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Empowering researchers, transforming lives.
Watch videos from AMRF's 70th anniversary speaker series!
In 2025, AMRF proudly marks 70 years of funding groundbreaking medical research, marking the awarding of over $100,000,000 to dedicated medical and health science researchers.
Our 70th year will feature a three-part speaker series in February, May, and August in Auckland. These events will showcase leading medical researchers who have made a significant difference in their fields.
Dr Diana Sarfati, NZ Director-General of Health, cancer epidemiologist, and eminent health services researcher; Distinguished Professor Dame Jane Harding, a world leader in neonatal research and clinical practice; and Dr Richard Frith, neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist who introduced the first CPAP machine in New Zealand.
Professor John Windsor, an acclaimed pancreatic surgeon, researcher and entrepreneur; and A/Prof Gary Cheung & Dr Rosemary Frey, experts in the End-of-Life Choice Act 2019 and improving palliative care.
A/Prof Amy Chan, a leader in respiratory health research using digital technology and big data; and Dr Tim Angeli-Gordon, an expert in gastrointestinal physiology developing diagnostic devices andinterventional therapeutics for GI disorders.
Professor Donna Rose Addis, New Zealand-born cognitive neuroscientist, renowned for her work in neuroimaging and neuropsychology, linked to memory and aging, and the first Samoan neuroscientist in history; and Professor Robert Gourdie, a NZ-educated scientist and internationally acclaimed cell biologist specialising in cardiovascular and biotech innovations.
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