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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.
  • 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
  • Fertility and IVF and IUI trial in couples with uneXplained infertility (FIIX)

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,812.15
    Researchers:
    Professor Cindy Farquhar
    ,
    Dr Lynn Sadler
    ,
    Dr Richard Edlin
    ,
    Dr Jack Wilkinson
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Breastfeeding support for whanau Maori: The Northland experience

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $10,000.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Carmen Timu-Parata
    ,
    Dr Amanda Kvalsvig
    ,
    Dr Zoe Tipa
    ,
    Mrs Belinda Tuari-Toma
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • 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
  • Treatment of GABAergic interneuron dysfunction in preterm brain injury

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,186,646.95
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Justin Dean
    ,
    Post Doctoral Fellow
    ,
    Professor Alistair Gunn
    ,
    Professor Laura Bennet
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Ketamine therapy for neurotic disorders: Is there a single mechanism?

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,438,829.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Glue
    ,
    Dr Shona Neehoff
    ,
    Professor Neil McNaughton
    ,
    Associate Professor Natalie Medlicott
    ,
    Dr Ben Beaglehole
    ,
    Dr Calvin Young
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Genetic discoveries for unsolved developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,869.65
    Researchers:
    Professor Lynette Sadleir
    ,
    Professor Melanie Bahlo
    ,
    Professor Ingrid Scheffer
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Can love break your heart? Oxytocin makes the failing heart skip a beat!

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,198,648.20
    Researchers:
    Professor Daryl Schwenke
    ,
    Professor Colin Brown
    ,
    Associate Professor Karl Iremonger
    ,
    Associate Professor Regis Lamberts
    ,
    Dr Rachael Augustine
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Zoledronic acid and fracture prevention in early postmenopausal women

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,192,556.85
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Mark Bolland
    ,
    Dr Deborah Schlichting
    ,
    Mr Gregory Gamble
    ,
    Dr Anne Horne
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Grey
    ,
    Professor Ian Reid
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • The Metformin Aneurysm Trial

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,325,323.50
    Researchers:
    Professor Greg Jones
    ,
    Professor Justin Roake
    ,
    Dr Manar Khashram
    ,
    Mrs Jo Krysa
    ,
    Dr Andrew Hill
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Professor Dr Jonathan Golledge
    ,
    Professor Bruce Neal
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Seeking the transport sweet spot: health, equity and zero carbon

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,695.10
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Caroline Shaw
    ,
    Dr Anja Mizdrak
    ,
    Dr Melissa McLeod
    ,
    Associate Professor Rhys Jones
    ,
    Professor Alistair Woodward
    ,
    Professor Tony Blakely
    ,
    Dr Linda Cobiac
    ,
    Mr Edward Randal
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Dying as a health and social justice issue: exploring the impact of deprivation

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.15
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Jackie Robinson
    ,
    Ms Ying Huang
    ,
    Professor Merryn Gott
    ,
    Professor Daniel Exeter
    ,
    Dr Jinfeng Zhao
    ,
    Dr Andrew Old
    ,
    Associate Professor Janine Wiles
    ,
    Ms Stella Black
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Respiratory modulated pacing to improve outcomes in heart failure

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,191,072.60
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Rohit Ramchandra
    ,
    Professor Julian Paton
    ,
    Associate Professor Nigel Lever
    ,
    Dr Julia Shanks
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Implementing high intensity interval training in school

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,362,262.45
    Researchers:
    Professor Nigel Harris
    ,
    Associate Professor Jillian Haszard
    ,
    Dr Isaac Warbrick
    ,
    Professor David Lubans
    ,
    Professor Rachael Taylor
    ,
    Dr Denise Atkins
    ,
    Professor Alex Parker
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Project
  • 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
  • Enhancing Spontaneous Recovery after Stroke Study (ESPRESSo)

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,421,459.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Winston Byblow
    ,
    Professor John Krakauer
    ,
    Professor Cathy Stinear
    ,
    Professor Peter Barber
    ,
    Dr Arier Lee
    ,
    Assistant Professor Tomoko Kitago
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • BIONIC2: TBI incidence, causes, costs over time and service access in New Zealand

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,192,610.30
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Kelly Jones
    ,
    Professor Alice Theadom
    ,
    Dr Braden Te Ao
    ,
    Dr Shanthi Ameratunga
    ,
    Dr Priya Parmar
    ,
    Professor Nicola Starkey
    ,
    Dr Laura Wilkinson-Meyers
    ,
    Professor Valery Feigin
    ,
    Dr Irene Zeng
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A novel marker to assess cardiac ischemia and outcomes

