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Dr Christopher Bullen
Clinical Trials Research Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland
A randomised controlled trial of pre-quitting nicotine replacement therapy
$46,364 for three years.
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Dr Vicky Cameron
Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago
The role of natriuretic peptides and TGF-B in ventricular remodelling
$53,593 for one year. |
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Professor Barry Taylor
Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
The FLAME study: identifying risk factors for obese development in children
$132,102 for two years.
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Associate Professor Rob Doughty & Ms Gillian Whalley
Department of Medicine, University of Auckland
Role of NT-proBNP in screening for left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with type 2 diabetes in the community: 2nd Natriuretic Peptides in the Community Study (NPC-II)
$269,332 for three years.
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Dr Rod Lea
Department of Population and Environmental Health, Institute of Environmental Science & Research
Metabolic variation and response to nicotine replacement therapy
$156,694 for two years.
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Associate Professor Mervyn Merrilees
Department of Anatomy with Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland
The use of proteoglycan genes to engineer a vessel wall resistant to atherosclerosis
$17,489 for two years. |
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Dr Chris Pemberton
Endolab, Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago
C-ghrelin links metabolism and heart disease?
$72,786 for two years.
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Dr Miriam Rademaker
Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago
Ucn-II in heart failure and interactions with existing therapies
$130,341 for three years. |
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Dr Ivan Sammut
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago
Improvement of ischaemic cardiac outcomes by carbon monoxide treatment
$118,632 for two years.
Project Abstracts
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Dr Brett Cowan
Auckland MRI Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Auckland
Effect of pulmonary valve replacement in tetralogy of Fallot
$98,840 for three years. |
FELLOWSHIPS |
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Dr Boris Lowe
An Overseas Training Fellowship (for one year) was awarded to Dr Boris Lowe who will work as a Cardiovascular Imaging Fellow at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio, USA. |
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Dr Sujith Seneviratne
An Overseas Training Fellowship (for one year) was awarded to Dr Sujith Seneviratne who will work as a Research Fellow in Coronary Angiography at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA.
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Dr Martin Stiles
An Overseas Training Fellowship (for one year) was awarded to Dr Martin Stiles who will work in the Electrophysiology Fellowship Program at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia.
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Dr John Irvine
A Research Fellowship (for three years) was awarded to Dr John Irvine who is currently employed in the Department of Nephrology, at Christchurch Hospital.
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Ms Sarah Molyneux
A Research Fellowship (for two years) was awarded to Ms Sarah Molyneux who is currently employed in the Department of Analytical Biochemistry at the Canterbury Health Laboratories.
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Dr Natasha Rafter
A Research Fellowship (for three years) was awarded to Dr Natasha Rafter who is currently employed in the Clinical Trials Research Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland. |
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Ms Melody Oliver
A Postgraduate Scholarship (for three years) was awarded to Ms Melody Oliver who is currently employed in the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology.
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SMALL PROJECT GRANTS |
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Dr Brett Cowan
Auckland MRI Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Auckland
Web based cardiac MRI clinical atlas
$14,500 for six months.
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Ms Sarah Molyneux
Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Canterbury Health Laboratories
CoQ10 in cardiovascular disease
$14,922 for two years. |
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Dr Natalie Walker
Clinical Trials Research Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland
Validation study of NicAlertTM Cotinine test strips for verifying self-reported quitting, using saliva samples
$7,023 for six months.
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Mr George Thomson
Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago
New Zealand policymakers' views of the tobacco industry: 1996-2006
$15,000 for ten months. |
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Dr Tom Gentles
Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service, Starship Children's Hospital
Systemic ventricle remodelling after cardiac surgery in early infancy - pilot study
$15,000 for 20 months.
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Dr Alistair Young
Department of Anatomy with Radiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland
MRI of Mitral Regurgitation
$14,600 for one year. |
GRANTS-IN-AID |
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Dr Beverley Lawton
Department of General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago
Women's Lifestyle Study
$9,696 |
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Dr Alastair Smith
Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University
Purchase of a high grade chemical vacuum pump to be used in the production of cigarette smoke solutions
$6,950
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TRAVEL GRANTS |
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Miss Hannah Badland
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology
Active Living Research Conference, San Diego, USA
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Dr Christopher Bullen
Clinical Trials Research Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland
International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco-Induced Diseases (PTID), 4th Annual Conference, Athens, Greece |
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Dr Alexandra Chisholm
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago
23rd International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition, Denmark |
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Dr Chris Pemberton
Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago
European Society of Cardiology Congress, Stockholm, Sweden |
