Heart failure study among major new HRC grants
Four major new research programmes were amongst 75 health research contracts worth more than $62 million announced by
the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) today.
A multidisciplinary research programme, led by University of Auckland’s Professor Mark Cannell, aims to clarify aspects
of why some hearts fail and how life threatening arrhythmias may be initiated. Top diabetes researcher Professor Garth
Cooper will be a major contributor to the programme that will focus on two major heart failure risk factors – diabetes
and ischemia/reperfusion (free-radical induced damage) and will use a variety of imaging techniques, proteomics,
biophysics and modeling.
The polypill trial is one a number of innovative interventions tackling major risks to health that make up a
collaborative research programme led by Dr Anthony Rodgers at the University of Auckland’s Clinical Trials Research Unit
(CTRU). Four other projects in this programme focus on smoking prevention and cessation and will include a
community-based study involving families that is aimed at reducing the uptake of smoking among children.
A programme led by Professor Richard Faull from the University of Auckland will study the patterns and mechanisms of
nerve cell death, repair and neurogenisis in Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and Parkinson’s
disease.
A University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine programme led by Professor Tony Blakely will bring together social
epidemiology, Maori health, health services and sociology to find interventions to address health inequalities in New
Zealand.
Dr Bruce Scoggins, HRC Chief Executive, says the funding increase announced by the Government earlier this month has
enabled the HRC to support a greater number of high quality research projects this year.
“Our researchers are amongst the best in the world and I’m delighted that this year we have been able to fund more top
class research than in previous years,” he says.
Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC)
Annual funding round results
The HRC received 250 applications in its annual project round and awarded a total of 75 contracts, including two
contracts that are to be confirmed. These were chosen in a two-step process involving local and overseas expert referees
who work in the same research area, and intense scrutiny by specialised assessing committees. The total value of new
contracts was $62.34 million (excluding GST).
New HRC Programmes
Associate Professor Tony Blakely, Ms Bridget Robson, Dr Papaarangi Reid, Dr Peter Crampton, Dr Kevin Dew, Dr Diana
Sarfati
Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 04 385 5541 ext
6086
Health inequalities research programme, 36 months, $2,019,188
Professor Mark Cannell, Professor Christine Winterbourn, Professor Peter J Hunter, Dr Alistair A Young, Professor Garth
Cooper, Dr Bridget Leonard, Dr Anthony RJ Phillips, Dr Allen Rodrigo, Dr Christian Soeller, Dr Franz Pichler, Dr Ian
LeGrice, Dr Michael Black, Dr Peter Ruygrok, Dr Marie Ward, Dr David Crossman, Dr Brett R Cowen
Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86201
Structure and function in failing heart, 36 months, $2,988,691
Professor Richard Faull, Mr H J Waldvogel, Professor Michael Dragunow, Dr Michelle Glass, Dr Bronwen Connor
Division of Anatomy with Radiology, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86708
Neurogenesis and neurodegenerative disorders of the human brain, 36 months, $2,337,278
Dr Anthony Rodgers, Professor Alistair Woodward, Associate Professor Bruce Arroll, Professor Rodney T Jackson, Associate
Professor Robert Doughty, Dr Marewa Glover, Associate Professor Robert Scragg, Dr Chris Bullen, Dr Natalie Walker, Dr
Dale Bramley, Mr Stephen Vander Hoorn
Clinical Trials Research Unit, Auckland UniServices Ltd, 09 373 7599 ext 84713
Innovative interventions tackling major risks to health, 36 months, $4,180,000
HRC Programme Extensions
Professor Edward Baker, Professor John Fraser, Associate Professor Peter Metcalf, Dr Vickery Arcus, Dr Shaun Lott
School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 84415
Structural biology of proteins of biomedical importance, 36 months, $3,015,061
Professor Jane Harding, Associate Professor Bernhard Brier, Dr Mark Oliver, Dr Frank Bloomfield, Dr Mark Vickers
Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86439
Fetal growth and its consequences, 36 months, $3,212,817
Professor Neil Pearce, Associate Professor Jeroen Douwes, Dr Lis Ellison-Loschmann;
