Travel Grants
Travel grants provide support for medical researchers who wish to present their research at a meeting or conference. Funds may also be provided to support a training course on research methods and/or for visiting a laboratory to learn a new research technique.
2022
9 awards
$22,621
2021
10 awards
$12,033
2020
16 awards
$43,735
2019
19 awards
$50,038
2023
21 awards
$73,837
Dr Debbie Zhao ($4,000 – 6623003)
2023
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 12th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modelling of the Heart (FIMH), Lyon, France and a laboratory visit to King's College London/Barts Health NHS, London, UK, 19 June - 14 July 2023.
Dr Jie Zhang ($4,000 – 6623013)
2023
Dept. of Ophthalmology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 2023 European Society of Ophthalmology meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, 15 - 17 June 2023.
Dr Sarah Ward ($4,000 – 6623011)
2023
Dept. of Exercise Science, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Denver, USA, 16 - 20 March 2023.
Dr Vonne van Heeswijk ($4,000 – 6623015)
2023
Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at Spineweek 2023, Melbourne, Australia, 1 - 5 May 2023.
A/Prof Simon Swift ($3,000 – 6623010)
2023
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
Attending multiple conferences on pathogens and the microbiome, and new concepts and approaches in microbiology, France, Scotland and Germany, 3 - 31 June 2023.
Dr Julia Shanks ($4,000 – 6623008)
2023
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the American Physiology Summit 2023, Long Beach California, USA, 20 - 23 April 2023.
Dr Ana Luiza Sayegh ($4,000 – 6623001)
2023
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the American Physiology Summit 2023, Long Beach California, USA, 20 - 23 April 2023.
Dr Rhys Ponton ($4,000 – 6623017)
2023
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Harm Reduction International (HRI) 2023 conference, Melbourne, Australia, 16 - 19 April 2023.
Dr Mataroria Lyndon ($4,200 – 6623012)
2023
Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 10th International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health, Tulsa, USA, 24 - 26 March 2023.
Dr Annette Lasham ($3,290 – 6623016)
2023
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 5th International Caparica Conference in SPLICING 2023, Caparica, Portugal, 16 - 19 July 2023.
Dr Anna Howe ($3,000 – 6623020)
2023
Dept. of Paediatrics: Child & Youth Health, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference 2023, Perth, Australia, 19 - 21 June 2023.
A/Prof Nuala Helsby ($4,000 – 6623006)
2023
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
Attendance, presentation and committee activity at 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (WCP2023), Glasgow, Scotland, 2 - 7 July 2023.
Dr Peter Freestone ($3,443 – 6623009)
2023
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the International Basal Ganglia Society (IBAGS) triennial meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 13 - 16 June 2023.
Dr Igor Felippe ($4,000 – 6623004)
2023
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the American Physiology Summit 2023, Long Beach California, USA, 20 - 23 April 2023, and visit a laboratory in Iowa.
Dr Sophie Farrow ($2,866 – 6623002)
2023
Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Genomics of Brain Disorders Wellcome Trust Conference, Cambridge, UK, 17 - 23 May 2023, and multiple laboratory visits.
Dr Alexander DIxon ($2,300 – 6623005)
2023
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
Research Visit to Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine (IEKM), Freiburg, Germany, 17-30 April 2023.
Dr Victor Dieriks ($4,000 – 6623007)
2023
Dept. of Anatomy & Medical Imaging, and Centre for Brain Research, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation and the Neurodegeneration: New Biology Guiding the Next Generation of Therapeutic Development Conference Whistler, Canada, 15 - 19 May 2023.
A/Prof Qi Chen ($1,544 – 6623019)
2023
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
Attend and present at the annual meeting of the International Society of Extracellular vesicles, Seattle, USA, 18 - 21 May 2023.
Dr Yan Chen ($3,172 – 6623018)
2023
Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAPHE) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 26 - 19 June 2023.
Dr Carol Bussey ($4,000 – 6623014)
2023
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and Presentation at the American Physiology Summit 2023, Long Beach California, USA, 20-23 April 2023.
Dr Ghader Bashiri ($4,000 – 6623021)
2023
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland
Attendance and role of co-Chair at the Gordon Research meetings on "Enzymes, Coenzymes and Metabolic Pathways", Waterville Valley, USA, 15 - 21 July 2023.
Dr Waruni Dissanayake ($2,937 – 6622009)
2022
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Asia Pacific Diabetes and Obesity meeting, Singapore, 20 - 23 November 2022.
Dr Kevin Lee ($2,012 – 6622008)
2022
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation to the Society for Neuroscience conference, San Diego, USA, 12 - 16 November 2022.
Dr Simerdeep Dhillion ($3,596 – 6622007)
2022
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society annual conference, Montesilvano, Italy, 20-23 September 2022.
Dr David Crossman ($840 – 6622006)
2022
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and Presentation at the New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress in Queenstown, New Zealand, 28 Aug - 4 Sept 2022.
A/Prof Monica Acosta ($1,862 – 6622005)
2022
School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of Auckland
Strengthening international networks in eye research between NZ and South America, Chile and Uruguay, 2 Oct - 1 Nov 2022.
