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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.
  • Te Maramatanga: how education positively affects Maori health over time

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $354,512.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Reremoana Theodore
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Erihapeti Rehu-Murchie Fellowship
  • Māmā e Mamia - piloting a marae-based wellbeing model for pēpi and māmā Māori

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $328,467.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Aria Graham
    ,
    Dr Amohia Boulton
    ,
    Professor Denise Wilson
    Host:
    Whakauae Research Services/Taku Mamia Trust
    Proposal type
    Erihapeti Rehu-Murchie Fellowship
  • Immunology of allergic diseases

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,795.70
    Researchers:
    Professor Graham Le Gros
    Host:
    Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Effective interventions and policies to improve population nutrition and health

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $4,992,336.04
    Researchers:
    Professor Cliona Ni Mhurchu
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Rational design of kinase inhibitors to target cancer

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $4,923,458.32
    Researchers:
    Professor William Denny
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    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
  • Mapping determinants of arrhythmia in structural heart disease

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $4,993,668.82
    Researchers:
    Professor Peter Hunter
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    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
  • Biomarker-guided drug targeting of the tumour microenvironment in radiotherapy

    Year:
    2014
    Approved budget:
    $4,918,967.83
    Researchers:
    Emeritus Professor William Wilson
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    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
  • 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
  • Regulation of lens water transport: A strategy to treat presbyopia and cataract

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $4,936,997.70
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Donaldson
    ,
    Mr Marvin Tang
    ,
    Mr Wilson Pan
    ,
    Dr Renita Martis
    ,
    Dr Yadi Chen
    ,
    Dr Julie Lim
    ,
    Dr Angus Grey
    ,
    Dr Ehsan Vaghefi
    ,
    Professor Charles McGhee ONZM
    ,
    Professor Dr Zimei Wu
    ,
    Associate Professor llva Rupenthal
    ,
    Dr Bianca Heilman
    ,
    Assistant Professor Marco Ruggeri
    ,
    Dr Nicholas Demarais
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Investigation of cardiovascular pathology in the Emergency Department

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $713,272.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Martin Than
    Host:
    Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury / Te Tai o Poutini West Coast
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Paediatric emergency research

    Year:
    2013
    Approved budget:
    $766,067.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Stuart Dalziel
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • A novel biosynthetic tissue substitute for transplantation

    Year:
    2014
    Approved budget:
    $500,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Dipika Patel
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Use of EpiNet platform for clinical trials & epidemiological studies in epilepsy

    Year:
    2014
    Approved budget:
    $905,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Peter Bergin
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Improving outcomes for children and adolescents with diabetes

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $896,261.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Craig Jefferies
    ,
    Professor Alistair Gunn
    ,
    Professor Wayne Cutfield
    ,
    Dr Martin de Bock
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Improving care and outcomes for babies at risk of brain injury

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $823,756.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Malcolm Battin
    ,
    Professor Alistair Gunn
    ,
    Dr Lynn Sadler
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Stott
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship