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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.

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  • Psychological effects of the March 15 Mosque attacks

    Year:
    2019
    Approved budget:
    $686,969.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Caroline Bell
    ,
    Professor Richard Porter
    ,
    Professor Joseph Boden
    ,
    Professor Philip Schluter
    ,
    Dr Shaystah Dean
    ,
    Ms Rachel Day-Brown
    ,
    Dr Ruqayya Sulaiman-Hill
    Host:
    University of Otago
    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

  • The growing crisis of diabetes and cancer co-occurrence

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $799,777.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Jason Gurney
    ,
    Professor Ross Lawrenson
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Dr Chunhuan Lao
    ,
    Dr Andrea Teng
    ,
    Associate Professor Bridget Robson
    ,
    Ms Jeannine Stairmand
    ,
    Professor Jeremy Krebs
    ,
    Professor Jonathan Koea
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Novel targets to enhance axonal repair after spinal cord injury

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,242.48
    Researchers:
    Dr Laura Gumy
    ,
    Dr Simon O'Carroll
    ,
    Professor Peter Fineran
    ,
    Dr Torsten Kleffmann
    ,
    Dr Melissa Andrews
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Improving genetic diagnosis for tamariki in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,920.35
    Researchers:
    Professor Stephen Robertson
    ,
    Associate Professor Phillip Wilcox
    ,
    Professor Melanie Bahlo
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Parkinson's in New Zealand: Genes and environmental exposures

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,252.93
    Researchers:
    Dr Toni Pitcher
    ,
    Dr Daniel Myall
    ,
    Professor Martin Kennedy
    ,
    Dr Alastair Noyce
    ,
    Dr Mark Simpson
    ,
    Professor Tim Anderson
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Measuring and boosting waning immunity to measles in young adults

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,163,259.24
    Researchers:
    Professor Peter McIntyre
    ,
    Professor James Ussher
    ,
    Dr Emma Best
    ,
    Dr Rob Van Binnendijk
    ,
    Dr Andrew Anglemyer
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Utilisation and safety of ondansetron during pregnancy: a national cohort study

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,993.62
    Researchers:
    Professor Lianne Parkin
    ,
    Dr Sarah Donald
    ,
    Professor Katrina Sharples
    ,
    Mr David Barson
    ,
    Dr Leanne Te Karu
    ,
    Dr Karyn Maclennan
    ,
    Mrs Diana Phone
    ,
    Ms Hedwig van Asten
    ,
    Associate Professor Michael Stitely
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Aetiology-focused treatment: a new paradigm for empiric pneumonia treatment

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,192,690.68
    Researchers:
    Dr Michael Maze
    ,
    Dr Amy Scott-Thomas
    ,
    Professor David Murdoch
    ,
    Professor Steve Chambers
    ,
    Dr Catherina Chang
    ,
    Professor Bob Hancox
    ,
    Dr Susan Morpeth
    ,
    Dr Susan Taylor
    ,
    Dr Jonathan Williman
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Targeted drug delivery to the stomach

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,191,527.07
    Researchers:
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Associate Professor Allan Gamble
    ,
    Dr Jessica Fairhall
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Measuring the health state preferences of New Zealanders

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,167,512.17
    Researchers:
    Dr Ross Wilson
    ,
    Professor J Abbott
    ,
    Associate Professor Richard Norman
    ,
    Professor John Brazier
    ,
    Mrs Chae Simpson
    ,
    Dr Jacqueline Cumming
    ,
    Professor Jennifer Roberts
    ,
    Dr Ricky Bell
    ,
    Dr Kirsten Smiler
    ,
    Dr Kathryn Rollo
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Visualising and controlling the cause of hot flushes at menopause

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,704.33
    Researchers:
    Professor David Grattan
    ,
    Dr Jenny Clarkson
    ,
    Dr Sharon Ladyman
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • A novel brain pathway involved in pathogenesis of obesity and type-2 diabetes

