March 2006
At the March meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group of the National Heart Foundation, a total of 15 limited budget grants were awarded. The awards included 3 Small Project Grants and 12 Travel Grants.
SMALL PROJECT GRANTS
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Dr Naylin Bissessor
Cardiovascular Research Unit, Auckland City Hospital
Natriuretic peptides and exercise capacity in mixed valvular heart disease
$14,782 for a period of 1 year.
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Dr Patrick Gladding
Cardiovascular Research Unit, Auckland City Hospital
Plavix response in coronary intervention (PRINC)
$15,000 for a period of 1 year. |
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Dr Hayden McRobbie
Clinical Trials Research Unit, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland
Nicotine oral pouch acceptability and efficacy trial
$14,900 for a period of 6 months.
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TRAVEL GRANTS
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Ms Denise Barlow
Cardiac Care Section, National Heart Foundation of NZ
13
th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Washington DC, USA |
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Ms Maea Hohepa
Centre for Physical Activity & Nutrition Research, Auckland University of Technology
American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Ms Vivienne Homer
Department of Molecular Pathology, Canterbury Health Laboratories
XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Rome, Italy |
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Dr Rod Lea
Department of Population Environmental Health, ESR
11
th International Congress of Human Genetics, Brisbane, Australia
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Dr Hayden McRobbie
Clinical Trials Research Unit, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland
13
th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Washington DC, USA
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Ms Sarah Molyneux
Biochemistry Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories
XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Rome, Italy
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Dr Barry Palmer
Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
World Congress of Cardiology 2006, Barcelona, Spain |
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Dr Melinda Parnell
Department of Surgery & Anaesthesia, Wellington School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
European Resuscitation Council Conference, Stavanger, Norway |
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Ms Tania Slatter
Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago
The Scandinavian Atherosclerosis Conference, Humlebaek, Denmark |
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Dr Martin Stiles
NHF Research Fellow, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
Heart Rhythm 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Dr Mark Wallace-Bell
National Addiction Centre, Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
13
th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Washington DC, USA |
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Dr Robyn Whittaker
Clinical Trials Research Unit, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland
Randomised Controlled Trials Course, Oriel College, Oxford, UK
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