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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.
  • Do locality network partnerships improve health system performance and outcomes?

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,511.44
    Researchers:
    Professor Timothy Stokes
    ,
    Professor Robin Gauld
    ,
    Dr Carol Atmore
    ,
    Dr Erin Penno
    ,
    Professor Joanne Baxter
    ,
    Mr Andrew Gray
    ,
    Dr Bryan Betty
    ,
    Mrs Lisa Gestro
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • A clinical:research alliance for diagnosing genetic disorders in New Zealand

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $599,939.44
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Louise Bicknell
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Consolidator Grant
  • Scoping an online ‘research ready’ lifestyle programme for type-2 diabetes

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Grant Schofield
    ,
    Associate Professor Caryn Zinn
    ,
    Dr Catherine Crofts
    ,
    Dr Glen Davies
    ,
    Dr Louise Schofield
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Improving blood safety and donor selection

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,398,606.85
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Peter Saxton
    ,
    Professor Patricia Priest
    ,
    Dr Susan McAllister
    ,
    Dr Stephen Ritchie
    ,
    Dr Janine Paynter
    ,
    Dr Sarah Morley
    ,
    Dr Jason Myers
    ,
    Mr Mark Fisher
    ,
    Mr Kevin Haunui
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Reflecting informed choice in population screening: Progressing equity

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $27,575.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Sara Filoche
    ,
    Dr Fiona Cram MNZM
    ,
    Dr Angela Beard
    ,
    Professor Emeritus Peter Stone
    ,
    Dr Jeanne Snelling
    ,
    Dr Christina Buchanan
    ,
    Professor Kevin Dew
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Cryopreserved vs. Liquid Platelets for Surgical Bleeding (CLIP-II NZ)

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,921.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Shay McGuinness
    ,
    Dr Eileen Gilder
    ,
    Dr Kelly Byrne
    ,
    Dr Richard Charlewood
    ,
    Professor Sean Galvin
    ,
    Dr Katia Hayes
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Dr Sarah Morley
    ,
    Dr Chris Walker
    ,
    Professor Michael Reade
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Assessing the oral health sector’s organisational commitment to equity

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $29,879.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Moira Smith
    ,
    Mr Justin Wall
    ,
    Dr Virginia Signal
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Developing a pathway of care for carpal tunnel syndrome

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $59,769.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Miranda Buhler
    Host:
    Te Whatu Ora - Southern
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Development Award
  • CT to reduce invasive coronary angiography in acute coronary syndrome

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,331,290.62
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Philip Adamson
    ,
    Professor Christopher Frampton
    ,
    Associate Professor Gerard Devlin
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    ,
    Dr Martin Than
    ,
    Dr Ian Ternouth
    ,
    Professor John Pickering
    ,
    Dr Anthony Kueh
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Improved Surgical Scheduling Software

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $213,033.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Thomas Adams
    ,
    Associate Professor Michael O'Sullivan
    ,
    Dr Cameron Walker
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Precision Driven Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Looking at the placenta through a detailed lens: relating anatomy to function

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $595,830.35
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Alys Clark
    ,
    Professor Emeritus Peter Stone
    ,
    Dr Joanna James
    ,
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Consolidator Grant
  • Vaccine development: upping the ante

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $596,504.10
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Bridget Stocker
    ,
    Dr Emma Dangerfield
    ,
    Associate Professor Mattie Timmer
    ,
    Professor Sho Yamasaki
    ,
    Dr Kensuke Shibata
    ,
    Dr Jacelyn Loh
    ,
    Professor Thomas Proft
    ,
    Professor Dr Ulrich Maus
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Consolidator Grant
  • Improving primary care service delivery for those impacted by violence

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,996.60
    Researchers:
    Professor Jane Koziol-McLain
    ,
    Dr Claire Gear
    ,
    Dr Elizabeth Eppel
    ,
    Professor Kelsey Hegarty
    ,
    Dr Clare Healy
    ,
    Dr Anna Rolleston
    ,
    Ms Hazel Hape
    ,
    Dr Claire Isham
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Intervening in sleep to improve perinatal mental health outcomes

