Thu, 27 Feb
|AMRF Auditorium at UoA-FMHS
AMRF 70th Anniversary Speaker Series 1: Live event
Are you curious to know how medical research has progressed over 70 years?
Time & Location
27 Feb 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm NZDT
AMRF Auditorium at UoA-FMHS, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
About the Event
In 2025, AMRF proudly marks 70 years of funding groundbreaking medical research and the awarding of over $100,000,000 to dedicated medical and health science researchers.
In the first event of our 70th anniversary year, we host these three outstanding researchers. Register now to join us!
Dr Diana Sarfati, NZ Director-General of Health, cancer epidemiologist, and eminent health services researcher
Dr Sarfati is a pre-eminent figure in cancer research and public health in New Zealand. She currently serves as the NZ Director-General of Health and has made significant contributions to cancer research and control. Dr Sarfati's research career has focused on identifying disparities in cancer outcomes, particularly among different patient groups and health system factors that influence cancer survival. Diana will share how she has driven advancements in the field of cancer epidemiology, along with her career pathway which has led to her current role.
Distinguished Professor Dame Jane Harding, a world leader in neonatal research and clinical practice
Professor Harding is a renowned neonatologist whose research has led ground-breaking advancements in neonatal care, both in New Zealand and globally. Professor Harding's discovery of a simple sugar treatment revolutionised the global standard of care for newborn babies, helping to prevent the risk of serious brain injury in babies with low blood sugar. We will hear from Jane about this world-leading research, the latest findings on the school-age outcomes of babies treated for low blood sugar and how interventions during pregnancy and around the time of birth can influence a baby’s growth, metabolism, and long-term health.
Dr Richard Frith, neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist who introduced the first CPAP machine in New Zealand.
Dr Richard Frith is a distinguished neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist who developed the first CPAP machine for sleep apnoea in New Zealand in 1984. You will hear in-person how this CPAP came to be, along with other lifechanging neuro-research Dr Frith has pioneered.
While the event is free of charge, we are a charitable foundation and ask you to consider making a donation to continue supporting us to empower researchers and transform lives.
We would be delighted if you would join us for the first in our 70th anniversary speaker series events.
We have a total of 500 in-person seats available on a first come, first served basis—250 in the AMRF Auditorium and 250 in an adjacent lecture theatre with live-cast presentations. With this limited seating in mind, please ensure all registrations are individual (not group bookings) for in-person attendance so we can keep a careful eye on numbers. If you are successful in your registration, we kindly ask you to consider those who may have missed out and honour your booking, arriving in time for a 6pm start.
RSVP to the other events in this AMRF 70th Anniversary speaker series: https://www.medicalresearch.org.nz/amrf-70th-anniversary-events
Speaker Series 2: 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.
Speaker Series 3: 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.
