Researchers know only too well the reality of how quickly time disappears. The researchers we fund are clear that their most significant challenge is the length of time it can take to produce life-changing research outcomes and the dearth of ongoing funding. We want to tell you about Professor Alistair Gunn. Alistair is one of ... Read more
Dr Susann Beier is a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland. Her research to improve our understanding of and develop treatments for cardiovascular stenting is an AMRF Success Story, with life saving improvements to treatments for the world’s largest health killer: coronary artery disease. The AMRF is pleased to support Dr Beier’s research with ... Read more
Prof Boyd Swinburn is a researcher in the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland. His work to improve our understanding and responses to obesity, under-nutrition and climate change is an AMRF Success Story. The AMRF is pleased to support Prof Swinburn’s research with a Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship. He will travel the ... Read more
Dr Tim Angeli is a Research Fellow in the Auckland Bioengingeering Institute at the University of Auckland. His research to improve our understanding of and develop treatments for gastro-intestinal disorders is an AMRF Success Story. The AMRF is pleased to support Dr Angeli’s research with an Edith C Coan Research Fellowship and an Emerging Researcher ... Read more
Prof Cindy Farquhar’s research, The IntraUterine Insemination (TUI) Study, shows that this low-cost treatment effectively increases pregnancy rates three-fold, and concludes that intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation should be offered to women with unexplained infertility as a first line treatment. The AMRF is pleased to see the publicity around this research we supported and we ... Read more
Dr David Crossman’s research team, including members from the Universities of Auckland, Exeter and Sydney as well as Yale University, is featured on the cover of the Oxford Academic journal Cardiovascular Research. With an impact factor of 5.9 and a featured editorial from one of the world’s leading experts in t-tubule remodelling in heart failure, ... Read more
Recent news highlights the struggle for understanding and diagnosis that women with endometriosis face. New research being undertaken by Dr Anna Ponnampalam at the Liggins Institute and the University of Auckland Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology may lead to easier identification of the disease, as well as more effective treatments. Donate now to support endometriosis ... Read more
AMRF Medical Committee member and grant holder A/Prof Lai-Ming Ching was on the front page of the Herald in part of a special series on cancer research in Auckland. Congratulations to A/Prof Ching and her team! Click here to support cancer drug research Donate now Blockbuster Cancer Drug Research from Professor Lai-Ming Chen featured in ... Read more
The NZ Herald recently featured science successes, including the research of A/Prof Debbie Hay and Dr Chris Walker who are both recipients of AMRF funding used to research the treatment of ... Read more
Online videos are the fasting growing source of content on the internet, and are becoming an increasingly popular format for communicating science. In this project, award-winning scientist Dr Siouxsie Wiles is working with professional graphic artist Luke Harris, and his team, to create a short animation using the New Zealand glow worm to introduce the ... Read more
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