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $29,964.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Tracey Signal
    ,
    Dr Bronwyn Sweeney
    ,
    Associate Professor Mark Huthwaite
    ,
    Dr Clare Ladyman
    ,
    Professor Christopher Cunningham
    ,
    Mrs Hannah Mooney
    ,
    Associate Professor Katherine Sharkey
    ,
    Associate Professor Bei Bei
    ,
    Associate Professor Tupa'ilevaililigi Ridvan Firestone
    ,
    Dr Tanya Wright
    ,
    Professor Jane Fisher
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Access to medicines: Exploring lived experience to inform policies and programmes

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,349,520.56
    Researchers:
    Professor Pauline Norris
    ,
    Ms Sandy Bhawan
    ,
    Professor Rosalina Richards
    ,
    Dr Lauralie Richard
    ,
    Dr Vanda Symon
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Reducing inequities in Well Child Tāmariki Ora developmental surveillance

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,350,785.50
    Researchers:
    Dr Alison Leversha
    ,
    Dr Anneka Anderson
    ,
    Dr Teuila Percival
    ,
    Ms Jacinta Fa'alili-Fidow
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Purdy
    ,
    Professor Trecia Wouldes
    ,
    Dr Dug Yeo Han
    ,
    Dr Elaine Ballard
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Implementing HPV primary testing to prevent cervical cancer in NZ: Te Tai Tokerau

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $1,398,122.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Dr Evelyn MacDonald
    ,
    Ms Anna Adcock
    ,
    Professor Stacie Geller
    ,
    Dr Kendall Stevenson
    ,
    Associate Professor Jo-Ann Stanton
    ,
    Associate Professor Peter Sykes
    ,
    Associate Professor Marion Saville
    ,
    Associate Professor David Hawkes
    ,
    Dr Nokuthaba Sibanda
    ,
    Professor Merilyn Hibma
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Sleep problems in children with a mild traumatic brain injury

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $23,810.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jacqueline Henderson
    ,
    Dr Audrey McKinlay
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Delivering optimal weight gain advice to pregnant women (DOT) study

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $29,582.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell
    ,
    Dr Helen Paterson
    ,
    Professor Dr Sue Crengle
    ,
    Dr Sarah Donald
    ,
    Dr Rosemary Hall
    ,
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Dr Nicole McGrath
    ,
    Ms Helene Rackham
    ,
    Professor Katrina Sharples
    ,
    Dr Rosemary Stamm
    ,
    Associate Professor Trudy Sullivan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Social response to COVID-19 in New Zealand: Obligations and stigmatisation

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $350,325.48
    Researchers:
    Dr Liangni Liu
    ,
    Dr Guanyu Ran
    ,
    Dr Yuan Gong
    ,
    Professor Richard Siegert
    ,
    Professor Nigel French
    ,
    Professor David Johnston
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Improving effectiveness and equity in the operation of COVID-19 ‘self-isolation’

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $179,904.43
    Researchers:
    Dr Lesley Gray
    ,
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Professor David Johnston
    ,
    Dr Viliami Puloka
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Dr Amanda Kvalsvig
    ,
    Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles
    ,
    Associate Professor Natasha Tassell-Matamua
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response Project
  • Towards a national, equitable & sustainable clinical trial system in Aotearoa NZ

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $800,000.25
    Researchers:
    Professor Frank Bloomfield
    ,
    Professor Lisa Stamp
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Associate Dean Collin Tukuitonga
    ,
    Dr Christine Walsh
    ,
    Associate Professor Cameron Lacey
    ,
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Professor Katrina Sharples
    ,
    Professor Stuart Dalziel
    ,
    Dr Irene Braithwaite
    ,
    Professor Mark Gahegan
    ,
    Dr Deborah Schlichting
    ,
    Professor Dr Nicolette Sheridan
    ,
    Dr Sarah Benge
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM
    ,
    Professor Christopher Bullen
    ,
    Associate Professor Conroy Wong
    ,
    Professor David Baxter
    ,
    Professor Garry Nixon
    ,
    Mr Charles Stratton
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Enhancing New Zealand's Clinical Trials Project
  • Convergence of gaming and gambling in treatment services

