research focusing on issues of importance to Pacific peoples.NewsCulture and its impacts on indigenous health professionals clinical practise
The project comprises interviews with indigenous Rapa Nui health professionals, a Polynesian island that has experienced the impacts of contact with Europeans over the past 300 years including ongoing colonisation by the Government of Chile in South AmericFunding proposalsMandatory Responses to Coronial Recommendations: Aotearoa's Next Step?
Sudden and unexpected deaths are referred to the coroner. A coroner will establish that a person has died, the person’s identity, the causes of death, and the circumstances of death.Funding proposals