Dr Andrea 't Mannetje. Dr Dave McLean, Dr Mona Jeffreys, Dr Christine Van Dalen,
Dr Sunia Foliaki, Dr Ate Moala, Professor Chris Cunningham, Professor Mason Durie, Professor Graham Le Gros, Professor
Roger Morris, Dr Even Dryson; Dr David Philips, Dr Erika Von Mutius, Dr Chris Walls, Dr Paolo Boffetta, Dr Aaron Blair,
Associate Professor Hans Kromhout
Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, 04 380 0606
Causes and control of non-communicable disease, 36 months, $1,699,580
Professor Mark Richards, Dr Vicky Cameron, Dr Chris Charles, Dr Robert Doughty, Dr John Lainchbury; Dr Barry Palmer, Dr
Miriam Rademaker, Dr Richard Troughton, Associate Professor Tim Yandle
Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 03 364 1117
Humoral, ultrasonographic & genetic prediction & protection in heart disease, 36 months, $3,672,281
Professor Christine Winterbourn, Associate Professor Anthony Kettle, Dr Margret Vissers, Dr Mark Hampton
Department of Pathology, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 03 364 0564
Oxidants, antioxidants and inflammatory disease, 36 months, $2,791,000
HRC Projects
Mrs Gillian Abel, Dr Cheryl Brunton, Ms Lisa Fitzgerald
Department of Public Health & General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 03 364 0619
The impact of the Prostitute Reform Act on the health and safety practices of sex workers, 36 months, $516,736
Dr Fiona Alpass, Mr Eljohn D H Fitzgerald, Dr Christine Stephens, Mr Brendan S Stevenson, Dr Judith Davey, Miss Helen
Pennington
Department of Psychology, Massey University, 06 350 5799 ext 2081
A study of the health of older adults in the transition from work to retirement, 36 months, $658,724
Dr Greg Anderson, Dr David Grattan
Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, 03 479 5993
The link between nutrition and fertility, 36 months, $546,529
Dr Dorothy Begg, Professor John Langley, Associate Professor John Broughton,
Dr Shanthi Ameratunga, Ms Rebecca Brookland
Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, 03 479 8509
New Zealand Drivers Study: a follow-up study of newly licensed drivers, 48 months, $690,106 (Additional funding for this
project is provided by ACC $600,000 and Road Safety Trust $200,000).
Dr Anne Bray, Dr Claire Stewart, Ms Brigit Mirfin-Veitch, Ms Sarah Sharp, Professor Keith Sullivan, Mr Paul Milner
Donald Beasley Institute, 03 479 8080
Peer abuse in group homes for adults with intellectual disabilities, 30 months, $527,031
Dr Paul Brown, Dr Lorna Dyall, Professor John Windsor, Dr Linda Cameron,
Dr Tim G T Tenbensel
School of Population Health, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 85261
Use of private and public sectors for surgical procedures, 24 months, $345,329
Dr Janet Carter, Dr Janice McKenzie, Dr Virginia McIntosh, Dr Suzanne Luty,
Dr Marie Crowe, Professor Peter Joyce, Ms Jennifer Jordan, Dr Jane O'Malley
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 03 372
0400
Psychotherapy factors related to outcome in depression, 36 months, $293,827
Dr Chris Charles, Professor Mark Richards, Dr Miriam Rademaker,
Professor Tim Yandle
Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago,
03 364 0543
Adrenomedullin 2: a new effector in pressure/volume homeostasis? 36 months, $706,416
Associate Professor Lai-Ming Ching, Professor Bruce Baguley, Dr David Bridewell,
Dr See-Tarn Woon
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86140
Identification of new targets for anti-vascular therapies for cancer, 36 months, $1,054,162
Dr Jacqueline Cumming, Dr Antony Raymont, Professor Gregor D Coster,
Ms Amohia Boulton, Dr Steve Stillman
Health Services Research Centre, Victoria Link Limited, 04 463 6567
Improving health through primary care reform: an economic analysis, 36 months, $474,125
Dr Jacqueline Cumming, Dr Antony Raymont, Professor Gregor D Coster,
Ms Amohia Boulton, Associate Professor Mary Finlayson, Dr Patrick Graham,
Dr Philip Hider
Health Services Research Centre, Victoria Link Limited, 04 463 6567
Improving performance in New Zealand health care: hospital outcomes, 36 months, $1,041,888
Professor Brian Darlow, Dr Roland Broadbent, Dr Carl Kuschel, Associate Professor Mark Elder, Dr Michael Meyer,
Associate Professor Cynthia Cole, Dr Michael Hewson
Department of Paediatrics, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 03 364 0747
What oxygen saturation level should we target in very preterm infants? - a Randomised Controlled Trial, 48 months,
$798,975
Professor Peter Davis, Associate Professor Laurie J Brown, Mr Roy Lay-Yee, Professor Alastair Scott, Associate Professor
Ngaire Kerse, Mr Andrew Sporle
