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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.
  • Cancer targeted bioorthogonal prodrugs

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,997.45
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Allan Gamble
    ,
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Professor Sarah Hook
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Stepped rehabilitation for people with persistent shoulder pain

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,187,250.64
    Researchers:
    Professor Gisela Sole
    ,
    Associate Professor Nicola Swain
    ,
    Dr Margie Olds
    ,
    Dr Ricky Bell
    ,
    Dr Ari Samaranayaka
    ,
    Associate Professor Trudy Sullivan
    ,
    Professor Jean-Sebastien Roy
    ,
    Professor François Desmeules
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Establishment of a new molecular target for arrhythmias and heart failure

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,100.32
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Peter Jones
    ,
    Professor Daryl Schwenke
    ,
    Dr Rachael Augustine
    ,
    Miss Ute Zellhuber-McMillan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Hinapōuri ki Hīnātore: Improving mental health outcomes and services

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,861.78
    Researchers:
    Professor Sarah Derrett
    ,
    Professor Emma Wyeth
    ,
    Ms Adell Cox
    ,
    Ms Melanie Green
    ,
    Associate Professor Cameron Lacey
    ,
    Mr Johnnie Potiki
    ,
    Ms Brooke Craik
    ,
    Dr Ari Samaranayaka
    ,
    Dr Brett Maclennan
    ,
    Dr Karyn Maclennan
    ,
    Dr Ruth Cunningham
    ,
    Associate Professor Trudy Sullivan
    ,
    Dr Helen Owen
    ,
    Miss Vicky Nelson
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Identifying epigenetic markers for early detection of colorectal cancer

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,979.13
    Researchers:
    Dr Euan Rodger
    ,
    Associate Professor Aniruddha Chatterjee
    ,
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Dr Peter Stockwell
    ,
    Dr Matthew Parry
    ,
    Ms Takiwai Russell-Camp
    ,
    Professor John McCall
    ,
    Associate Professor Sharon Pattison
    ,
    Dr Jason Hill
    ,
    Dr Srikantaiah Manjunatha
    ,
    Professor Christopher Jackson
    ,
    Professor Mark Molloy
    ,
    Professor Stephen Clarke
    ,
    Professor Thomas Hugh
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Relaxed quality control: how rogue AS-NMD drives cancer evolution

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,184,999.89
    Researchers:
    Dr Sunali Mehta
    ,
    Dr Debina Sarkar
    ,
    Dr Glen Reid
    ,
    Dr Magdalena Ratajska
    ,
    Professor Antony Braithwaite
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Identifying central therapeutic targets in polycystic ovary syndrome

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,920.56
    Researchers:
    Professor Rebecca Campbell
    ,
    Dr Kelly Glendining
    ,
    Dr Rachel Sizemore
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Curbing the reproductive hormonal axis to control PCOS

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,989.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Greg Anderson
    ,
    Dr Caroline Decourt
    ,
    Professor Rebecca Campbell
    ,
    Dr Rachel Sizemore
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A molecular triage test to reduce colposcopy referrals after HPV testing

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,987.46
    Researchers:
    Professor Merilyn Hibma
    ,
    Associate Professor Peter Sykes
    ,
    Mr Gregory Gimenez
    ,
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Dr Glen Reid
    ,
    Mr Andrew Gray
    ,
    Associate Professor Marion Saville
    ,
    Associate Professor David Hawkes
    ,
    Dr Martha Nicholson
    ,
    Mr Matthew Bennett
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Understanding inequitable tuberculosis transmission in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,180,728.72
    Researchers:
    Dr Htin Lin Aung
    ,
    Dr Anneka Anderson
    ,
    Dr Veronica Playle
    ,
    Mr Gregory Gimenez
    ,
    Mr Sakiusa Baleivanualala
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Targeting microbial energetics to achieve a rapid cure for tuberculosis

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,908.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Kurt Krause
    ,
    Professor Gregory Cook
    ,
    Associate Professor Allan Gamble
    ,
    Dr Ashley Campbell
    ,
    Miss Thomasin Brind
    ,
    Dr Matthew McNeil
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A role for p53 isoform Δ133p53 in the progression of inflammatory bowel disease

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,998.83
    Researchers:
    Professor Antony Braithwaite
    ,
    Dr Kunyu Li
    ,
    Professor Dr Michael Schultz
    ,
    Dr Sunali Mehta
    ,
    Dr Tamara Glyn
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Targeting the tumour microenvironment to improve outcomes in rectal cancer

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.14
    Researchers:
    Dr Rachel Purcell
    ,
    Professor Francis Frizelle
    ,
    Dr Kirsty Danielson
    ,
    Dr Barry Hock
    ,
    Professor Alexander Heriot
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    ,
    Dr Shaun Costello
    ,
    Dr Arielle Sulit
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • IMPEDE-PKD: Metformin to protect kidney function in polycystic kidney disease

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,999.74
    Researchers:
    Professor Dr Suetonia Green
    ,
    Professor Andrew Mallett
    ,
    Dr Luke Wilson
    ,
    Professor David Johnson
    ,
    Dr Tania Huria
    ,
    Professor Rachael Walker
    ,
    Dr Michael Collins
    ,
    Dr Adam Mullan
    ,
    Ms Jasjot Maggo
    ,
    Dr Gabor Mihala
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Connected: Who benefits from online delivery of mental disorder treatment?

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,846.30
    Researchers:
    Dr Charlene Rapsey
    ,
    Dr Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle
    ,
    Dr Mele Taumoepeau
    ,
    Associate Professor Damian Scarf
    ,
    Dr Amanda Clifford
    ,
    Professor Robin Turner
    ,
    Associate Professor Cameron Lacey
    ,
    Dr Sarah Fortune
    ,
    Professor Kate Scott
    ,
    Professor Ronald Kessler
    ,
    Professor Pim Cuijpers
    ,
    Dr Corina Benjet
    ,
    Professor Jason Bantjes
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Fighting leukaemia colonisation of the haematopoietic niche

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,340.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Julia Horsfield
    ,
    Dr Jisha Antony
    ,
    Professor Dr Stefan Bohlander
    ,
    Dr Andy Wood
    ,
    Dr Robyn Lints
    ,
    Mr Gregory Gimenez
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Effect of an Aotearoa NZ Diet for metabolic health on the gut microbiome

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,174,971.92
    Researchers:
    Professor Nicole Roy
    ,
    Professor Mike Taylor
    ,
    Dr Tommi Vatanen
    ,
    Dr Meika Foster
    ,
    Professor Richard Gearry
    ,
    Professor Jeremy Krebs
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Ketamine versus Ketamine plus Behavioural Activation Therapy for Depression

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $1,194,434.97
    Researchers:
    Dr Ben Beaglehole
    ,
    Professor Richard Porter
    ,
    Professor Paul Glue
    ,
    Assistant Professor Katie Douglas
    ,
    Associate Professor Cameron Lacey
    ,
    Dr Charlotte Mentzel
    ,
    Miss Bridgette Thwaites
    ,
    Associate Professor Jennifer Jordan
    ,
    Professor Greg Murray
    ,
    Dr Jenni Manuel
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project