    Year:
    2021
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,664.97
    Researchers:
    Professor David Grattan
    ,
    Dr Mohammed Rizwan
    ,
    Associate Professor Alexander Tups
    ,
    Professor Peter Shepherd
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • The impact of nitrate in drinking water on preterm birth

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,508.73
    Researchers:
    Dr Tim Chambers
    ,
    Professor Simon Hales
    ,
    Mrs Mereana Wilson-Rooy
    ,
    Associate Professor Max Berry
    ,
    Dr Chris Daughney
    ,
    Professor Nevil Pierse
    ,
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrea 't Mannetje
    ,
    Dr Alice Hyun Min Kim
    ,
    Dr Farnaz Pourzand
    ,
    Frank Dean
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Novel biomarker validation to guide treatment in inflammatory bowel disease

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,994.38
    Researchers:
    Professor Richard Gearry
    ,
    Professor Anthony Kettle
    ,
    Dr Clarence Kerrison
    ,
    Dr James Fulforth
    ,
    Professor Andrew Day
    ,
    Professor Christopher Frampton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Genomic epidemiology of human respiratory viruses in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,196,858.43
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Jemma Geoghegan
    ,
    Dr Joep de Ligt
    ,
    Ms Lauren Jelley
    ,
    Dr Xiaoyun Ren
    ,
    Dr Sue Huang
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Dr David Welch
    ,
    Professor Nigel French
    ,
    Professor David Murdoch
    ,
    Professor Colin Simpson
    ,
    Professor Edward Holmes
    ,
    Professor Nikki Turner
    ,
    Dr David Winter
    ,
    Professor Dr Jing Wang
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Neuron-glia regulation of plasticity in health and neuroinflammatory diseases

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,310.48
    Researchers:
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    ,
    Dr Shruthi Sateesh
    ,
    Professor Anne La Flamme
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Whiria te tāngata: Out-of-home mobility of Māori and non-Māori over 65 (NZPATHS)

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,285.40
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Rebecca McLean
    ,
    Professor Dr Sue Crengle
    ,
    Dr Rachel Brown
    ,
    Professor Jennie Connor
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM
    ,
    Professor Emeritus Jean Shope
    ,
    Associate Professor Joanne Taylor
    ,
    Associate Professor Claire Cameron
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Development of rifampicin as a dry powder inhaler for tuberculosis

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,086,230.65
    Researchers:
    Dr Jack Dummer
    ,
    Associate Professor Shyamal Das
    ,
    Professor Philip Hill
    ,
    Dr Bachti Alisjahbana
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Improving genetic health through RNA diagnostics

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,190,889.97
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Logan Walker
    ,
    Associate Professor Amanda Spurdle
    ,
    Dr Grace Walker
    ,
    Professor Bridget Robinson
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    ,
    Dr Richard King
    ,
    Dr Vanessa Lau
    ,
    Dr Michaela Pettie
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Bringing precision to the diagnosis of complex neurodevelopmental disorders

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,831.41
    Researchers:
    Professor Stephen Robertson
    ,
    Dr Laura Gumy
    ,
    Associate Professor Phillip Wilcox
    ,
    Professor Magdalena Goetz
    ,
    Professor Paul Lockhart
    ,
    Professor Rick Leventer
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Hormones and mood: Imaging the impact of obesity on maternal neural circuitry

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,908.32
    Researchers:
    Dr Rosemary Brown
    ,
    Professor David Grattan
    ,
    Isaiah Cheong
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Activity of orexigenic AgRP neurons during pregnancy and lactation

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,681.24
    Researchers:
    Dr Sharon Ladyman
    ,
    Professor David Grattan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Immune cells, bacteria and epithelium in Crohn's disease patients

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,190,405.53
    Researchers:
    Professor Roslyn Kemp
    ,
    Professor Dr Michael Schultz
    ,
    Dr Safina Gadeock
    ,
    Dr Xochitl Morgan
    ,
    Dr Andrew Highton
    ,
    Dr Ella Iosua
    ,
    Dr Lisa Fan
    ,
    Professor Robin Turner
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Evaluating a bedside high-sensitivity troponin within a rural chest pain pathway

