The below is a list of recent grant successes. Grants play a vital part in our ability to conduct important research.
Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust/MPPT Project Grant
-Dr Kathryn Burns, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
miRNAs as Biomarkers of Clozapine Cardiotoxicity
$13000
-Dr Marta Tarczyluk-Wells, Pharmacology
How old are you? The effect of cell reprogramming on the “age” of induced human brain cells
$16000
The University of Auckland – Science – MWC/The University of Auckland Science – MWC
-Dr Francis Hunter, Auckland Cancer Research Centre
Use of CRISPR-mediated functional genomics to identify genetic vulnerabilities in NRAS-drive melanoma
$20,925
-Professor Peter Shepherd, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Efficacy and safety of combined BRAF/MEK and VEGFR2 inhibition versus BRAF/MEK inhibition alone – a preclinical trial
$29,010
-Associate Professor Adam Patterson, Auckland Cancer Research Centre
Patterson MWC NMPI 2018-
$46,604
-Professor Cristin Print, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Print MWC NMPI 2018-2020
$72,150
Cure Kids/Special Out of Round
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles, Molecular Medicine & Pathology
New drugs for resistant superbugs: fungi to the rescue!
$280,000
School of Medicine Foundation/School of Medicine Foundation Project
Professor Cristin Print, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
NETWORK Phase IV
$3,000,000
Royal Society of New Zealand/RSNZ Marsden Standard
-Dr Fiona McBryde, Physiology
Defending blood flow to the ‘selfish’ brain
$959,000
-Dr Susan McGlashan, Anatomy and Medical Imaging
Stiffness matters: Unravelling the reciprocal relationship between tissue mechanical stiffness and cellular mechanosensitivity
$920,000
Royal Society of New Zealand/RSNZ Marsden Fast Start
Dr Joanne Davidson, Physiology
Does ATP release contribute to perinatal brain injury after ischaemia?
$300,000
Auckland Medical Research Foundation/AMRF Doctoral Scholarship
Dr Cherie Blenkiron, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Tumour heterogeneity: a patient-specific multilayered investigation
$128,000
Auckland Medical Research Foundation/AMRF Postdoctoral Fellowship
-Dr Brigid Ryan, Anatomy and Medical Imaging
What are the first signs of dementia in humans?
$198,225
-Dr Brie Sorrenson, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Understanding genetic factors influencing beta-cell function
$218,656
Genesis Oncology Trust/GENESIS Research Grant
Dr Christian Miller, Auckland Cancer Research Centre
New DNA minor groove alkylating agents for arming anticancer antibodies
$79,464
School of Medicine Foundation/School of Medicine Foundation Project
Dr Maggie Kalev-Zylinska, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Biology of megakaryocytic cancers
$81,000
Genesis Oncology Trust/GENESIS Special Purpose Grant
Dr Michelle Wilson, Oncology
New Zealand Critical Appraisal Workshop for Oncology Trainees
$6,407
Neurological Foundation/NF Small Project
Dr Deidre Jansson,
Pharmacology Using a novel imaging modality to investigate blood-brain barrier breakdown as an early biomarker of motor neuron disease
$11,375
Alzheimers New Zealand Charitable Trust/Small Project Grants
Dr Deidre Jansson, Pharmacology
Mechanisms of Blood-Brain Barrier Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
$13,062
The University of Auckland/Strategic Research Initiatives Fund
Dr Angus Grey, Physiology
The University of Auckland Mass Spectrometry Hub
$599,000
Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust/MPPT Project Grant
Professor Michelle Glass, Pharmacology
Characterisation of the interaction of “synthetic cannabis” with the human CB1 receptor
$19,667
Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust/MPPT Conference Support Grant
Professor Laura Bennet, Physiology
The Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand (FNWANZ)
$4,500
School of Medicine Foundation/School of Medicine Foundation Project
Associate Professor Maurice Curtis, Anatomy and Medical Imaging
Parkinson’s disease: Where does it start and how does it spread in the human brain? Dobson NRCT grant
$300,000