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PHARMACOVIGILANCE FOR NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS: THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND ($130,000 – 2.5 years) 1224004
2024
MACLAURIN & BARHAM DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP
Ms Xin Yi Lim
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
In a new study on safety monitoring (known as pharmacovigilance) for natural health products (NHPs), researchers from the University of Auckland School of Pharmacy are exploring the views and experiences of key stakeholders on this topic, including the contributions that the NHPs industry makes. Through interviews and surveys with key stakeholders, such as consumers of NHPs, industry representatives, medicines regulators, and pharmacovigilance professionals, the research attempts to understand the current and potential contributions that the NHPs industry makes towards safety monitoring for NHPs. In addition, the research will explore these stakeholders' views on recent regulatory changes regarding NHPs, with a focus on safety monitoring obligations and responsibilities of the industry. Finally, the research aims to gather input on designing a new, more proactive method for the safety monitoring of NHPs tailored to the New Zealand context. Given recent shifts in the regulatory situation for NHPs and future plans by the Government for alternative new regulations for NHPs, this research is timely in collecting insights that can inform policy makers and medicines regulators about the needs and challenges of safety monitoring for NHPs in New Zealand.
Funded by: The Goodfellow Foundation’s Campbell Maclaurin and Phil Barham fund for research in the field of primary care, including aged residential care.
YOUR BODY IS YOUR HOME: THE FEASIBILITY OF AN INTUITIVE EATING INTERVENTION FOR EARLY ADOLESCENTS
2024
AMRF SUPPORT OF THE 2024 TE WHATU ORA WAITEMATĀ COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Dr Katie Babbott ($500 - 6724009)
Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā
AMRF Best Emerging Researcher
TE ORANGA PŪKAHUKAHUA: INTERIM RESULTS OF A RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL OF PRIMARY CARE VERSUS CENTRAL HUB-BASED INVITATION TO LUNG CANCER SCREENING FOR ELIGIBLE MĀORI PARTICIPANTS
2024
AMRF SUPPORT OF THE 2024 TE WHATU ORA WAITEMATĀ COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Dr Kate Parker ($500 - 6724008)
Planning Funding and Outcomes, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā
AMRF Best Senior Researcher
DEMOGRAPHIC, ETHNIC AND IMAGING PATTERNS IN MOYAMOYA DISEASE
2024
AMRF SUPPORT OF THE 2024 AOTEAROA CLINICAL TRIALS TE WHATU ORA COUNTIES MANUKAU RESEARCH WEEK
Ann Anson ($1,000 – 6724007)
Neurology, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
AMRF Best Student/Emerging Research Award
ENDURING IMPACTS OF PLACENTAL EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES ON THE MATERNAL CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IN SPONSTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS
2024
HealtheX Emerging Research Awards
Ms Sophie Piesse ($3,000 - 6724004)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
2024 AMRF Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award
SET AND SETTING THE STAGE: EXPECTANCIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MDD ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE LSD MICRODOSING
2024
Healthex Emerging Research Awards
Ms Carina Donegan ($2,000 - 6724005)
Dept. of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland
2024 AMRF Doctoral Oral Presentation Runner Up Award
DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-INVASIVE EMBRYO QUALITY EVALUATION TOOL FOR EQUINE EMBRYOS
2024
Healthex Emerging Research Awards
Ms Grace Donaldson ($2,000 - 6724006)
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
2024 AMRF Best Poster Presentation Award
AMRF SUPPORT OF THE 2024 MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
2024
Mr Tamin Rezai ($750 - 6724003)
MBChB programme, The University of Auckland
AMRF SUPPORT OF THE 2024 MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
2024
Ms Parnia Naemimasa ($750 - 6724002)
MBChB programme, University of Otago
4D FLOW CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE CARDIA FLOWS. A MULTICOHORT NEW ZEALAND BASED STUDY
2024
Summit Postdoctoral Research Presentation Award
Dr Ayah Elsayed ($3,000 - 6724001)
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
AMRF Best Presentation Award
