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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.
  • Health and the Ta'unga: Cook Island palliative health knowledge in New Zealand

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $134,921.00
    Researchers:
    Mrs Amy Henry
    ,
    Associate Professor Faafetai Sopoaga
    ,
    Dr Virginia Jones
    ,
    Professor Lois Surgenor
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health PhD Scholarship
  • Estimating the cost of dementia care in NZ and modelling future costs and needs

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $319,087.00
    Researchers:
    Dr 'Etuini Ma'u
    ,
    Associate Professor Sarah Cullum
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM
    ,
    Dr Malakai Ofanoa
    ,
    Associate Professor Gary Cheung
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Clinical Training Fellowship
  • Towards a new Penicillin for Rheumatic Fever prevention

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $5,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Knowledge Translation Grant
  • Improving care and outcomes for babies at risk of brain injury

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $823,756.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Malcolm Battin
    ,
    Professor Alistair Gunn
    ,
    Dr Lynn Sadler
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Stott
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Optimising the care and outcomes for women with severe postpartum anaemia

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $315,174.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Esther Calje
    ,
    Professor Katie Groom
    ,
    Professor Frank Bloomfield
    ,
    Dr Charlotte Oyston
    ,
    Dr Joy Marriott
    ,
    Dr Lesley Dixon
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Keteparaha: A Community Framework to Support Māori Ageing and End-of-Life Study.

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $411,192.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Melissa Carey
    ,
    Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell
    ,
    Professor Merryn Gott
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Safely improving outcomes for babies after birth by planned caesarean section

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,433,915.15
    Researchers:
    Professor Katie Groom
    ,
    Professor Caroline Crowther
    ,
    Professor Frank Bloomfield
    ,
    Dr Arier Lee
    ,
    Professor Jonathan Morris
    ,
    Dr William Grobman
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    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
  • Ngā Kaumātua ō Tātou Taonga: Supporting kaumātua health in a changing world

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,181,194.40
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Marama Muru-Lanning
    ,
    Hone Thomson
    ,
    Dr Mere Kepa
    ,
    Dr Tia Dawes
    ,
    Professor Margaret Mutu
    ,
    Dr Ngapare Hopa
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM
    ,
    Dr Hilary Lapsley
    ,
    Miss Charmaine Tukiri
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Use of online technology for effective wellness and exercise programme delivery

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $5,000.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Rian Sanerive
    ,
    Ms Katrina Bryant
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • Circadian patterns of fetal heart rate predict impaired fetal oxygenation

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,998.30
    Researchers:
    Professor Laura Bennet
    ,
    Post Doctoral Fellow
    ,
    Associate Professor Alys Clark
    ,
    Professor Emeritus Peter Stone
    ,
    Professor Alistair Gunn
    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
  • SYMBIOTIC: Integrated prevention of infectious diseases and long-term conditions

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $4,951,982.35
    Researchers:
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Professor Andrew Day
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrea 't Mannetje
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Dr Amanda Kvalsvig
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Associate Professor Jason Gurney
    ,
    Dr Andrea Teng
    ,
    Dr Sheree Gibb
    ,
    Dr Marine Corbin
    ,
    Dr Virginia Signal
    ,
    Dr Kirsty Danielson
    ,
    Dr Dougal Thorburn
    ,
    Ms Jane Zhang
    ,
    Mr William Leung
    ,
    Ms Carmen Timu-Parata
    ,
    Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Waa
    ,
    Dr Melissa McLeod
    ,
    Dr Celia Hume
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • HBsAg mutations and pathophysiology of chronic hepatitis B.

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr William Abbott
    ,
    Dr Tien Huey Lim
    ,
    Dr Klaus Lehnert
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Sewers for Superbug Surveillance

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles
    ,
    Dr Sam Trowsdale
    ,
    Professor Cristin Print
    ,
    Dr Joshua Freeman
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • The placental clock: Investigating mechanisms of stillbirth

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Meghan Hill
    ,
    Dr Kate Bartlett
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • Designing synergistic combinations to prevent antibiotic resistance

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $150,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Stephanie Dawes
    ,
    Associate Professor Jeremy Lott
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Explorer Grant
  • How do antimicrobial combinations suppress development of resistance?