Dr Melissa Cadelis ($2,287 – 6622004)
2022
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
Meetings with two international collaborators, Paris and Marseille, France, 23 Sept - 16 Oct 2022.
Dr Qian (Claire) Wang ($2,052 - 6622003)
2022
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
To attend Queenstown Research Week 2022, Queenstown, New Zealand, 29 August - 2 September 2022.
A/Prof Eileen Lueders ($3,000 - 6622002)
2022
Dept. of Pyschology, The University of Auckland
To attend the Annual International Conference of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Glasgow, United Kingdom, 19 - 23 June 2022.
Dr Priyanka Alok Agarwal ($4,035 - 6622001)
2022
Dept. of Ophthalmology, The University of Auckland
To attend the Controlled Release Society 2022 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 11 - 15 July 2022.
Dr Yuliana Yosaatmadja ($1,666 – 6621005)
2021
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland
To attend the 16th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB), Christchurch, New Zealand, 22 - 25 November 2021.
Dr Ted Yeung ($1,008 – 6621004)
2021
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
To attend MEDSCI NZ, Queenstown, New Zealand, 31 August 2021 - 5 September 2021.
Dr Sheryl Tan ($1,272 – 6621002)
2021
Dept. of Anatomy & Medical Imaging, The University of Auckland
To attend AWCBR, Queenstown, New Zealand, 29 August 2021 - 5 September 2021.
Dr Augusto Simoes-Barbosa ($1,743 – 6621009)
2021
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland
To attend the 16th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, Christchurch, New Zealand, 21 - 25 November 2021.
Dr Christopher Hedges ($865 – 6621006)
2021
Dept. of Nutrition & Dietetics, The University of Auckland
To attend Queenstown Molecular Biology conference, and associated Metabolic and Heart Research satellite meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand, 29 August 2021 - 6 September 2021.
Dr Rosemary Frey ($803 – 6621010)
2021
School of Nursing, The University of Auckland
To participate in the virtual Oceanic Palliative Care Conference 2021, online, 7 - 9 September 2021.
Dr Jui-Lin Fan ($1,115 – 6621003)
2021
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
To attend MEDSCI NZ, Queenstown, New Zealand, 29 August 2021 - 3 September 2021.
Dr Zohreh Doborjeh ($897 – 6621008)
2021
Section of Audiology, The University of Auckland
To attend AWCBR, Queenstown, New Zealand, 29 August 2021.
Mrs Robin Cronin ($711 – 6621001)
2021
Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board
To attend the 32nd International Confederation of Midwives Virtual Triennial Congress. 30 May – 3 June 2021.
Dr Emma Buckels ($1,953 – 6621007)
2021
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
To attend MEDSCI NZ and the Advances in Microscopy satellite meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand, 29 August 2021 - 4 September 2021.
A/Prof Darren Svirskis ($ 3,000 – 6620001)
2020
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
To attend the 11th World Biomaterial Congress in Glasgow, Scotland and visit to University of Freiburg, Germany, 17 - 28 May 2020 (grant declined due to Covid)..
Dr Anna Serlachius ($ 3,000 – 6620013)
2020
Dept. of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland
To attend the European Health Psychology Society annual meeting, Bratislava, Slovakia, 24 - 31 August 2020 (plans to attend a rescheduled or alternative conference in 2021).
Dr Ana Luiza Sayegh ($ 1,042 – 6620012)
2020
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
To participate in the virtual 2021 Experimental Biology conference, 27 - 30 April 2021 (alternative conference due to Covid), and to attend Queenstown Research Week, 30 August - 2 September 2021 (alternative conference due to Covid).
Dr Ravi Reddy ($ 1,042 – 6620012)
2020
Health Sciences, Massey University
To attend The 13th ICBEN Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem, Stockholm, Sweden, 13 - 19 June 2020 (plans to attend a rescheduled or alternative conference in 2021).
Dr Rebecca Pullon ($ 2,069 – 6620008)
2020
Dept. of Anaesthesiology, The University of Auckland
To attend the Mechanisms of Anaesthesia Conference (MAC2020), Xi'an, China, 21 - 28 March 2020) (plans to attend a rescheduled or alternative conference in 2021).
Dr Catherine Morgan ($ 3,000 – 6620006)
2020
School of Psychology, The University of Auckland
To attend the International Society for Magnetic Resonance In Medicine (ISMRM) 2020 Conference, Sydney, Australia, 17 - 24 April 2020 (plans to attend a rescheduled or alternative conference in 2021).
Dr Euphemia Leung ($ 3,000 – 6620014)
2020
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland
To attend the Mammary Gland Biology Gordon Research Conference, Lucca, Italy, 7 - 12 June 2020 (grant declined due to Covid).
A/Prof Rozanne Kruger ($ 3,000 – 6620005)
2020
School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University
To participate in the virtual International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods (eICDAM 2021), 8 - 12 February 2021 (conference delayed from 2020 and held in virtual format).
Dr Jiney Jose ($ 3,000 – 6620016)
2020
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland
To attend the EFMC-ISMC 2020 XXVI EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry, Basel, Switzerland, 6 - 10 September 2020 (grant declined due to Covid).