VISIT OF DR JAMIE KITT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND POTENTIAL TREATMENT, AFTER PREECLAMPSIA
2024
Sir Harcourt Caughey Award
Prof Larry Chamley ($24,882 - 1724004)
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
FELLOWSHIP TO COMPLETE A MASTER'S DEGRESS IN PRACTICAL ETHICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK
2024
Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship
Dr Marta Seretny ($47,688 - 1724003)
Dept. of Anaesthesiology, The University of Auckland
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY/PHARMACOMETRICS TRAINING AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
2024
Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship
Dr James Morse ($17,499 - 1724002)
Dept. of Anaesthesiology, The University of Auckland
VISIT OF PROF RAINA FICHOROVA TO THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND AND BI-DIRECTIONAL RESEARCH EXCHANGE
2024
Sir Harcourt Caughey Award
Dr Augusto Simoes-Barbosa ($18,656 - 1724001)
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland
A CELL-BASED PLATFORM FOR STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF ULTRASOUND ON NEURONS FOLLOWING STRETCH RESEARCH
2023
Healthex Emerging Researcher Awards
Ederlyn Perolina ($2,000 - 6723005)
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
AMRF Best Poster Presentation Award
TREATING IMPETIGO WITH ANTISEPTICS, REPLACING ANTIBIOTICS (TIARA): A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRAIL COMPARING TOPICAL IMPETIGO TREATMENTS
2023
Healthex Emerging Research Awards
Dr Sarah Primhak ($2,000 - 6723005)
Dept. of Paediatrics: Child and Young Health, The University of Auckland
AMRF Doctoral Oral Presentation Runner Up Award
NOVEL GENERATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL BRAIN SPHEROIDS USING DIRECT CELL REPROGRAMMING
2023
Healthex Emerging Research Awards
Jess Kelly ($3,000 - 6723004)
Dept. of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Auckland
AMRF Oustanding Emerging Researcher Award
SUPPORT FOR THE 49TH ANNUAL FETAL AND NEONATAL PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING'S PLENARY LECTURE SPEAKER, PROF FRANCES NORTHINGTON FROM JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
2023
Sir Douglas Robb Memorial Fund
Dr Kelly Zhou ($2,907 - 1723004)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AT ADULT ED TRIAGE FOR PREDICTING HEALTH OUTCOMES
2023
AMRF Support of the 2023 Te Whatu Ora Waitematā Collaborative Research Symposium
Dr Zhenqiang Wu ($1,000 - 6722006)
Department of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Auckland
AMRF Best Emerging Researcher
CHANGES IN HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR STROKE: FINDINGS FROM THE ARCOS STUDIES (1981-2022)
2023
AMRF Support of the 2023 Te Whatu Ora Waitematā Collaborative Research Symposium
Prof Rita Krishnamurthi ($500 - 6723002)
Naitonal Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, Auckland University of Technology
AMRF Best Senior Researcher
PLACENTAL EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES PROVIDE TRANSIENT PROTECTION AGAINST CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE DEVELOPMENT IN RODENTS
2023
Summit Postdoctoral Research Presentation Award
Dr Sien Yee Lau
Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
AMRF Best Research Presentation Award
PHYSIOLOGIC RESERVE AND EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY
2023
Kelliher Charitable Trust Emerging Researcher Start-Up Awards
Dr Brittany Park ($30,000 - 1723003)
Dept. of Surgery, The University of Auckland
Research support for her Douglas Goodfellow Medical Research Fellowship
INTER-TISSUE ANTIOXIDANT EXCHANGE IN THE EYE
2023
Kelliher Charitable Trust Emerging Research Start-Up Awards
Dr Renita Martis ($30,000 – 1723002)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Research support for her AMRF Postdoctoral Fellowship
VISIT OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER MORAES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, CANADA, TO THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
2023
Sir Harcourt Caughey Award
Dr Joanna James ($11,664 - 1723001)
Dept. Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
INHIBITING THE NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME PATHWAY PREVENTING AGE-REGLATED COGNITIVE AND RETINAL DECLINE
2022
Summit Postdoctoral Research Presentation Award
Dr Lola Mugisho ($3,000 - 6722004)
Dept. of Ophthalmology, The University of Auckland
AMRF Best Research Presentation Award
