April 2005
At the April meeting of the Scientific Committee of the National Heart Foundation, a total of 10 grants were awarded. The awards included five small project grants and five travel grants. The National Heart Foundation also funded 7 Summer Studentships for Medical Students.
SMALL PROJECT GRANTS
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Ms Sarah Carne
Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland
Evaluating a school-based physical activity programme targeting overweight/ obese children.
$15,000 for 1 year. |
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Dr Brett Shand
Lipid and Diabetes Research Group, Christchurch Hospital
Comparison of established and new markers of insulin resistance to predict deterioration in glucose control.
$15,000 for 2 years.
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Dr Ivan Sammut
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
Synthesis and initial pharmacological testing of a novel, cardioprotective, carbon monoxide releasing drug.
$14,914 for 17 months.
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Dr Darren Hooks
Bioengineering Insitute, University of Auckland
The role of myocardial structural discontinuities in electrical propagation in the heart, and successful ventricular defibrillation.
$15,000 for 2 years. |
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Dr Murray Laugesen
Health NZ Ltd
Toxicological trial of a presumed reduced toxicity cigarette.
$14,974 for 9 months. |
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TRAVEL GRANTS
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Dr Sarah-Jane Guild
Department of Physiology, University of Auckland
IUPS 2005/EB2005 meeting, San Diego, USA. |
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Assoc Professor Richard Milne
Department of Pharmacology, University of Auckland
International Health Economics Association 5th World Congress, Barcelona, Spain.
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Dr Steven Niederer
Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland
35th Congress of the International Union of Physiome Sciences (IUPS), San Diego, USA. |
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Ms Adele Pope
Department of Physiology, University of Auckland
35th Congress of the International Union of Physiome Sciences (IUPS), San Diego, USA
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Ms Gillian Whalley
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland
Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography. |
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