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,182,419.10
    Researchers:
    Professor Chris Pemberton
    ,
    Associate Professor Philip Adamson
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Reducing antibiotic usage in people with self-limiting viral illness

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,517.40
    Researchers:
    Dr Stephen Ritchie
    ,
    Associate Professor Mark Thomas
    ,
    Ms Susan Reid
    ,
    Dr Sandra Thaggard
    ,
    Professor Robyn Whittaker
    ,
    Dr Lily Fraser
    ,
    Dr Amy Chan
    ,
    Dr Arier Lee
    ,
    Dr Emma Best
    ,
    Professor Bruce Arroll
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Turning off the cellular energy supply to treat osteoarthritis

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,180,501.60
    Researchers:
    Dr Raewyn Poulsen
    ,
    Dr Jade Tamatea
    ,
    Professor Nicola Dalbeth
    ,
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    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
  • Meeting physical health care needs of people with mental illness or addiction

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,187,682.15
    Researchers:
    Dr Ruth Cunningham
    ,
    Dr Deborah Peterson
    ,
    Dr Helen Lockett
    ,
    Dr Sheree Gibb
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Professor Dr Susanna Every-Palmer
    ,
    Associate Professor Cameron Lacey
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Time for destruction - switching immune responses off

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,197,433.37
    Researchers:
    Professor Catherine Day
    ,
    Dr Adam Middleton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • A novel therapeutic to protect hearts in acute ischaemic procedures

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,143,638.85
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Ivan Sammut
    ,
    Professor David Larsen
    ,
    Dr Joanne Harrison
    ,
    Professor Sean Galvin
    ,
    Associate Professor Max Berry
    ,
    Professor Gerard Wilkins
    ,
    Dr Sean Coffey
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Impact of multimorbidity on CVD risk prediction and management in primary care

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,047,796.65
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Susan Wells
    ,
    Dr Claris Chung
    ,
    Associate Professor Katrina Poppe
    ,
    Dr Vanessa Selak
    ,
    Dr Allan Moffitt
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Dr Ruth Teh
    ,
    Ms Catherine Choi
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Novel potential anti-arrhythmic target

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,171,620.25
    Researchers:
    Professor Julian Paton
    ,
    Professor David Paterson
    ,
    Associate Professor Rohit Ramchandra
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • ACHIEVE - New Zealand

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,061,052.65
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Janak de Zoysa
    ,
    Dr Kannaiyan Rabindranath
    ,
    Dr Joanne O'Riordan
    ,
    Melissa Spooner
    ,
    Liz Berry
    ,
    Lynnette Knuth
    ,
    Mary Baker
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    ,
    Dr Tracey Putt
    ,
    Dr Norman Panlilio
    ,
    Dr Adam Mullan
    ,
    Associate Professor Michael Walsh
    ,
    Professor Martin Gallagher
    Host:
    Te Whatu Ora - Waitematā
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Tackling the vicious circle of dry eye disease

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,195,446.80
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor llva Rupenthal
    ,
    Professor Jennifer Craig
    ,
    Dr Stuti Misra
    ,
    Dr Priyanka Agarwal
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    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
  • 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
  • Role of ryanodine receptors in Alzheimer’s disease

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,189,936.70
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Peter Jones
    ,
    Associate Professor Karl Iremonger
    ,
    Dr Laura Gumy
    ,
    Dr Shane Ohline
    ,
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    ,
    Professor William Louch
    Host:
    University of Otago
    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
  • 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
  • He Toa Taumata Rau - the many resting places of courage

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $10,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Tepora Emery
    ,
    Dr Heather Hamerton
    Host:
    Te Pūkenga - Toi Ohomai
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • Galvanic vestibular stimulation as a treatment for neurological disorders

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,188,357.10
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Smith
    ,
    Post Doctoral Fellow
    ,
    Associate Professor Yiwen Zheng
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Wellbeing and the precariat: How does it work in everyday life?

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,180,503.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Jarrod Haar
    ,
    Masters Student 3
    ,
    Dr Rand Hazou
    ,
    Dr Shiloh Groot
    ,
    Professor Darrin Hodgetts
    ,
    Professor Stuart Carr
    ,
    Professor James Liu
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Project