Department of Sociology, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 85109
Primary care in an ageing society: a modelling approach, 36 months, $1,048,673
Professor Zoltan Endre, Professor Robert Walker, Associate Professor John Leader,
Dr Geoffrey Shaw
Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 03 364 1847
Early intervention in acute renal failure, 36 months, $899,320
Professor John Fraser, Professor Edward Baker, Dr Thomas Proft, Dr Indira Basu,
Dr Bruce Wines
Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86036
The role of the superantigen-like toxins (SSLs) in staphylococcal pathogenicity, 36 months, $908,541
Dr Mhoyra Fraser, Professor Murray Mitchell, Dr Jeffrey Keelan, Professor John Hopkins
Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 3024
Preterm brain injury and the role of intrauterine infection in causation of white matter damage, 36 months, $1,000,171
Dr Marewa Glover, Mr John Waldon, Ms Harangi Biddle
Department of Applied Behavioural Science, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86044
Te Whaangai Uu - Te Reo o te Aratika (Kaupapa Maori breast feeding advice services versus generic breast feeding advice
services), 18 months, $314,290
Professor Peter Gluckman, Associate Professor Hamish Spencer, Dr Mark Vickers, Professor Mark Hanson, Dr David
Raubenheimer
Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86634
Intergenerational macronutrient transitions and long-term consequences, 36 months, $825,645
Dr Alistair Gunn, Dr Laura Bennet, Dr Simon Malpas, Dr Malcolm Battin, Dr Ellen Knapp, Dr Sherly George
Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86763
Hypothermia and preterm brain injury, 36 months, $902,776
Dr Matire Harwood, Dr Mark Weatherall, Professor Kathryn McPherson, Dr Harry McNaughton, Dr Api Talemaitoga, Dr John
Gommans, Dr Alan Barber
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, 04 472 9112
Improving stroke recovery for Maori and their whanau, 36 months, $1,065,917
Dr Ian Hermans, Professor Graham Le Gros, Professor Vincenzo Cerundolo
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, 04 499 6914 ext 823
Improving vaccines with adjuvants that stimulate NKT cells, 36 months, $607,477
Dr Paul Hessian, Associate Professor John Highton, Professor Malcolm Smith
Department of Physiology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, 03 479 7481
CD21L and clinical outcomes for rheumatoid arthritis, 36 months, $958,295
Associate Professor Gary D Housley, Associate Professor Peter R Thorne, Dr Srdjan Vlajkovic, Professor Allen Ryan
Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86300
The contribution of ATP-gated ion channels to noise-induced hearing loss, 36 months, $796,527
Professor Michael Kalloniatis, Dr Erica Fletcher, Dr Brendan O'Brien, Dr Monica Acosta, Dr Keely Bumsted O'Brien
Department of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 82977
Photoreceptor degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa, 36 months, $827,930
Ms Vera Keefe-Ormsby, Mr Gordon Purdie, Dr Pauline Koopu, Dr Hugh Trengrove
Eru Pomare Maori Health Research Centre, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 04 385
5924
Hospital oral health services use in the Wellington region, 18 months, $132,561
Associate Professor Ngaire Kerse, Associate Professor Bruce Arroll, Ms Elizabeth Robinson, Dr Simon Hatcher, Professor
Anthony Dowell, Professor Gregory Kolt,
Dr Raina Elley, Ms Kathy Peri, Dr John Parsons, Ms Karen Hayman
Department of General Practice, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 84467
Maximising function in depressed older patients, 36 months, $681,534
Associate Professor Jane Koziol-McLain, Dr Janet Fanslow, Dr Emma Davies
School of Nursing, Auckland University of Technology, 09 917 9999 ext 7712
Healthcare site-based partner violence screening and intervention efficacy, 36 months, $1,225,037
Dr Elizabeth Ledgerwood, Dr Michael Hubbard, Dr Fabian Lecomte
Department of Biochemistry, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, 03 4795195
Functional analysis of ERp29, a protein-folding assistant up-regulated in cancer, 36 months, $912,452
Dr Simon Malpas, Dr Carolyn Barrett, Dr Sarah-Jane Guild
Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 84584
The link between the brain and kidney in development of hypertension, 36 months, $1,073,032
Professor Jim Mann, Dr David Tipene-Leach, Dr Kirsten McAuley, Dr Sally Abel,
Dr Sheila Williams, Dr Nathan Joseph, Ms Helen Pahau, Dr Kirsten Coppell
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, 03 479 7719
Ngati Porou Hauora Prevent Diabetes Project, 12 months, $126,456
