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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.
  • Cognitive decline during aging and Alzheimer's: Biomarkers and therapeutic targets

    Year:
    2010
    Approved budget:
    $4,632,232.60
    Researchers:
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE3)

    Year:
    2010
    Approved budget:
    $4,996,275.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Tony Blakely
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • ARCOS IV: measuring and reducing the stroke burden in New Zealand

    Year:
    2010
    Approved budget:
    $4,942,311.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Valery Feigin
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • The Christchurch Health and Development Study - Birth to 35 Years

    Year:
    2011
    Approved budget:
    $3,914,157.00
    Researchers:
    Emeritus Professor John Horwood
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Neural control of fertility

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $4,844,983.64
    Researchers:
    Professor Allan Herbison
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Exploiting the therapeutic potential of viruses

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $4,937,328.63
    Researchers:
    Emeritus Professor Andrew Mercer
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Heart failure: markers and management

    Year:
    2014
    Approved budget:
    $4,980,857.55
    Researchers:
    Professor Mark Richards
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Urate and gout: genetic control, environmental and drug interactions

    Year:
    2014
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,512.05
    Researchers:
    Professor Tony Merriman
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Healthy pregnancy, healthy babies

    Year:
    2014
    Approved budget:
    $4,987,292.85
    Researchers:
    Professor David Grattan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • He Kainga Oranga:translating housing research to practice for children’s health

    Year:
    2015
    Approved budget:
    $4,943,710.12
    Researchers:
    Professor Dr Philippa Howden-Chapman
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Neutrophil oxidants in infection and inflammation

    Year:
    2015
    Approved budget:
    $4,830,606.01
    Researchers:
    Professor Mark Hampton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • p53 and variants in inflammatory disease and cancer

    Year:
    2015
    Approved budget:
    $4,901,861.66
    Researchers:
    Professor Antony Braithwaite
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • BODE3: Modelling preventive interventions to improve health and social outcomes

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $4,945,837.03
    Researchers:
    Professor Nick Wilson
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Harnessing brain mechanisms to tackle Alzheimer’s disease

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $4,933,051.52
    Researchers:
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • The Christchurch Health and Development Study - birth to 40 years

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $5,104,946.54
    Researchers:
    Professor Joseph Boden
    ,
    Dr Toni Pitcher
    ,
    Dr Michaela Pettie
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • A lifecourse study on ageing processes to inform early intervention strategies

    Year:
    2016
    Approved budget:
    $4,994,717.39
    Researchers:
    Professor Richie Poulton
    ,
    Dr Ashleigh Barrett-Young
    ,
    Dr Kirsten Cheyne
    ,
    Professor Gareth Treharne
    ,
    Dr Mihi Ratima
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Reducing the burden of gastric cancer in New Zealand

    Year:
    2017
    Approved budget:
    $4,971,154.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Dr Sheree Gibbs
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Untangling PCOS: Understanding androgen excess and the female brain

    Year:
    2018
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,603.60
    Researchers:
    Professor Rebecca Campbell
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Whakahā o Te Pā Harakeke

    Year:
    2019
    Approved budget:
    $4,949,736.70
    Researchers:
    Professor Janet Hoek
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • 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
  • Measuring and reducing stroke burden in New Zealand

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $4,996,868.45
    Researchers:
    Professor Valery Feigin
    ,
    Professor Rita Krishnamurthi
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Barker-Collo
    ,
    Dr Braden Te Ao
    ,
    Professor Peter Barber
    ,
    Professor Bruce Arroll
    ,
    Professor Daniel Exeter
    ,
    Dr Yogini Ratnasabapathy
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Professor Anna Ranta
    ,
    Dr Hinemoa Elder
    ,
    Dr Priya Parmar
    ,
    Dr Andrew Swain
    ,
    Dr Bronwyn Tunnage
    ,
    Professor El-Shadan Tautolo
    ,
    Professor Craig Anderson
    ,
    Emeritus Professor Amanda Thrift
    ,
    Associate Professor Derrick Bennett
    ,
    Professor Dominique Cadilhac
    ,
    Professor Paul Brown
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Research to maximise the health and wellbeing gains from housing

