What we do Congratulations to those brilliant researchers from the University of Auckland and University of Otago who've secured funding from the Health Research Council. It’s wonderful to see many researchers who've previously been supported by Neurological Foundation go on to receive this prestigious funding, enabling them to keep building impact within their fields. We'll keep watching with excitement.
Shining a light on functional neurological disorder in Aotearoa New Zealand
Year: 2025
Approved budget: $260,000.00
Researchers: Mr Benjamin Scrivener, Professor Cathy Stinear, Professor Peter Barber, Associate Professor Katrina Poppe, Dr Harry Jordan, Dr Neera Jain, Ms Melanie Grace
Host: The University of Auckland
Proposal type: Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Glial connections in mate wareware dementia
Year: 2025
Approved budget: $599,771.00
Researchers: Dr Amy Smith, Professor Russell Snell, Professor Michael Dragunow
Host: The University of Auckland
Proposal type: Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
A study to investigate the effects of nocebo on cognitive recovery after mTBI
Year: 2025
Approved budget: $203,835.00
Researchers: Mr Nishal Pinto, Associate Professor Deborah Snell, Dr Jennifer Dunn, Dr Josh Faulkner, Dr Damien Appleton, Dr Paul Skirrow
Host: University of Otago
Proposal type: Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Development of a human oligodendrocyte platform for multiple sclerosis
Year: 2025
Approved budget: $400,000.00
Researchers: Dr Amy McCaughey-Chapman, Professor Bronwen Connor, Dr Jennifer Pereira
Host: The University of Auckland
Proposal type: Emerging Researcher First Grant
Genotypes, phenotypes, and treatment of NOTCH2NLC-related disease in Aotearoa New Zealand
Year: 2025
Approved budget: $1,199,541.00
Researchers: Dr Emma Scotter, Dr James Cleland, Dr Nicole Edwards, Associate Professor Richard Roxburgh, Associate Professor Klaus Lehnert, Ms Miriam Rodrigues, Mr Harry Fraser, Dr Neil Anderson, Dr Shilpan Patel, Dr Raoul Heller, Mr David Gordon, Dr Ira Deveson
Host: The University of Auckland
Proposal type: Project
Three-dimensional cell replacement therapy to treat Huntington's disease
Year: 2025
Approved budget: $1,200,000.00
Researchers: Professor Bronwen Connor, Dr Amy McCaughey-Chapman, Dr Jenny Malmström, Professor Louise Parr-Brownlie, Dr Bruce Harland
Host: The University of Auckland
Proposal type: Project
Treatment of Alzheimer's disease via inhibition of ryanodine receptors
Year: 2025
Approved budget: $1,197,729.00
Researchers: Professor Peter Jones, Dr Shane Ohline, Associate Professor Karl Iremonger, Dr Nicholas Cutfield, Professor Dr Sui Rong Wayne Chen
Host: University of Otago
Proposal type: Project
Targeting meningeal fibrosis to improve outcomes in traumatic brain injuries
Year: 2025
Approved budget: $1,199,744.00
Researchers: Dr Justin Rustenhoven, Professor Michael Dragunow, Professor Jonathan Kipnis, Professor Jennifer Gamble, Dr Simon O'Carroll, Dr Taylor Stevenson
Host: The University of Auckland
Proposal type: Project
Harnessing tears for diagnosing Pacific PINK1 and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease
Year: 2025
Approved budget: $1,199,998.00
Researchers: Dr Victor Dieriks, Dr Christina Buchanan, Mrs Lydia Velzian, Mr James Wiseman, Dr Justin Rustenhoven, Dr Viswas Dayal, Anton Spelman
Host: The University of Auckland
Proposal type: Project
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