Dr Colin McArthur, Professor Robyn Norton, Associate Professor Rinaldo Bellomo,
Dr Simon Finfer, Dr Shay McGuiness, Dr Richard Dinsdale, Dr Tony Williams
Auckland Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, 09 307 2892
Normoglycaemia in Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) study, 30 months, $580,174
Dr Deborah McLeod, Ms Bridget Robson, Dr Peter Crampton, Dame Anne Salmond, Professor Anthony Dowell, Ms Donna Cormack,
Mr Tom Love, Mr Michael Howard
Department of General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 04 385 5541 ext
5621
General practice enrolment, utilisation and disease management 2001 & 2005, 24 months, $412,725
Dr Pamela Melding, Mrs Joanna Stewart, Associate Professor Paul Merrick, Ms Snezana Mitrovic-Tosovic, Dr Richard
Worrall, Professor Rocco Pitto, Dr Francois Stapelburg, Professor Keith Wesnes
Mental Health Services for Older People, Centre for Clinical Research & Effective Practice, 09 373 7599
Post operative cognitive decline in New Zealand: what are the risks? 36 months, $469,309
Professor Mervyn Merrilees, Professor Thomas Wight
Division of Anatomy with Radiology, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86506
The use of proteoglycan genes to engineer a vessel wall resistant to atherosclerosis, 24 months, $279,956
Ms Helen Moewaka Barnes, Ms Belinda Borell, Ms Wendy Henwood, Liliana Clarke,
Mr Otto Huisman
Centre for Social & Health Outcomes Research & Evaluation, Massey University, 09 366 6136
Te Mauri o te U-Kai-Po: intergenerational experiences of environments and wellbeing, 36 months, $878,401
Dr Paul Ockelford, Professor John Simes, Dr Timothy Brighton, Dr Paul Harper,
Dr John Eikelboom
Thromboembolism Unit, Auckland District Health Board, 09 571 4088 ext 7889
Low dose aspirin to prevent recurrent venous thromboembolism: a multicentre trial, 36 months, $537,000
Dr Chris Pemberton, Professor Mark Richards, Dr Chris Charles, Professor Tim Yandle, Dr Steven Soule
Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 03 364 0848
C-ghrelin: A novel link between metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular disease, 36 months, $855,367
Associate Professor Mihi Ratima, Ms Sonia Rapana, Mr Tony Iwikau, Ms Olivia Marsden, Ms Edith McNeill, Ms Angelea
Bayley, Ms Belinda Ihaka, Mr Greg Coyle
Division of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology, 09 917 9999 ext 7234
A diabetes-related lower limb pathology control demonstration intervention for Maori, 24 months, $469,690
Professor Stephen Robertson, Dr Zandra Jenkins
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, 0 3 479 7469
The functions of filamins: understanding the genetics of congenital malformations, 12 months, $310,765
Dr Anna Sansom, Associate Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman, Professor Chris Cunningham, Dr Kevin Dew, Dr Mark
Weatherall, Ms Jo-Ani Robinson, Dr Sarah Dean
Department of Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 04 385 5999 ext 4879
Exploring the housing needs and experiences of people with disability in New Zealand, 24 months, $372,998
Professor Russell Scott, Dr Christopher Florkowski, Professor Peter George, Ms Joanna Young, Ms Patrice McGregor, Miss
Sarah Molyneux
Lipid and Diabetes Research Group, Canterbury DHB, 03 3640 449
Does ezetimibe correct vascular dysfunction? 14 months, $102,122
Associate Professor Robert Scragg, Dr Lorna Dyall, Associate Professor Ngaire Kerse, Mr Malakai Ofanoa, Mr David Schaaf,
Dr John Wishart
School of Public Health , University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86336
Effect of ultraviolet B radiation and vitamin D on blood pressure and insulin sensitivity, 24 months, $550,475
Professor Peter Shepherd, Professor Matthew During, Dr Callum Sutherland
Department of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 89891
Is Id2 a master switch for glucose induced complications of diabetes? 36 months, $847,514
Dr Robert Siebers
Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 04 385 5541 ext
6838
Early life fungal biomass exposure and development of allergic diseases, 12 months, $108,368
Dr Andrea 't Mannetje, Professor Neil Pearce, Dr Barry Borman, Dr Evan Dryson,
Dr Chris Walls, Dr David J McLean, Dr Jefferson R Fowles, Ms Tania Slater, Dr David Phillips, Associate Professor
Manolis Kogevinas, Professor Pier Bertazzi, Dr Patrick O'Connor
Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, 04 380 0682
Dioxin exposure levels and health effects in phenoxy herbicide production workers, 36 months, $1,111,036
Professor Warren Tate, Dr Russell Poulter, Dr Elizabeth Poole, Dr Chris Brown