ACHIEVING PAE ORA FOR CHILDREN SURVIVING INJURY: A CALL TO ACTION
2022
AMRF Support of the Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau Research Week
Elaijah Tuivaiti and Hemi Young ($1,000 - 6722006)
Kidz First Hospital, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
Best Oral Presentation Award in Population Health at the 2022 Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau Research Week
TAIOHI AND WHĀNAU HĪKOI FROM THE COMMUNITY INTO ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS: A KAUPAPA MĀORI STUDY
2022
AMRF support of the Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau Research Week
Debra Gerrard ($1,000 - 6722005)
Nursing, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau
Best Oral Presentation Award in Māori Health Research at the 2022 Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau Research Week
THE USE OF OPTICAL COHERENECE TOMOGRAPHY TO VISUALIZE THE INNER EAR
2022
HealtheX Emerging Researcher Awards
Vanshika Chinchalkar ($2,000 - 6722003)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
AMRF Best Poster Presentation Award
DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF SLOW REWARMING AFTER THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA FOR CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA IN NEAR-TERM FETAL SHEEP
2022
HealtheX Emerging Researcher Awards
Alice McDouall ($2,000 - 6722002)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
AMRF Doctoral Oral Presentation Runner Up Award
BRAIN TEMPERATURE AS A MEASURE OF NEUROINFLAMMATION: ASSESSMENT USING WHOLE-BRAIN MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY
2022
HealtheX Emerging Researcher Awards
Julia Plank ($3,000 - 6722001)
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
AMRF Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award
TO DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN FLUID BIOMARKERS FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES THROUGH OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE AND COLLABORATION
2022
Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship
Dr Erin Cawston ($27,044 - 1722006)
Dept. of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Auckland
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED 3D MODEL OF BEAST CANCER USING TUMOUR ORGANOIDS
2022
Kelliher Charitable Trust Award
Dr Emma Nolan ($30,000 - 1722005)
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland
Research support for the Douglas Goodfellow Repatriation Fellowship
SUPPORT FOR THE 2022 AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PLACENTAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (ANZPRA) SATELLITE MEETING
2022
Sir Douglas Robb Memorial Fund
Dr Joanna James ($1,394 - 1722002)
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
UNRAVELLING MECHANISMS OF LEADING CAUSES OF BLINDNESS AND CATARACT AND MYOPIA USING THE POWER OF ZEBRAFISH
2022
Sir Harcourt Caughey Award
Dr Irene Vorontsova ($25,000 - 1722004)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
EFFECT OF MITOTEMPO, A MITOCHONDRIA-TARGETED ANTIOXIDANT, IN PROTECTING AGAINST AGE-RELATED SENSORY HAIR CELL DEGENERATION AND HEARING LOSS IN MICE
2022
Sir Harcourt Caughey Award
Dr Winston Tan ($25,000 - 1722003)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: TO DISCOVER POTENTIAL NEW THERAPIES FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
2022
Douglas Goodfellow Charitable Trust Award
Dr Peter Freestone ($130,000 – 1722001)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
One Year Extension to the Davis and Carr Senior Research Fellowship awarded in 2020.
NEEDLE-FREE CAPILLARY BLOOD SAMPLING USING JET INJECTION
2021
Summit Postdoctoral Research Presentation Award
Dr James McKeage ($3,000 - 6721003)
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
AMRF Best Research Presentation Award
MULTI-OMICS AND BIOMARKERS TO PERSONALISE RISK PREDICTION AND THERAPY IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
2021
Kelliher Charitable Trust Emerging Researcher Start-Up Awards
Dr Nikki Earle ($30,000 - 1721003)
Dept. of Medicine, The University of Auckland
Research support for her Postdoctoral Fellowship
TWIST 3: VALIDATION OF THE TIME TO WALKING INDEPENDENTLY AFTER STROKE TOOL
2021
Kelliher Charitable Trust Emerging Researcher Start-Up Awards
Dr Marie-Claire Smith ($14,690 - 1721002)
Dept. of Medicine, The University of Auckland
Research support for her Postdoctoral Fellowship
HOW DO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES NEGOTIATE ROLES IN ASTHMA SELF-MANAGEMENT?
