November 2006
At the November 2006 meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group of the National Heart Foundation, a total of 14 limited budget grants were awarded. The awards included 6 Small Project Grants and 8 Travel Grants.
SMALL PROJECT GRANTS
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Drs Alexandra Chisholm & Rachel Brown
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago
Fatty acids, lipids and sensory properties of hazelnuts (The FLASH Study)
$13,281 for a period of 9 months.
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Dr Kirsten McAuley
Edgar National Centre for Diabetes Research, University of Otago
Pilot study to develop a new clinical test to measure insulin sensitivity
$13,882 for a period of 1 year.
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Dr Ali Khan
Cardiology Department, Middlemore Hospital
Stress echocardiography in post-recovery apical ballooning syndrome
$14,187 for a period of 18 months.
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Dr Ruvin Gabriel
Cardiology Department, Middlemore Hospital
Accuracy of MRI assessment of aortic stenosis
$14,775 for a period of 1 year.
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Dr Anouska Moynagh
Cardiology Department, Christchurch Hospital
The diagnostic value of computed tomography coronary angiography as compared with conventional coronary angiography
$12,354 for a period of 1 year. |
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Dr Garry Nixon
Department of General Practice, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
Streptokinase antibodies in rural New Zealand populations
$14,950 for a period of 1 year. |
TRAVEL GRANTS
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Dr Christopher Bullen
Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Population Health, University of Auckland
Annual Meeting of the Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Texas, USA
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Dr Leigh Ellmers
Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
Medical Sciences Congress 2006, Rotorua, NZ |
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Mr Xiang Lin
Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland
2006 IEEE Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan |
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Ms Jennifer Utter
Department of Public Health, School of Population Health, University of Auckland
2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, Colorado, USA
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Dr Chris Raffel
NHF Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, USA |
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Dr Boris Lowe
NHF Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, USA
10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Echocardiography, Prague, Czech Republic
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Dr Nick Wilson
Wellington School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Conference, Texas, USA |
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Ms Joanna Young
Lipid and Diabetes Research Group, Christchurch Hospital
American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, USA |
