November 2009
At the November 2009 meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group of the National Heart Foundation, a total of 16 limited budget grants were awarded. The awards included 10 Small Project Grants, 3 Grants-in-Aid and 3Travel Grants.
SMALL PROJECT GRANTS
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Drs Alexandra Chisholm & Rachel Brown
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin
Nuts for LIFE (Lipids, InFlammatory, Endothelial).
$14,750 for 15 months
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Ms Enid Dorey
Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland
Patient perceptions around alternative options for the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation.
$14,659 for 10 months
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Ms Louise Foley
Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland
Exploring sedentary behaviour in New Zealand children and young people.
$12,652 for 3 months
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Dr Simon Green
Department of Physiology, University of Otago, Dunedin
Exercise and muscle blood flow in peripheral arterial disease.
$12,540 for 1 year
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Dr Andrew Kerr
Cardiology Department, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland
Personalised electronic early warning system to reduce post ACS treatment gaps: a feasibility study.
$14,930 for 1 year
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Professor Diana Lennon
Department of Paediatrics: Child & Youth Health, University of Auckland
ARF/RHD Burden of Disease in Samoa to Aid Control.
$14,700 for 3 months
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Dr Jun Lu
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, AUT University
Detecting heart failure in obesity.
$15,000 for 1 year
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Dr Ralph Maddison
Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland
Fit2Quit: Exercise to enhance smoking cessation outcomes.
$15,000 for 2 years
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Dr Ria Schroder
National Addiction Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin
Abstinence vs moderation in obesity treatment: client perceptions of what works.
$14,520 for 1 year |
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Ms Maria Turley
Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland
Do trends in food prices support healthy eating?
$14,422 for 6 months
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GRANTS-IN-AID
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Dr Samuel Lucas
Department of Physiology, University of Otago, Dunedin
Travel and study costs for work at The Peninsula Sleep Laboratory, Sydney, Australia.
$10,000
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Dr Lauretta Muir
Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies, University of Otago, Christchurch
Reducing the burden of familial hyper-cholesterolaemia: developing a New Zealand model of care.
$14,070
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Associate Professor Sally McCormick
Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin
Purchase of a High Performance Liquid Chromatography system for shared use.
$15,000
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TRAVEL GRANTS
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Dr Nicola Scott
Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch
14th International Congress of Endocrinology 2010, Kyoto, Japan
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Dr Natalie Walker
Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland
Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco Annual General Meeting 2010, Baltimore, USA.
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Dr Alexandra Chisholm
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin
78
th European Atherosclerosis Society Congress, Germany; 28
th International Symposium on Diabetes & Nutrition. Norway; Heart UK 24
th Annual Conference, Scotland.
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