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GRANTS AWARDED JULY 2007
At the July meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group of
the National Heart Foundation, a total of 28 grants were awarded. The awards
included 8 Project Grants, 10 Fellowships/Scholarships, 5 Small Project Grants,
and 5 Travel Grants. A total of 7 Summer Studentships were also awarded to the
Medical Schools at the University of Otago and the University of Auckland.
PROJECT GRANTS
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Drs Chris Charles & David
Jardine
Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Department
of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University
of Otago
Inhibition of cardiac sympathetic nerve activity:
novel therapies post-MI
$176,179 for 3 years.
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Dr Anna Pilbrow
Cardioendocrine Research Group, Department of Medicine,
Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
Genotype and gene expression in heart failure using
Affymetrix technology
$63,199 for 1 year.
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Professor Ed Mitchell
Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland
Determinants of obesity and cardiovascular risk
factors at 11 years of age
$120,000 for 30 months.
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Dr Leigh Ellmers
Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine
& Health Sciences, University of Otago
Effect of chronic Urocortin 2 treatment following
experimental myocardial infarction
$92,595 for 1 year.
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Ms Suzanne Pitama
Maori/Indigenous Health Institute, Christchurch School
of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
The Maori community Heart Study –Non-Maori
cohort
$129,527 for 2 years.
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Professor A Mark Richards
Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group,
Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago
Regional secretion and clearance of novel peptides
in health and heart disease
$155,340 for 2 years.
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Dr Louise Signal
Department of Public Health, Wellington School of
Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago
Promoting healthy childhood nutrition through
primary schools: a study of barriers, supports, and effective policy
options
$150,000 for 2 years.
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Dr Nigel Wilson
Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac
Services, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland District Health Board
Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in South
Auckland children
$84,880 for 18 months.
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FELLOWSHIPS
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Dr Ruvin Gabriel
An Overseas Training & Research Fellowship
(for 1 year) was awarded to Dr Ruvin Gabriel who will work as a Clinical &
Research Fellow at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA.
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Dr Judith MacCormick
An Overseas Training & Research Fellowship
(for 1 year) was awarded to Dr Judith MacCormick who will work as a
Clinical & Research Fellow at the Children’s Hospital, Boston,
USA.
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Ms Jade Hollis-Moffatt
A Research Fellowship (for 3 years) was
awarded to Ms Jade Hollis-Moffatt, Department of Biochemistry, University of
Otago.
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Ms Melody Oliver
A Research Fellowship (for 3 years) was
awarded to Ms Melody Oliver, Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition
Research, Auckland University of Technology.
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Dr Tania Riddell
A Research Fellowship (for 3 years) was
awarded to Dr Tania Riddell, Section of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School
of Population Health, University of Auckland.
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Dr Vanessa Selak
A Research Fellowship (for 3 years) was
awarded to Dr Vanessa Selak, Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Population
Health,
University of Auckland.
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Ms Nicola Scott
A Research Fellowship (for 3 years) was
awarded to Ms Nicola Scott, Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group,
Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago.
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Dr Shieak Tzeng
A Research Fellowship (for 3 years) was
awarded to Dr Shieak Tzeng, Department of Surgery & Anaesthesia, Wellington
School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago.
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Ms Helen Eyles
A Postgraduate Scholarship (for 3 years) was
awarded to Ms Helen Eyles, Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Population
Health, University of Auckland.
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Ms Amy Norman
A Maori Cardiovascular Research Fellowship
(for 2 years) was awarded to Ms Amy Norman, The Liggins Institute, University of
Auckland.
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SMALL PROJECT GRANTS
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Associate Professor Brian Cox
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin
School of Medicine, University of Otago
Heart disease mortality after
radiotherapy
$15,000 for 1 year.
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Dr Tania Riddell
Section of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of
Population Health, University of Auckland
Whanau-based cardiovascular risk assessment and
management
$15,000 for 4 months.
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Ms Elizabeth Ledgerwood
Department of Biochemistry, University of
Otago
Can an antioxidant targeted to mitochondria inhibit
lesion development and pro-inflammatory signalling in a mouse model of
atherosclerosis?
$14,778 for 1 year.
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Ms Nicola Scott
Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group, Department
of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of
Otago
Establishing a mouse model of the human metabolic
syndrome
$14,365 for 1 year.
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Professor David Thomas
Department of Social & Community Health, School of
Population Health, University of Auckland
Awareness of cardiovascular disease risk factors
among adult New Zealanders
$15,000 for 6 months.
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TRAVEL GRANTS
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Dr Ruvin Gabriel
Greenlane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City
Hospital
European Society of Cardiology Congress 2007,
Vienna, Austria
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Ms Sarah Molyneux
Biochemistry Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories
5th Conference of the International Coenzyme Q10
Association, Kobe, Japan
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Dr Brett Shand
Lipid and Diabetes Research Group, Christchurch
Hospital
5th Annual world
Congress on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Boston, USA
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Mr Euan Rodger
Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago
The 16th
International Symposium on Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism, New York,
USA
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Mr Hamish Prosser
Christchurch Cardioendocrine Research Group,
Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences
European Society of Cardiology Congress 2007,
Vienna, Austria
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