Funded Research Projects - 2008
CMRF Funded Travel in Aid
2009 Travel in Aid Funded by CMRFTo view the approved funding please download the Pdf.
2009 Funding Travel in Aid
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SUMMER STUDENTSHIPS 2008/09
Summer Students funded by CMRF
The first Presentations from the Summer Students were held
at the Don Beaven Lecture Theatre, 7th Floor, 2 Riccarton Ave
Christchurch on Friday 28th November 2008
Photo is of the CMRF sponsored Students for 2008/09
Leesa Pfeifer
CMRF funded Summer Student who won the Best Overall Presentation
Isaac Campbell
Won the CMRF Prize of Best Written Scientific Abstract - the prize of $500 will be presented
at the CMRF Annual General Meeting
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Adult outcomes of childhood traumatic brain injury
2008 Research Project Grant RoundApproved for Funding by CMRF $74,954.00
For a period of 24 months
Start Date: 01 November 2008
Researcher No1: Associate Professor Ranadolph Grace
University of Canterbury
Photo of the research team: Associate Professor Randolph Grace, Dr Audrey McKinley and Mr John Horwood
Absent: Mr Martin McFarlane, Assicate Professor Derek Roger, Professor David Fergusson
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Plasma NTproCNP as a marker of skeletal growth
2008 Research Project Grant RoundApproved for funding by CMRF $74,103.00
for a period of 12 months
Start Date: 1st February 2009
Researcher 1: Dr Timothy Prickett
University of Otago, Christchurch
Photo of Research Team
Jennifer Bothwell, Dr Tim Prickett and Associate Professor Tim Yandle
Absent: Professor Eric Espiner and Professor Mark Richards
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Alternative Cartilage Tissue Engineering Strategies: Smart Scaffolds & Perfusion Bioreactors
2008 Research Project Grant RoundApproved for Funding by CMRF $74,579.00
For a period of 12 months
Start Date: 01 September 2008
Reseacher 1: Dr Tim Woodfield
University of Otago, Christchurch
Photo: Tim Woodfield and Simon Stroebel working in the
laboratory
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Struggling to stay awake: EEG and Behaviour following sleep deprivation
2008 Research Project Grant RoundApproved for Funding by CMRF $63,981.00
For a period of 16 months
Start Date: 10 October 2008
Reseacher 1: Dr Carrie Innes
Van der Veer Institute
Photo: Research Team Members:Carrie Innes, Richard Jones,
Govinda Poudel, (Absent Leigh Signal)
From left: Sebastian Doeltgen demonstrates the EEG cap
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The effect of hypoxia and Vitamin C on immune cell function
2008 Research Project Grant RoundApproved for Funding by CMRF $52,748.00
For a period of 12 months
Start Date: 01 October 2008
Reseacher 1: Dr Margreet Vissers
University of Otago, Christchurch
Photo: Margreet Vissers and Stephanie Bozonet
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Nortriptyline Pharmacogenetics and postural hypotension
2008 Research Project Grant RoundApproved for Funding by CMRF $42,604.00
For a period of 7 months
Start Date: 01 March 2009
Reseacher 1: Dr Berit Jensen
University of Otago, Christchurch
Photo: Blood pressure is being monitored
using a tilt table
From left: Berit Jensen, Professor Evan Begg, Rebecca Roberts
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Predicting safe driving in persons with MCI or Alzheimer Disease
Start Date: 1st October 20082008 Research Project Grant Round
Approved for funding by CMRF $12,033.00
Researcher 1: Petra Hoggarth
Van der Veer Institute
Photo of Research Team
From left: John Dalyrymple-Alford, Carrie Innes, Richard Jones, Petra Hoggarth
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CMRF MacKinlay PhD Fellowship 2008
The Canterbury Medical Research Foundation is please to announce the appointment of
Kasia Mackenzie as the CMRF MacKinlay PhD 2008 Fellow 2008.
CMRF and the Mackinlay Charitable Trust is funding Kasia for the next 2 years at $60,000 per year with working expenses of $3,500 per year.
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The Response of Embryonic Stem Cells to Oxidative Stress
Researcher 1 - Name : Dr Steven Gieseg
Researcher 1 - Institution : University of Canterbury
Researcher 2 - Tina Yand- PhD Student
Researcher 2 - Institution : University of Canterbury
Period of funding: 12 months
Amount Funded: 32,770
Photo: Dr Steven Gieseg in the Laboratory
Free Radical Biochemistry Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury
The Response of Embryonic Stem Cells to Oxidative Stress.
Dr Steven Gieseg, BSc(Hons), PhD (Otago).
Stem cells are supposedly immortal cells, yet their gradual loss from the body is a fundamental part of the aging process. Surprisingly little is known about the death of stem cells or what kills them.
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New hybrid perdiction model for adverse environmental health effects
2008 Research Project Grant RoundApproved for Funding by CMRF $74,801.00
For a period of 12 months
Start Date: 01 February 2009
Reseacher 1: Associate Professor Simon Kingham
University of Canterbury
Photo: REsearch Team from left to right Phil Hider, Simon Kingham,
Kyoko Fukuda and Mike Epton
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