November 2007
At the November 2007 meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group of the National Heart Foundation, a total of 8 limited budget grants were awarded. The awards included 4 Small Project Grants, 1 Grant-in-Aid and 3 Travel Grants.
SMALL PROJECT GRANTS
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Dr Hannah Badland
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, AUT University
Moving through the built environment: where, how and why
$13,694 for 11 months.
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Assoc Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith
Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland
Different ways of expressing cardiovascular treatment benefits
$15,000 for 6 months.
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Professor Doug Sellman
Department of Psychological Medicine , University of Otago, Christchurch, & Director, National Addiction Centre
Understanding clinician and consumer perspectives of obesity: expanding knowledge of the causation and treatment of obesity
$14,498 for 8 months.
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Assoc Professor Paul Hofman
Liggins Institute, University of Auckland
An MRI compatible exercise ergometer
$15,000 for 1 year.
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GRANT- IN - AID
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Ms Enid Dorey
Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland.
Feasibility of an intervention to decrease television watching in children
$8,400 for 8 months.
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TRAVEL GRANTS
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Ms Katrina Poppe
Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Auckland
Workshop on Applied Bayesian Statistics - Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ. |
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Dr Jithendra Somaratne
Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Auckland
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2007, Florida, USA.
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Dr Simon Thornley
Population Protection Group, Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ADHB)
Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco's 14
th Annual Meeting, Oregon, USA. |
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