Department of Biochemistry, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, 03 479 7839
Post-transcriptional processes as drug target for HIV & Hepatitis B & C viruses, 36 months, $1,302,420
Dr John A Taylor, Associate Professor Rod Dunbar, Professor John Fraser, Professor Edward Gane, Dr Nikolai Naomouv
School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 2854
Restoration of antiviral T-cell activity during chronic hepatitis B infection using superantigens, 36 months, $921,265
HRC Strategic Development Contracts
Ms Amohia Boulton, Dr Jacqueline Cumming
Te Pumanawa Hauora ki Manawatu, Massey University, 06 350 5799 ext 7541
Contracting for Whanau Ora, 36 months, $121,308
Dr Nicola Dalbeth, Associate Professor Jillian Cornish, Professor Ian Reid
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, 0044 0 2087 400 251
Mechanisms of bone erosion in chronic tophaceous gout, 18 months, $119,197
Dr Sunia Foliaki
Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, 04 380 0618
Cancer in Pacific populations, 36 months, $68,582
Dr Catherine Gilchrist, Associate Professor Lai-Ming Ching
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86938
Ubiquitin-Proteasome pathway function and cancer, 18 months, $109,189
Dr Elizabeth Ledgerwood, Dr Ian Morison
Department of Biochemistry, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, 03 4795195
Utility for a cell-death mutation from a healthy family? 12 months, $121,205
Professor Kathryn McPherson, Dr Matire Harwood, Dr Mark Weatherall, Dr Harry McNaughton, Associate Professor Richard
Seigert, Professor Mark Ylvesaker
Division of Rehabilitation & Occupation Studies, Auckland University of Technology, 09 917 9999 ext 7110
Goal setting in rehabilitation: two new approaches in acquired brain injury, 12 months, $107,908
Dr Benjamin F Miller, Professor George A Brooks
Department of Sport & Exercise Science, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599 ext 86607
Use of exercise and nutrition for increased muscle quality in older individuals, 12 months, $81,298
Mr Stephan Milosavljevic, Associate Professor Peter Milburn, Dr Allan Carman, Professor Jack Callaghan
Department of Physiotherapy, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, 03 479 7193
Cumulative loads on the body in wool harvesting, 18 months, $121,132
Dr Johanna Montgomery
Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, 09 373 7599
Functional incorporation of new brain cells into existing neuronal networks, 18 months, $112,532
Dr Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Dr Anthony Rodgers, Mr Andrew Jull, Dr Harry Prapavessis
Clinical Trials Research Unit, Auckland UniServices Ltd, 09 373 7599 ext 84494
Feasibility study of a novel strategy to increase physical activity in children, 12 months, $123,467
Ms Suzanne Pitama, Professor Mark Richards, Mr Paul Robertson, Dr Vicky Cameron, Dr Matea Gillies
Department of Public Health & General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, 03 364 3635
Feasibility study to determine cardiovascular health in Maori communities, 12 months, $108,070
Associate Professor Susan Stott, Dr Sharon Walt
Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, 09 373 7999 ext 82861
Measurement of functional activity in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study, 24 months, $105,056
Dr Gail Tipa, Miss Eleanor Murphy, Dr Guy Penny
Tipa and Associates, 03 489 4534
Improving Maori health wellbeing through kaitiakitanga, 24 months, $120,000
Ms Benita Wakefield, Mrs Miriama Kahu, Ms Keri Lawson Te-Aho, Mr Bevan Tipene Matua, Dr Ailsa Smith
Te Tai O Marokura Trust, 03 319 6443
Socio-political impacts of health policies on Maori within Te Waipounamu, 18 months, $123,525
Dr Guy Warman, Dr Jennifer Weller, Professor Alan Merry, Mr Taituha Kingi,
Mr James Cheeseman, Dr Antonio Fernando, Ms Chris Inglis, Dr Rebecca de Souza
Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland, 09 623 6588 ext 28426
A survey of circadian-related sleep disorders in the New Zealand blind community, 15 months, $125,000
Ms Janice Wenn, Professor Chris Cunningham
Research Centre for Maori Health & Development, Massey University, 04 380 0627
Developing Quality Standards for Kaupapa Hauora Services: an interactive study, 36 months, $84,621
Dr Sarah Young, Dr Vernon Ward, Dr Kenneth Beagley, Dr Margaret Baird
Department of Microbiology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, 03 479 9084
Virus-like particles to deliver a 'wipe on' vaccine against Chlamydia, 12 months, $102,710
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