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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.
  • Targeted antioxidant delivery strategies to prevent lens cataract

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Julie Lim
    ,
    Professor Paul Donaldson
    ,
    Dr Angus Grey
    ,
    Professor llva Rupenthal
    ,
    Dr Xingzheng Pan
    ,
    Dr Renita Martis
    ,
    Dr Sarah Welch
    ,
    Dr Mohammed Ziaei
    ,
    Associate Professor Arier Lee
    ,
    PhD student
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Music and movement for mild cognitive impairment: the RGM trial

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,166,667.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM
    ,
    Professor Lynette Tippett
    ,
    Dr Makarena Dudley
    ,
    Dr Alana Cavadino
    ,
    PhD student
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Shifting focus: Risk-framed messaging and visualisation for childhood vaccines

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Samantha Marsh
    ,
    Professor Nikki Turner
    ,
    Ms Jacinta Fa'alili-Fidow
    ,
    Dr Catherine Tsai
    ,
    Dr Annie Jones
    ,
    Dr Mamaeroa David
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Herpes zoster and neuroinflammation: a modifiable pathway to dementia

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,806.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Rachael Niederer
    ,
    Professor Dame Helen Danesh-Meyer
    ,
    Dr Kiri Brickell
    ,
    Dr Natalie Netzler
    ,
    Dr Matthew McDonald
    ,
    Dr William Schierding
    ,
    Dr Daniel Cornfeld
    ,
    Dr Odunayo Mugisho
    ,
    PhD Student 1
    ,
    PhD student 2
    ,
    Research Fellow
    ,
    Treve Dromgool
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Transforming hydrocephalus care with home brain pressure monitoring

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,637.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sarah-Jane Guild
    ,
    Professor Simon Malpas
    ,
    Dr Peter Heppner
    ,
    Professor Peter Barber
    ,
    Ms Davina McAllister
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Co-creating a mental health care pathway for the New Zealand's nursing workforce

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,560.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Amanda Eng
    ,
    Associate Professor Gary Cheung
    ,
    Mrs Kym Park
    ,
    Professor Dr Nicolette Sheridan
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrea Donaldson
    ,
    Dr Hayley Denison
    ,
    Professor John Potter
    ,
    Associate Professor Amy Chan
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Dr Simon Bennett
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Enhancing mitochondrial metabolism to optimise CAR T-cell therapies

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,843.00
    Researchers:
    Dr David O'Sullivan
    ,
    Honorary Professor Robert Weinkove
    ,
    Dr Rachel Perret
    ,
    Dr Olivier Lamiable
    ,
    Dr Nathaniel Dasyam
    Host:
    Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Embedding disabled people’s expertise in health design

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,775.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Rachelle Martin
    ,
    Dr Lesley Middleton
    ,
    Dr Kirsten Smiler
    ,
    Faye O'Sullivan
    ,
    Maureen Crawford
    ,
    Ms Jasjot Maggo
    ,
    Professor Anna Brown
    ,
    Professor Jean Hay-Smith
    ,
    Professor Nicola Kayes
    ,
    Dr Jacqueline Cumming
    ,
    Dr Henrietta Trip
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Co-designing better health service delivery to tackle opioid overdoses

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Taisia Huckle
    ,
    Professor Helen Moewaka Barnes
    ,
    Associate Professor Angela Moewaka Barnes
    ,
    Professor Paul Dietze
    ,
    Mr Karl Parker
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Trapping antibiotics inside pathogens to accelerate infectious disease therapy

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,888.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Matthew McNeil
    ,
    Professor Gregory Cook
    ,
    Associate Professor Jane Allison
    ,
    Professor Kathryn Fairfull-Smith
    ,
    Dr Veronica Playle
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Pae Herenga - Informing service development of paediatric palliative care

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,999.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Gemma Aburn
    ,
    Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell
    ,
    Professor Merryn Gott
    ,
    Ms Ria Earp
    ,
    Dr Deborah Raphael
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Tackling early-onset colorectal cancer in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Rachel Purcell
    ,
    Dr Tamara Glyn
    ,
    Professor Christopher Jackson
    ,
    Associate Professor Kirsty Danielson
    ,
    Mrs Nikki Ross
    ,
    Dr John Pearson
    ,
    Dr Benjamin Cribb
    ,
    Masters student
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce mortality in ICU patients with brain injuries