2021
Sir Harcourt Caughey Award
Dr Julie Spray ($25,000 - 1721004)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Asthma affects one in seven New Zealand children, and is a leading cause of hospital admissions. Since the 1990s, New Zealand’s policy approach to managing asthma has been “self-management,” where in theory, adult patients and caregivers receive the tools, training, and guidance to manage their own or their child’s illness. But, self-management approaches were designed with an autonomous and responsible adult in mind, meaning that children’s roles in their own asthma management have been glossed over in guidelines. Yet children must and do play critical roles in their asthma management. Children must learn to recognise their symptoms and decide which of many possible actions to take (notifying adults, self-administering medication, trying alternative techniques). Studies have shown that caregivers are delegating responsibilities for asthma to children from a young age, especially in adverse circumstances where parents are overburdened with work or other caregiving needs. How, then, do families and children negotiate children’s roles and responsibilities for asthma management? Through interviews and child-friendly research activities, this study will investigate how families and children negotiate asthma management, how children would like to participate in their health care, and how clinical approaches and guidelines might better support children’s inclusion.
In March 2022, the AMRF Covid-19 Relief Fund provided an additional $2,467. This was matched by a similar contribution from the University of Auckland’s Covid Hardship Fund.
NEW INSIGHTS INTO PRESBYOPIA - DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING A SPIN TEST DEVICE TO MEASURE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LENS STIFFNESS
2021
Sir Harcourt Caughey Award
Dr Chen (Peter) Qiu ($24,971 - 1722001)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Our ability to focus on near and far objects, known as accommodation, is a direct result of the biomechanical properties of the lens. However, as we age, the lens becomes stiffer and by middle-age, we lose our ability to accommodate (presbyopia) and require reading glasses to focus on nearby objects. Other researchers have used a system that spins the lens to induce deformation of the lens and together with image processing and computer modelling then extract regional differences in lens stiffness that occur with age. However, how this increase in lens stiffness occurs is still currently unknown. This proposal intends to set up a spin test system in Auckland to allow us to test our hypothesis that the increase in lens stiffness is due to a loss in the ability of the lens to regulate its internal water content. If correct, it may prove possible to pharmacologically modulate lens water transport and reduce lens stiffness, thereby restoring the accommodative ability of the lens and reduce the need for reading glasses.
In March 2022, the AMRF Covid-19 Relief Fund provided an additional $5,130.
DEVELOPMENT OF A PHARMACIST-FACILITATED MEDICINES REVIEW INTERVENTION FOR COMMUNITY-DWELLING MĀORI OLDER ADULTS IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
2021
AMRF Support of the Waitematā DHB Health Excellence Awards
Dr Joanna Hikaka ($500 - 6721002)
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
Excellence in Research Award - Best Emerging Researcher at the 2021 Waitematā DHB Health Excellence Awards
MĀORI PERSPECTIVES ON A POTENTIAL LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME
2021
AMRF Support of the Waitematā DHB Health Excellence Awards
Dr Karen Bartholemew ($500 - 6721001)
Planning Funding and Outcomes, Waitematā District Health Board; Auckland District Health Board
Excellence in Research Award - Best Senior Researcher at the 2021 Waitematā DHB Health Excellence Awards
PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL CLINICAL SCHOLARS RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM OF ADVANCED TRAINING IN HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND METHODS
2020
Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship
Dr Michael Collins ($32,416 - 2720001)
Dept. of Renal Medicine, Auckland District Health Board
Harvard Medical School, USA, June 2020-May 2021
SUPPORT FOR AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PLACENTAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION SATELLITE MEETING
2020
Sir Douglas Robb Memorial Fund
Dr Joanna James ($1,072 - 1720002)
Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
FUNGAL NATURAL PRODUCTS AS A SOURCE OF NOVEL ANTIBIOTICS
2020
Sir Douglas Robb Memorial Fund
Dr Melissa Cadelis ($2,000 - 1720004)
Dept. of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, The University of Auckland
HEART RATE SENSITIVITY EVALUATION OF A 3D AMPLIFIED-MRI METHOD TO REVEAL SUBTLE BRAIN BIOMECHANICS AND PATHOLOGIES
2020
Sir Douglas Robb Memorial Fund
Dr Eryn Kwon ($1,875 - 1720003)
Dept. of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, The University of Auckland
REHABILITATION FOLLOWING FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS (FPL) TENDON REPAIR: A PILOT STUDY COMPARING EARLY ACTIVE MOBILISATION (EAM) WITH IMMOBILISATION (IM)
2020
AMRF Support of the Counties Manukau DHB Research Week
Ms Elaine Duguid ($1,000 - 6720004)
Physiotherapy, Tamaki Hands, Counties Manukau District Health Board
Best Overall Student/Emerging Researcher Award at the 2020 Counties Manukau DHB Research Week
VALIDATING NEUROIMAGING TO DETECT NEUROINFLAMMATION IN VIVO
2020
Healthex Emerging Researcher Awards
Ms Julia Plank ($2,000 - 6720002)
School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland
AMRF Doctoral Oral Presentation Runner up Award
TONABERSAT IS NEUROPROTECTIVE AFTER HYPOXIA-ISCHAEMIA IN NEONATAL RATS
2020
Healthex Emerging Researcher Awards
Miss Alice McDouall ($2,000 - 6720003)
School of Medical Science, The University of Auckland
AMRF Best Poster Presentation Award
UNDERSTANDING OBESITY'S HARMFUL EFFECTS ON TENDON HEALING IN A RAT ROTATOR CUFF TEAR MODEL
2020
Healthex Emerging Researcher Awards
Dr Scott Bolam ($3,000 - 6720001)
Liggins Institute, University of Auckland
AMRF Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award
Funded by: Wellington Sisters Charitable Trust
BLINKING, CLINICAL MARKERS AND SYMPTOMS OF DRY EYE DISEASE, AND SCREEN USE HABITS OF YOUNG ATTENDEES OF A GAMING CONVENTION IN AUCKLAND, NZ
2020
Summit Postdoctoral Research Presentation Award
Dr Alex Muntz ($3,000 - 6720005)
Dept. of Ophthalmology, The University of Auckalnd
AMRF Best Research Presentation Award
Funded by: Wellington Sisters Charitable Trust
EARLY CHANGES IN FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA
2020
Kelliher Charitable Trust - Fellowship Exension
Dr Brigid Ryan ($106,199 – 1720017)
Dept. of Anatomy & Medical Imaging, The University of Auckland
One year extension of her Edith C. Coan Posdoctoral Fellowship
In March 2022, the AMRF Covid-19 Relief Fund provided an additional $13,431. This was matched by a similar contribution from the University of Auckland’s Covid Hardship Fund.
PROBING THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF SKIN WITH LASERS, LIGHT SCATTERING AND MOLECULAR IONISATION
2020
Kelliher Charitable Trust Emerging Researcher Start-up Awards
Dr Hannah Holtkamp ($30,000 - 1720012)
Photon Factory, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland
Research support for her Postdoctoral Fellowship
PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAMME: TO DISCOVER POTENTIAL NEW THERAPIES FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
2020
Kelliher Charitable Trust Emerging Researcher Start-up Awards
Dr Peter Freestone ($30,000 – 1720011)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Research support for his Davis & Carr Senior Research Fellowship
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS FROM THE PERIOPRATIVE DIRECTORATE
2019
AMRF Support of the Auckland DHB Research Poster Week
Dr Douglas Campbell ($1,000 - 6719007)
Dept. of Anaesthesia, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board
AMRF Best Directorate Award at the 2019 Auckland DHB Research Poster Week
WDHB SKIN SERVICE: GP SURGEON SCHEME (GPSI), AN EFFECTIVE MODEL OF CARE
2019
AMRF Support of the Waitematā DHB Health Excellence Awards
Mr Daniel Wen ($500 - 6719006)
School of Medical Sciences, The University of Auckland
Emerging Researcher Award at the 2019 Waitematā DHB Health Excellence Award
THE REAL COSTS OF SWALLOWING COMPLAINTS IN A PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
2019
AMRF Support of the Waitematā DHB Health Excellence Awards
Dr Jacqueline Allen ($500 - 67919005)
Otolaryngology, North Shore Hospital, Waitematā District Health Board
Best Oral Presentation (Research) Award at the 2019 Waitematā DHB Health Excellence Award
THE ROLE OF HYALURONAN IN DEVELOPING HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONS
2019
Healthex Emerging Researcher Awards
Miss Molly Abraham ($2,000 - 6719004)
