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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.
  • 2012 Pacific Research Networking Grant

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $5,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Ausaga Fa'asalele Tanuvasa
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Networking Project
  • Switching off tumour-promoting immune cells to develop novel cancer therapies

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $500,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Bridget Stocker
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Engineering superior nitroreductases for cancer gene therapy

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $149,850.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Janine Copp
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Emerging Researcher First Grant
  • Identifying biomarkers of aneuploidy in embryos

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $385,232.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Zaramasina Clark
    ,
    Associate Professor Janet Pitman
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • He Tapu Te Whare Tangata: Empowering rural solutions

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,293,194.40
    Researchers:
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Ms Anna Adcock
    ,
    Mr Charles Lambert
    ,
    Dr Leigh Duncan
    ,
    Mrs Bobbie Cameron
    ,
    Mrs Francesca Storey
    ,
    Professor Stacie Geller
    ,
    Associate Professor Peter Sykes
    ,
    Professor Merilyn Hibma
    ,
    Associate Professor Jo-Ann Stanton
    ,
    Dr Evelyn MacDonald
    ,
    Ms Varsha Parag
    ,
    Dr Jennifer Harré Hindmarsh
    ,
    Dr Melanie Gibson
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Māori Health 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
  • Low-intensity therapy and parent coaching for young children with ASD: An RCT.

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $250,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Hannah Waddington
    ,
    Dr Larah van der Meer
    ,
    Professor Andrew Whitehouse
    ,
    Dr Matthew Hammond
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Emerging Researcher First 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
  • Implementing HPV primary testing to prevent cervical cancer in NZ: Te Tai Tokerau

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,398,122.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Dr Evelyn MacDonald
    ,
    Ms Anna Adcock
    ,
    Professor Stacie Geller
    ,
    Dr Kendall Stevenson
    ,
    Associate Professor Jo-Ann Stanton
    ,
    Associate Professor Peter Sykes
    ,
    Associate Professor Marion Saville
    ,
    Associate Professor David Hawkes
    ,
    Dr Nokuthaba Sibanda
    ,
    Professor Merilyn Hibma
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery 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
  • Mental health casual video game for adolescents

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Russell Pine
    ,
    Associate Professor Theresa Fleming
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • The role of whānau in coronial processes and rangatahi suicide prevention

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $29,865.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Clive Aspin
    ,
    Professor Antonia Lyons
    ,
    Associate Professor Theresa Fleming
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynne Russell
    ,
    Dr Keri Lawson Te-Aho
    ,
    Dr Heather Gifford
    ,
    Dr Sarah Fortune
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Connecting Kai

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $248,539.60
    Researchers:
    Ms Kahurangi Dey
    ,
    Dr Eva Neely
    ,
    Ms Julia Milne
    ,
    Ms Carolyn Watts
    ,
    Associate Professor Anna Matheson
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Community Action Grant
  • High concentration oxygen and hypercapnia in respiratory disease

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $250,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Janine Pilcher
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • An RCT of indwelling pleural cathers in malignant pleural effusion

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $104,106.25
    Researchers:
    Dr Nicola Smith
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Emerging Researcher First Grant
  • RCT of asthma risk with paracetamol use in infancy - a feasibility study

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $149,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Richard Beasley
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Feasibility Study
  • RCT of invasive versus conservative treatment of pneumothorax

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $552,200.75
    Researchers:
    Dr Kyle Perrin
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Feasibility study of normoxic versus hyperoxic therapy after cardiac arrest

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $148,875.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Young
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Feasibility Study
  • 0.9 Percent - saline vs Plasma Lyte® 148 for fluid resuscitation in intensive care

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Young
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Partnership Project
  • The use of cannabis as a medicine in New Zealand

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $129,933.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Karen Oldfield
    ,
    Dr Irene Braithwaite
    ,
    Professor Richard Beasley
    ,
    Associate Professor Giles Newton-Howes
    ,
    Professor Michelle Glass
    ,
    Mr Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • A mega randomised registry trial comparing two approaches to oxygen therapy

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,438,369.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Diane Mackle
    ,
    Professor Michael Bailey
    ,
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Professor Rinaldo Bellomo
    ,
    Associate Professor Daniel Martin
    ,
    Mr Paul Mouncey
    ,
    Professor Kathryn Rowan
    ,
    Professor David Harrison
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Erythropoietin to improve outcomes for critically ill trauma patients

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,019.50
    Researchers:
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Dr Alex Kazemi
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Associate Professor Ross Freebairn
    ,
    Dr Seton Henderson
    ,
    Professor Ian Civil
    ,
    Associate Professor Craig French
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project
  • RCT budesonide-formoterol vs salbutamol reliever therapy in childhood asthma

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,100.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Richard Beasley
    ,
    Professor Stuart Dalziel
    ,
    Professor Catherine Byrnes
    ,
    Dr David McNamara
    ,
    Dr Irene Braithwaite
    ,
    Professor Dr Alex Semprini
    ,
    Dr Thomas Hills
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Professor Mark Weatherall
    ,
    Dr Andrew Corin
    ,
    Dr Davitt Sheahan
    ,
    Dr Barney Montgomery
    ,
    Professor Andrew Bush
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Cryopreserved vs. Liquid Platelets for Surgical Bleeding (CLIP-II NZ)

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,921.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Shay McGuinness
    ,
    Dr Eileen Gilder
    ,
    Dr Kelly Byrne
    ,
    Dr Richard Charlewood
    ,
    Professor Sean Galvin
    ,
    Dr Katia Hayes
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Dr Sarah Morley
    ,
    Dr Chris Walker
    ,
    Professor Michael Reade
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Clinical trial of COVID-19 treatments for the critically ill

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $169,571.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Thomas Hills
    ,
    Dr Susan Morpeth
    ,
    Professor Richard Beasley
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response 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
  • Optimal antenatal care for Maori women

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Marnie Reinfelds
    Host:
    Te Kupenga Maatauranga o Taranaki Trust
    Proposal type
    Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project Grant
  • Whanau Ora - whanau-centred engagement and provision

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $199,852.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Te Moana Campbell-Knowles
    Host:
    Te Kupenga Maatauranga o Taranaki Trust
    Proposal type
    Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project Grant
  • He Whakaoranga Kia Puta Kia Ora

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $217,860.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Jonathan Kilgour
    Host:
    Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development
    Proposal type
    Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project Grant