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,642.01
    Researchers:
    Dr Rory Miller
    ,
    Professor Garry Nixon
    ,
    Dr Martin Than
    ,
    Professor John Pickering
    ,
    Associate Professor Rawiri Keenan
    ,
    Professor Timothy Stokes
    ,
    Dr Katharina Blattner
    ,
    Dr Jesse Whitehead
    ,
    Dr Marc Gutenstein
    ,
    Dr Joel Pirini
    ,
    Mr Talis Liepins
    ,
    Associate Professor Gerard Devlin
    ,
    Mrs Michelle Smith
    ,
    Mr Tim Norman
    ,
    Dr Jack Haywood
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Role of polarized exocyosis in infection of host cells by pathogenic E. coli

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,984.57
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Keith Ireton
    ,
    Associate Professor Joanna Kirman
    ,
    Associate Professor Mihnea Bostina
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • A single-cell transcriptomic approach to gastric cancer heterogeneity

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,413.46
    Researchers:
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Professor Michael Black
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Targeting metabolic dysregulation to eradicate drug resistant M. tuberculosis

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,544.36
    Researchers:
    Dr Matthew McNeil
    ,
    Associate Professor Michael Berney
    ,
    Professor Mark Hampton
    ,
    Professor Gregory Cook
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • WNT signalling - a matter of degradation

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,533.94
    Researchers:
    Professor Catherine Day
    ,
    Professor Julia Horsfield
    ,
    Associate Professor Peter Mace
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Understanding the impact of rurality on health outcomes and healthcare delivery

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,916.05
    Researchers:
    Professor Garry Nixon
    ,
    Associate Professor Gabrielle Davie
    ,
    Professor Dr Sue Crengle
    ,
    Dr Jesse Whitehead
    ,
    Professor Ross Lawrenson
    ,
    Dr Rachel Thomson
    ,
    Dr Jason Tuhoe
    ,
    Ms June Atkinson
    ,
    Mr Brandon de Graaf
    ,
    Professor Peter Crampton
    ,
    Dr Allamanda Faatoese
    ,
    Mr Talis Liepins
    ,
    Mr William Leung
    ,
    Dr Katharina Blattner
    ,
    Dr Rory Miller
    ,
    Professor Timothy Stokes
    ,
    Mrs Michelle Smith
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • A dual-safety system to promote CAR T cell activation and migration

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,975.45
    Researchers:
    Professor Alexander McLellan
    ,
    Professor Phil Darcy
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Hormone-induced adaptations in respiratory function during pregnancy

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,969.09
    Researchers:
    Professor David Grattan
    ,
    Professor Julian Paton
    ,
    Dr Teodora Georgescu
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • PDE9: inhibition in experimental MI and plasma levels in human heart disease

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,194,867.49
    Researchers:
    Professor Christopher Charles
    ,
    Dr Nicola Scott
    ,
    Dr Lynley Lewis
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Urban farm-like dust: microbial origin and protective effects on later asthma

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,196,993.73
    Researchers:
    Dr Caroline Halley
    ,
    Professor Julian Crane
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Dr Nick Waipara
    ,
    Professor Nevil Pierse
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Professor Dr Philippa Howden-Chapman
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynn McBain
    ,
    Dr Collin Brooks
    ,
    Dr Marine Corbin
    ,
    Dr Pirkka Kirjavainen
    ,
    Dr Steven Taylor
    ,
    Mrs Phillipa Barnes
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Blood-based biomarkers of dementia in a longitudinal birth cohort

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.11
    Researchers:
    Dr Ashleigh Barrett-Young
    ,
    Professor Richie Poulton
    ,
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    ,
    Dr Brigid Ryan
    ,
    Dr Erin Cawston
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

  • Towards tuberculosis elimination for Māori

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,135,327.38
    Researchers:
    Professor Philip Hill
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Dr Amy Jones
    ,
    Dr Susan McAllister
    ,
    Dr Htin Lin Aung
    ,
    Dr Karyn Maclennan
    ,
    Ms Siobhan Uruamo
    ,
    Dr Ron Hayudini
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project

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