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $404,171.45
    Researchers:
    Professor Iain Lamont
    ,
    Assistant Research Fellow
    ,
    Dr Daniel Pletzer
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    China Biomedical Project
  • Unravelling the mysteries of yersiniosis

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,308,050.50
    Researchers:
    Dr Brent Gilpin
    ,
    Dr Cheryl Brunton
    ,
    Miss Debbie Smith
    ,
    Dr Lucia Rivas
    ,
    Dr Beverley Horn
    ,
    Ms Bridget Armstrong
    ,
    Mrs Wendy Dallas-Katoa
    ,
    Ms Jacqueline Wright
    ,
    Mr Hugo Strydom
    ,
    Ms Maria Hepi
    ,
    Mr Peter Cressey
    ,
    Dr Anne-Marie Perchec-Merien
    ,
    Dr Kristin Dyet
    ,
    Dr Anne Midwinter
    ,
    Dr Rob Lake
    ,
    Ms Jing Wang
    Host:
    ESR Institute of Environmental Science & Research
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • 'Mā wai e tō taku kauwae ki uta' - who will take my place?

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $190,728.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Tepora Emery
    ,
    Ms Waitiahoaho Emery
    ,
    Miss Auroa Rikiti
    ,
    Miss Takiri te Ata Raerino
    Host:
    Ngati Pikiao Iwi Trust
    Proposal type
    Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project Grant
  • Improving blood safety and donor selection

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,398,606.85
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Peter Saxton
    ,
    Professor Patricia Priest
    ,
    Dr Susan McAllister
    ,
    Dr Stephen Ritchie
    ,
    Dr Janine Paynter
    ,
    Dr Sarah Morley
    ,
    Dr Jason Myers
    ,
    Mr Mark Fisher
    ,
    Mr Kevin Haunui
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Reflecting informed choice in population screening: Progressing equity

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $27,575.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Sara Filoche
    ,
    Dr Fiona Cram MNZM
    ,
    Dr Angela Beard
    ,
    Professor Emeritus Peter Stone
    ,
    Dr Jeanne Snelling
    ,
    Dr Christina Buchanan
    ,
    Professor Kevin Dew
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Looking at the placenta through a detailed lens: relating anatomy to function

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $595,830.35
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Alys Clark
    ,
    Professor Emeritus Peter Stone
    ,
    Dr Joanna James
    ,
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Consolidator Grant
  • Vaccine development: upping the ante

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $596,504.10
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Bridget Stocker
    ,
    Dr Emma Dangerfield
    ,
    Associate Professor Mattie Timmer
    ,
    Professor Sho Yamasaki
    ,
    Dr Kensuke Shibata
    ,
    Dr Jacelyn Loh
    ,
    Professor Thomas Proft
    ,
    Professor Dr Ulrich Maus
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Consolidator Grant
  • Intervening in sleep to improve perinatal mental health outcomes

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $29,964.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Tracey Signal
    ,
    Dr Bronwyn Sweeney
    ,
    Associate Professor Mark Huthwaite
    ,
    Dr Clare Ladyman
    ,
    Professor Christopher Cunningham
    ,
    Mrs Hannah Mooney
    ,
    Associate Professor Katherine Sharkey
    ,
    Associate Professor Bei Bei
    ,
    Associate Professor Tupa'ilevaililigi Ridvan Firestone
    ,
    Dr Tanya Wright
    ,
    Professor Jane Fisher
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Delivering optimal weight gain advice to pregnant women (DOT) study

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $29,582.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell
    ,
    Dr Helen Paterson
    ,
    Professor Dr Sue Crengle
    ,
    Dr Sarah Donald
    ,
    Dr Rosemary Hall
    ,
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Dr Nicole McGrath
    ,
    Ms Helene Rackham
    ,
    Professor Katrina Sharples
    ,
    Dr Rosemary Stamm
    ,
    Associate Professor Trudy Sullivan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • 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
  • Improving effectiveness and equity in the operation of COVID-19 ‘self-isolation’

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $179,904.43
    Researchers:
    Dr Lesley Gray
    ,
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Professor David Johnston
    ,
    Dr Viliami Puloka
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Dr Amanda Kvalsvig
    ,
    Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles
    ,
    Associate Professor Natasha Tassell-Matamua
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response 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
  • Economic Risks from COVID-19 in Pacific Island Countries

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $51,435.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Ilan Noy
    ,
    Mr Nguyen Doan
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response Project
  • Rapid diagnosis and genome sequencing to follow CoV-2019 outbreak

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $165,471.02
    Researchers:
    Dr Olin Silander
    ,
    Dr Nikki Freed
    ,
    Dr Paul Pickering
    ,
    Dr James Hadfield
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response Project
  • An effective point-of-care screening pathway for COVID-19

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $235,746.04
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Jo-Ann Stanton
    ,
    Professor Miguel Quinones-Mateu
    ,
    Professor James Ussher
    ,
    Associate Professor Jemma Geoghegan
    ,
    Dr Anna Rolleston
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response Project