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,439,454.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Diane Mackle
    ,
    Miss Sally Hurford
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Dr Thomas Hills
    ,
    Dr Anthony Devaux
    ,
    Mr Jackson Smeed-Tauroa
    ,
    Ms Trisha Falleni
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Project
  • Timely detection and treatment: Closing the breast cancer gap for Pacific women

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,961.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Olivia Perelini
    ,
    Dr Seini Taufa
    ,
    Dr Karaponi Okesene-Gafa
    ,
    Miss Lois Chu Ling
    ,
    Miss Dantzel Tiakia
    ,
    Dr John Sluyter
    ,
    Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga
    ,
    Miss Fofoa Pio-Bentley
    ,
    Associate Professor George Laking
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project
  • What matters most in palliative care for Pacific families and in what context?

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,785.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Marianna Churchward
    ,
    Dr Amy Henry
    ,
    Associate Professor Jesse Kokaua
    ,
    Dr Amanda Landers
    ,
    Professor Sarah Goff
    ,
    Mrs Mayor Pokino
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project
  • Ūloa in action: Implementing and evaluating a Pacific service model

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,200,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Sione Vaka
    ,
    Dr Ruby Tuesday
    ,
    Dr Kava Fuavao
    ,
    Elizabeth Wilson
    ,
    Michaela Roberts
    ,
    Mrs Moefilifilia Aoelua
    ,
    Leisha Ah Kuoi
    Host:
    Moana Connect
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project
  • Co-designing with Pasifika families to improve diabetes in pregnancy management

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,916.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Karaponi Okesene-Gafa
    ,
    Dr Teuila Percival
    ,
    Associate Professor Malakai Ofanoa
    ,
    Professor Faafetai Sopoaga
    ,
    Dr John Sluyter
    ,
    Dr Siobhan Tu'akoi
    ,
    Ms Aroha Tukerangi
    ,
    Dr Charlotte Oyston
    ,
    Miss Lois Chu Ling
    ,
    Ms Afu Taufa
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project
  • Building a Pacific CVD biorepository for biomarker discovery and risk prediction

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,108.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Allamanda Faatoese
    ,
    Dr Lynley Lewis
    ,
    Dr Aniva Lawrence
    ,
    Dr Monica Liva
    ,
    Edna Soli
    ,
    Professor Gillian Whalley
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Project
  • Myocardial marker enhanced data to improve cardiovascular care in New Zealand

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $4,998,662.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Mark Richards
    ,
    Associate Professor Katrina Poppe
    ,
    Professor Robert Doughty
    ,
    Honorary Professor Martin Than
    ,
    Associate Professor Vanessa Selak
    ,
    Professor John Pickering
    ,
    Professor Matire Harwood
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Pitama
    ,
    Dr Sandra Hanchard
    ,
    Dr Allamanda Faatoese
    ,
    Dr Maira Patu
    ,
    Ms Yeunhyang Choi
    ,
    Dr Mazyar Zarepour
    ,
    Professor Thomas Lumley
    ,
    Dr Lindsey MacDonald
    ,
    Dr Laura Joyce
    ,
    Professor Richard Troughton
    ,
    Dr Richard Edlin
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Machine learning to personalise oxygen therapy in the intensive care unit

    Year:
    2026
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,855.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr Diane Mackle
    ,
    Mrs Anna Hunt
    ,
    Ms Shaanti Olatunji
    ,
    Dr Bradley Drayton
    ,
    Dr Colin McArthur
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Dr Chris Hands
    ,
    Dr Dilip Jayasimhan
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Dr Jessica Kasza
    ,
    Associate Professor Ary Serpa Neto
    ,
    Associate Professor Matthew Semler
    ,
    Associate Professor Matthew Churpek
    ,
    Dr Rhys Bowden
    ,
    Professor Carol Hodgson
    ,
    Alexandra Spicer
    ,
    Mr Jackson Smeed-Tauroa
    ,
    Ms Trisha Falleni
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Programme