Dr Muhammad Hanif ($ 3,000 – 6620011)
2020
School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland
To attend the Metals in Medicine - Gordon Research Conference, Andover, USA, 26 June - 1 July 2022 (conference rescheduled from 2020).
Dr William Good ($ 1,872 – 6620004)
2020
Respiratory Department, Middlemore Clinical Trials (MMCT), Counties Manukau District Health Board
To attend the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting 2020, Melbourne, Australia, 26 March - 2 April 2020 (plans to attend a rescheduled or alternative conference in 2021).
Dr Waruni Dissanayake ($3,000 – 6620010)
2020
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
To participate in Virtual EASD 2021, 27 September – 1 October 2021 (conference held in virtual format), and to attend Queenstown Research Week, 30 August - 2 September 2021 (alternative conference due to Covid).
Dr Rhea Desai ($3,000 – 6620009)
2020
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
To attend the Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association, Frankfurt, Germany 11 - 14 June 2020 (conference held in virtual format).
Dr Melissa Cadelis ($3,000 – 6620002)
2020
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
To attend the XI European Conference on Marine Natural Products in Galway, Ireland, 28 June - 2nd July 2021 (alternative conference due to Covid)
Dr Mark Bekhit ($ 3,000 – 6620015)
2020
Radiology, Auckland District Health Board
To attend the International ESC Preventive Cardiology 2020 Conference, Malaga, Spain, 1 - 10 April 2020 (plans to attend a rescheduled or alternative conference in 2021).
Dr Kathryn Beck ($ 2,752 – 6620003)
2020
School of Sport Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University
To participate in the virtual International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods (eICDAM 2021), 8 - 12 February 2021 (conference delayed from 2020 and held in virtual format).
Professor Mark Vickers
2019
Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
To attend the 11th World Congress on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD), Melbourne, Australia, 20 – 23 October 2019.
Dr Simon Swift
2019
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
To attend the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) 2019 meeting, Kyoto, Japan, 24 – 28 April 2019.
Dr Augusto Simoes-Barbosa
2019
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland
To attend (as invited speaker) The Great Wall Symposium 2019, Paris, France, 23-29 September 2019.
Dr Julia Robertson
2019
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
To attend the Microbiology Society Annual Conference, Belfast, UK, 7 – 12 April 2019.
Dr David Musson
2019
Dept. of Medicine, The University of Auckland
To attend (as an invited speaker) the Tissue Engineering and TERMIS EU 2019 meeting, Rhodes, Greece, 27 – 31 May 2019, and to visit a potential collaborator, Basel, Switzerland, 2 – 3 June 2019.
Dr Amy McCaughey-Chapman
2019
Dept. of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Auckland
To attend the joint ASSCR-AGCTS-ISCT scientific meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 13 – 15 November 2019.
Dr Annette Lasham
2019
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
To attend the International p53/p63/p73 Isoforms Workshop, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 31 October – 8 November 2019.
Dr Hannah Kersten
2019
School of Optometry & Vision Science, The University of Auckland
To attend the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 28 April – 2 May 2019.
Dr Joanna James
2019
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
Visit to Oxford and Cambridge, UK & Vienna, Austria, to meet with collaborators, examine a rare collection of specimens, and attend the ESHRE meeting, 14 – 28 June 2019.
Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
2019
Dept. of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland
To attend the International Society of Suicide Prevention International 30th World Congress, Derry, Northern Ireland, 17 – 21 September 2019.
Associate Professor Michael Hay
2019
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland
To attend (as a keynote speaker) the 16th International Congress of Radiation Research, Manchester, UK, 24 – 29 August 2019.
Dr Peter Freestone
2019
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
To attend the Society for Neuroscience annual conference, Chicago, USA, 16 – 23 October 2019.
Associate Professor James Fisher
2019
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
To attend the Experimental Biology 2019 conference, Orlando, USA, 6 – 9 April, 2019.
Dr Erin Cawston
2019
Brain Research New Zealand
Laboratory visits to Professor Henrik Zetterberg, Gottenburg, Sweden and Professor Charlotte Teunissen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 18 October – 5 November 2019.
Dr Robert Cartwright
2019
Oncology – Cancer Trials New Zealand
To attend the Society for Clinical Data Management EMEA 2019 conference, Berlin, Germany, 23 – 25 October 2019.
Dr Cherie Blenkiron
2019
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
To attend the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) 2019 meeting, Kyoto, Japan, 24 – 28 April 2019 and the ISBER2019 annual meeting, Shanghai, China, 7 – 10 May 2019.
Dr Elizabeth Berryman
2019
General Medicine, Waitemata District Health Board
To attend the International Conference of Digital Health, Houston, USA, 24 – 25 April 2019.
Dr Ghader Bashiri
2019
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland
To attend the Gordon Research Conference on ‘Enzymes, Coenzymes and Metabolic Pathways’, Waterview Valley, New Hampshire, USA, 20 – 26 July 2019.
Dr Jesse Ashton
2019
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
To attend the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 40th Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, USA, 8 – 11 May 2019.