HRC funded Malaghan Institute of Medical Research scientists Professor Graham Le Gros and Dr Elizabeth Forbes-Blom, have shown that under special circumstances, having a child’s skin come into contact with peanuts is all that is required for them to develop an allergic immune response.
The HRC and the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation wish to advise researchers of the above RFP, seeking to fund a series of research projects that will explore the health impacts of the Canterbury earthquake and associated seismic events.
The HRC has today announced a $74.56 million funding investment into health research, including a new programme of Maori health research worth $4.27M over five years.