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
AMRF Best Poster Presentation Award
THE GROUP A STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN SPNA, COMBINED WITH BEAD-BASED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNOLOGY, IMPROVES STREPTOCOCCAL SEROLOGY
2019
Healthex Emerging Researcher Awards
Miss Alana Whitcombe ($2,000 - 6719003)
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
AMRF Doctoral Oral Presentation Runner Up
Funded by: Wellington Sisters Charitable Trust
EFFECTS OF ARTIFICAL SWEETENERS IN THE MATERNAL DIET ON OFFSPRING HEALTH
2019
Healthex Emerging Researcher Awards
Miss Pania Bridge-Comer ($3,000 - 6719002)
Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
AMRF Outstanding Emerging Researcher Award
Funded by: Wellington Sisters Charitable Trust
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MATERNAL DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS AND CHILD TELOMERE LENGTH: EVIDENCE FROM GROWING UP IN NEW ZEALAND
2019
Summit Postdoctoral Research Presentation Award
Dr Marie-Claire Smith ($3,000 - 6719001)
Centre for Longitudinal Research, The University of Auckland
To attend a conference to present her research.
A NOVEL PEPTIDE DELIVERY PLATFORM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUCOSAL VACCINES
2019
Kelliher Charitable Trust Emerging Researcher Start-Up Awards
Dr Jia-Yun (Catherine) Tsai ($30,000 - 1719002)
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
Research support for her Postdoctoral Fellowship
ULTRASOUND IN ASYMPTOMATIC HYPERURICEMIA
2019
Kelliher Charitable Trust Emerging Researcher Start-Up Awards
Dr Sarah Stewart ($30,000 - 1719001)
Dept. of Medicine, The University of Auckland
Research support for her Postdoctoral Fellowship
TO DEVELOP AN AUCKLAND-BASED RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN MRI-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING THROUGH OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE AND COLLABORATION
2019
Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship
Dr Beau Pontre ($44,360 - 1719003)
Dept. of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, The University of Auckland
Radiation therapy is an essential tool in the treatment of cancer. It is used to selectively treat cancer tissues without the need for surgery. Imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) play a key role in ensuring the radiation accurately and reliably treats cancer while reducing harm to healthy tissues. Aside from the improvements in accuracy, the combination of MRI and radiotherapy opens up possibilities for treatments that weren’t previously feasible, including targeted treatment of the heart. There is a growing interest internationally in research around the technologies behind MRI-guided radiotherapy, but the expertise in New Zealand is limited. The travel proposed for this fellowship will develop important collaborations and research experience with internationally-recognised experts in Europe, and will help to start a larger New Zealand based research programme. This new and exciting programme will build on the expertise of researchers, clinicians, and other radiotherapy experts, leading to important advances in technology. In future, these advances will lead to improved treatment options for those New Zealanders undergoing radiation therapy.
ECHO ZONE ROTORUA
2019
Sir Harcourt Caughey Awards
Professor Frank Bloomfield ($13,983 - 1719004)
Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
One of the most comprehensive health challenges facing New Zealand is childhood overweight. The Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, together with Uppsala University is about to implement a new strategy to prevent childhood obesity called the ECHO zone - after the World Health Organisation report "Ending ChildHood Obesity" in which NZ played a leading role. In ECHO zones changes in society are made so that the children's immediate environment is adapted to make healthy choices. This requires long-term involvement of several stakeholders implementing the changes together. Through ongoing collection of data on how the children's health is affected by changes in environmental factors around the children, an ECHO zone builds scientific evidence for which societal changes that effectively and permanently reduce the risk of obesity and obesity. Professor Peter Bergsten is a leading exponent of the ECHO zone concept and will work with the Liggins Institute and the local community to develop an ECHO zone in Rotorua.