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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.
  • Randomised placebo-controlled trial of paracetamol in febrile septic patients

    Year:
    2011
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,966.25
    Researchers:
    Professor Richard Beasley
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Unlocking antimicrobial tolerance in bacterial pathogens to overcome AMR

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,343.55
    Researchers:
    Professor Gregory Cook
    ,
    Dr Rachel Darnell
    ,
    Associate Professor Jack Flanagan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Staphylococcus aureus network adaptive platform trial (SNAP)

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,190,216.25
    Researchers:
    Dr Genevieve Walls
    ,
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Professor Joshua Davis
    ,
    Professor Steven Tong
    ,
    Dr Susan Morpeth
    ,
    Dr Scott Berry
    ,
    Associate Professor David Holland
    ,
    Dr Stephen McBride
    Host:
    Aotearoa Clinical Trials
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Understanding the role of IgG3 in acute rheumatic fever

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,187,148.95
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Nicole Moreland
    ,
    Dr Amy Chung
    ,
    Associate Professor Nigel Wilson
    ,
    Dr David Crossman
    ,
    Professor Michael Baker
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Combating antimicrobial resistance with high-throughput bacterial genetics

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,272.35
    Researchers:
    Dr Matthew McNeil
    ,
    Dr Simon Jackson
    ,
    Professor Gregory Cook
    ,
    Professor Peter Fineran
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Designing a scalable vaccine to induce liver resident T cells against malaria

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,195,993.80
    Researchers:
    Professor Gavin Painter
    ,
    Susanna Chan
    ,
    Ms Sarah Draper
    ,
    Professor William Heath
    ,
    Professor Ian Hermans
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Social response to COVID-19 in New Zealand: Obligations and stigmatisation

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $350,325.48
    Researchers:
    Dr Liangni Liu
    ,
    Dr Guanyu Ran
    ,
    Dr Yuan Gong
    ,
    Professor Richard Siegert
    ,
    Professor Nigel French
    ,
    Professor David Johnston
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Distinguishing COVID-19 from influenza with rapid 15 minute diagnostics

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $196,570.00
    Researchers:
    Mr John Mackay
    ,
    Dr Erasmus Smit
    ,
    Dr Sheng Chiong Hong
    ,
    Dr Patrick Gladding
    ,
    Associate Professor Graham Wilson
    Host:
    Dnature Diagnostics & Research
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Predict and Prevent COVID-19: a data driven innovation project

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $533,224.20
    Researchers:
    Professor Colin Simpson
    ,
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Professor Alexei Drummond
    ,
    Professor Nigel French
    ,
    Professor David Murdoch
    ,
    Dr Binh Nguyen
    ,
    Professor Winston Seah
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Dr Mehnaz Adnan
    ,
    Dr David Welch
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Project
  • COVID-19 Pandemic in Aotearoa NZ: Impact, Inequalities & Improving our response

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $497,056.15
    Researchers:
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Dr Amanda Kvalsvig
    ,
    Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard
    ,
    Dr Lesley Gray
    ,
    Ms Carmen Timu-Parata
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Dr Mat Walton
    ,
    Mr Sudesh Sharma
    ,
    Professor David Johnston
    ,
    Professor Shaun Hendy
    ,
    Dr Dion O'Neale
    ,
    Dr Viliami Puloka
    ,
    Mr Luke Pilkinton-Ching
    ,
    Dr Ayesha Verrall
    ,
    Dr Ruth Cunningham
    ,
    Dr Julia Becker
    ,
    Ms Jane Zhang
    ,
    Dr Chris Hewison
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Australasian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT)

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $766,113.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Susan Morpeth
    ,
    Professor Steven Tong
    ,
    Assistant Professor Justin Denholm
    ,
    Dr Michael Maze
    ,
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Dr David Price
    ,
    Dr Stephen Ritchie
    ,
    Dr Ayesha Verrall
    ,
    Dr Catherina Chang
    ,
    Professor Dr Alex Semprini
    ,
    Dr Thomas Hills
    ,
    Dr Jack Dummer
    ,
    Dr Stephen Hogg
    ,
    Dr Sandra Hotu
    Host:
    Aotearoa Clinical Trials
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Attenuating lung injury during prolonged ventilation for COVID-19

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $161,977.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Anthony Phillips
    ,
    Professor Colin Green
    ,
    Dr John Taylor
    ,
    Dr Kevin Stewart
    ,
    Dr Odunayo Mugisho
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis in frontline healthcare workers

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $427,130.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Richard Beasley
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Thomas Hills
    ,
    Professor Dr Alex Semprini
    ,
    Dr Irene Braithwaite
    ,
    Professor Rinaldo Bellomo
    ,
    Dr Susan Morpeth
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Te matatini o te horapa: a population based contagion network for Aotearoa NZ

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $996,465.60
    Researchers:
    Dr Dion O'Neale
    ,
    Dr Emily Harvey
    ,
    Dr Oliver Maclaren
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Dr Steven Turnbull
    ,
    Dr Janine Paynter
    ,
    Dr Lesley Gray
    ,
    Dr Matthew Hobbs
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Sodium Lowering In Dialysate (SOLID) Study

    Year:
    2011
    Approved budget:
    $1,170,073.85
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Mark Marshall
    Host:
    Aotearoa Clinical Trials
    Proposal type
    Project
  • ACHIEVE - New Zealand

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,061,052.65
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Janak de Zoysa
    ,
    Dr Kannaiyan Rabindranath
    ,
    Dr Joanne O'Riordan
    ,
    Melissa Spooner
    ,
    Liz Berry
    ,
    Lynnette Knuth
    ,
    Mary Baker
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    ,
    Dr Tracey Putt
    ,
    Dr Norman Panlilio
    ,
    Dr Adam Mullan
    ,
    Associate Professor Michael Walsh
    ,
    Professor Martin Gallagher
    Host:
    Te Whatu Ora - Waitematā
    Proposal type
    Project