We fund medical research that is at the top of its field not only locally but internationally, and will have a significant impact on the people of Canterbury, and New Zealand.
If you are interested in a research project which is currently underway, and would like to invest in this work, you can do so directly below:
Biochemistry Research
- Can oxidative stress modify the human epigenome?
- Establishing the zebrafish as a model of drug use on the genome
- How does Haemophilus influenzae import sialic acids from the human host?
- Inhibiting Menaquinone Biosynthesis and Biofilms in Staphylococcus aureus
- Redox regulation of the cytokine MIF during inflammation
Brain Research
- Improving Memory
- Predictors of apathy in Parkinson’s disease
- The Hippocampus in Parkinson’s Disease
- Working Memory Training in Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury
Cancer Research
- Advanced Deep Learning Algorithms for Automated Breast Cancer Histology Slide Evaluations
- Assay development for a protein implicated in metastatic melanoma
- Automatic Nuclei Segmentation and Tumour Cellularity Assessment in Breast Cancer Histopathological Slides
- BRCA1/2 expression in breast tumours
- Contribution of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis to colorectal carcinogenesis
- Developing tools to identify ascorbate-responsive subgroups of acute myeloid leukaemia
- Does exercise lower systemic inflammation and improve chemotherapy efficacy in cancer patients?
- Glioblastoma and ascorbate
- Intravenous Vitamin C and severe sepsis outcomes
- The effects of resveratrol’s derivatives on VEGF, IL-6, IL-8 and NF-kB in ovarian cancer in vitro and in vivo studies
- The role of microRNAs in fat-breast cancer cell crosstalk
Child Health Research
- Adolescent outcomes of prenatal methadone exposure
- Nutrition and Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Clinical Research
- Effect of vitamin C on quality of life outcomes in survivors of sepsis
- Evaluation of novel urinary biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Vitamin C status of patients with non-healing wounds
Diabetes Research
Heart Research
- Cardiovascular effects of very preterm birth at adolescences: A longitudinal cohort study
- Phosphodiesterase 9 inhibition as a novel therapeutic strategy in heart failure
- suPAR in cardiovascular disease
Human Biology Research
Immunology Research
Mental Health Research
- Activation Therapy for Inpatient Depression
- Trajectories of depression to middle adulthood in a 40 year birth cohort
- Pilot Study of Cognitively-Enhanced Interpersonal and Social Rhythms Therapy for Depression
Non-Infectious Disease Research
Pharmacology Research
Reproductive Health Research