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $4,996,214.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Nevil Pierse
    ,
    Professor Dr Philippa Howden-Chapman
    ,
    Professor Michael Keall
    ,
    Dr Lucy Telfar-Barnard
    ,
    Dr Elinor Chisholm
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Professor Christopher Cunningham
    ,
    Dr Caroline Halley
    ,
    Dr Lynn Riggs
    ,
    Dr Ramona Tiatia
    ,
    Ms Amber Logan
    ,
    Dr Julie Bennett
    ,
    Dr Kimberley O'Sullivan
    ,
    Dr Sarah Bierre
    ,
    Helen Viggers
    ,
    Kim Nathan
    ,
    Dr Caroline Fyfe
    ,
    Ms Brodie Fraser
    ,
    Ms Jenny Ombler
    ,
    Miss Madeleine White
    ,
    Mr Oliver Robertson
    ,
    Ms Clare Aspinall
    ,
    Ms Wei Zhang
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Reducing the burden of osteoarthritis in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,268.10
    Researchers:
    Professor J Abbott
    ,
    Dr Ross Wilson
    ,
    Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell
    ,
    Professor Jacquie Kidd
    ,
    Dr Ricky Bell
    ,
    Professor Søren Skou
    ,
    Dr Kirsten Smiler
    ,
    Professor Timothy Stokes
    ,
    Dr Yana Pryymachenko
    ,
    Dr Philippa Nicolson
    ,
    Professor David Gwynne-Jones
    ,
    Ms Angeline Tangiora
    ,
    Professor Peter Choong
    ,
    Professor Kim Bennell
    ,
    Professor Rachelle Buchbinder
    ,
    Professor Deborah Marshall
    ,
    Professor Michelle Dowsey
    ,
    Dr Jackie Whittaker
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Strategies to improve gout management in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $4,998,486.21
    Researchers:
    Professor Lisa Stamp
    ,
    Dr Leanne Te Karu
    ,
    Professor Nicola Dalbeth
    ,
    Professor Christopher Frampton
    ,
    Professor Keith Petrie
    ,
    Professor Carlo Marra
    ,
    Professor Anthony Kettle
    ,
    Dr Nicholas Magon
    ,
    Assistant Professor Daniel Wright
    ,
    Mr Suli Tuitaupe
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Taunakitanga Takitini: reframing self-management support for all in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,810.53
    Researchers:
    Professor Leigh Hale
    ,
    Mrs Bernadette Jones
    ,
    Dr Ofa Dewes
    ,
    Dr Mandy Wilkinson
    ,
    Dr Shirley Keown
    ,
    Mr Reweti Ropiha
    ,
    Dr Glenn Doherty
    ,
    Associate Professor Brigit Mirfin-Veitch
    ,
    Dr Tristram Ingham
    ,
    Professor Pauline Norris
    ,
    Associate Professor Meredith Perry
    ,
    Associate Professor Eileen McKinlay
    ,
    Dr Henrietta Trip
    ,
    Professor Kate Diesfeld
    ,
    Professor Nancy Longnecker
    ,
    Dr Robbie Francis Watene
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Investigating the functions of p53 isoforms and their clinical translation

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,700.81
    Researchers:
    Professor Antony Braithwaite
    ,
    Associate Professor Tania Slatter
    ,
    Professor Cristin Print
    ,
    Professor Ian Hermans
    ,
    Dr Sunali Mehta
    ,
    Dr Cath Drummond
    ,
    Professor Brett Delahunt
    ,
    Dr Deborah Wright
    ,
    Associate Professor Amir Zarrabi
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Whakatipu Rakatira: improving sleep as a vehicle to grow healthy future leaders

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,677.36
    Researchers:
    Professor Rachael Taylor
    ,
    Dr Justine Camp
    ,
    Associate Professor Jillian Haszard
    ,
    Professor Barbara Galland
    ,
    Associate Professor Deirdre Brown
    ,
    Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
    ,
    Mr Stuart McDonald
    ,
    Dr Kim Meredith-Jones
    ,
    Rosalie Jackson
    ,
    Ms Takiwai Russell-Camp
    ,
    Professor Tracey Signal
    ,
    Dr Mohamed Alansari
    ,
    Dr Nicola Ludin
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Diabetes and Obesity Sandpit Networking Grant Application

    Year:
    2011
    Approved budget:
    $11,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Tony Merriman
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Networking Grant
  • Singapore Networking Grant

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $9,110.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Madhav Bhatia
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Networking Grant
  • Singapore Networking Grant

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $9,800.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Julia Horsfield
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Networking Grant
  • Singapore Networking Grant

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $4,700.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Igor Meglinski
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Networking Grant
  • Singapore Networking Grant

    Year:
    2012
    Approved budget:
    $8,348.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Jim Mann
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Networking Grant