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Simone Rodda
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Distinguishing COVID-19 from influenza with rapid 15 minute diagnostics

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $196,570.00
    Researchers:
    Mr John Mackay
    ,
    Dr Erasmus Smit
    ,
    Dr Sheng Chiong Hong
    ,
    Dr Patrick Gladding
    ,
    Associate Professor Graham Wilson
    Host:
    Dnature Diagnostics & Research
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Predict and Prevent COVID-19: a data driven innovation project

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $533,224.20
    Researchers:
    Professor Colin Simpson
    ,
    Professor Michael Baker
    ,
    Professor Alexei Drummond
    ,
    Professor Nigel French
    ,
    Professor David Murdoch
    ,
    Dr Binh Nguyen
    ,
    Professor Winston Seah
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Dr Mehnaz Adnan
    ,
    Dr David Welch
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Correlating digital image features of breast cancer nuclei with molecular data

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Gavin Harris
    ,
    Professor Ramakrishnan Mukundan
    Host:
    Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury / Te Tai o Poutini West Coast
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Rongo-ā-Ngāti Hine: Development of a Rongoā Māori Strategic Plan for Ngāti Hine

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $199,920.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Mary-Anne Baker
    ,
    Mrs Moe Milne
    ,
    Dr Erena Wikaire
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Mrs Jennifer Rutene-Smith
    Host:
    Ngati Hine Health Trust
    Proposal type
    Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project Grant
  • Economic Risks from COVID-19 in Pacific Island Countries

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $51,435.90
    Researchers:
    Professor Ilan Noy
    ,
    Mr Nguyen Doan
    Host:
    Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response Project
  • Rapid diagnosis and genome sequencing to follow CoV-2019 outbreak

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $165,471.02
    Researchers:
    Dr Olin Silander
    ,
    Dr Nikki Freed
    ,
    Dr Paul Pickering
    ,
    Dr James Hadfield
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response Project
  • An effective point-of-care screening pathway for COVID-19

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $235,746.04
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Jo-Ann Stanton
    ,
    Professor Miguel Quinones-Mateu
    ,
    Professor James Ussher
    ,
    Associate Professor Jemma Geoghegan
    ,
    Dr Anna Rolleston
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response Project
  • Clinical trial of COVID-19 treatments for the critically ill

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $169,571.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Thomas Hills
    ,
    Dr Susan Morpeth
    ,
    Professor Richard Beasley
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    COVID-19 Rapid Response 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
  • Australasian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT)

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $766,113.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Susan Morpeth
    ,
    Professor Steven Tong
    ,
    Assistant Professor Justin Denholm
    ,
    Dr Michael Maze
    ,
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Dr David Price
    ,
    Dr Stephen Ritchie
    ,
    Dr Ayesha Verrall
    ,
    Dr Catherina Chang
    ,
    Professor Dr Alex Semprini
    ,
    Dr Thomas Hills
    ,
    Dr Jack Dummer
    ,
    Dr Stephen Hogg
    ,
    Dr Sandra Hotu
    Host:
    Aotearoa Clinical Trials
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Gut Symptom Investigation - South Island (GutSI-SI)

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $29,680.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Lee Thompson
    ,
    Dr Christina McKerchar
    ,
    Mrs Susan Bidwell
    ,
    Associate Professor Mark Thompson-Fawcett
    ,
    Professor Richard Gearry
    ,
    Associate Professor Phillip Hider
    ,
    Dr Ben Hudson
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Attenuating lung injury during prolonged ventilation for COVID-19

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $161,977.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Anthony Phillips
    ,
    Professor Colin Green
    ,
    Dr John Taylor
    ,
    Dr Kevin Stewart
    ,
    Dr Odunayo Mugisho
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis in frontline healthcare workers

    Year:
    2020
    Approved budget:
    $427,130.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Richard Beasley
    ,
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Thomas Hills
    ,
    Professor Dr Alex Semprini
    ,
    Dr Irene Braithwaite
    ,
    Professor Rinaldo Bellomo
    ,
    Dr Susan Morpeth
    ,
    Associate Professor Matire Harwood
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project