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.
2024
26 awards
$97,733
2022
9 awards
$22,621
2021
10 awards
$12,033
2020
16 awards
$43,735
2023
40 awards
$137,441
Dr Tim Angeli ($4,000 – 6624001)
2024
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the International Gastrointestinal Electrophysiology Society Conference and the Digestive Disease Week Conference, Washington DC, USA, and a presentation at a medical device company in the USA, Lenexa USA, 16 - 27 May 2024.
Dr Recep Avic ($3,089 – 6624002)
2024
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2024), Orlando, USA and Lab Visit at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA, 14 - 24 July 2024.
Dr Jennifer Barrowclough ($4,000 – 6624003)
2024
Midwifery, Auckland University of Technology
Attendance and presentation at the Cochrane Colloquium 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, 31 Aug - 14 Sept 2024.
Dr Yadi Chen ($3,359 – 6624004)
2024
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology 2024 Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA, 5 - 9 May 2024.
Dr Simerdeep Dhillon ($4,000 – 6624005)
2024
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Hershey conference on developmental brain injury in Marstrand, Sweden, and the annual Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society meeting, Nottingham, UK, 9 - 22 June 2024.
Dr Jarrah Dowrick ($4,000 – 6624006)
2024
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the International Gastrointestinal Electrophysiology Society Conference and the Digestive Disease Week Conference, Washington DC, USA, 16 - 24 May 2024.
Dr Bruce Harland ($4,000 – 6624007)
2024
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Gordon Conference on Advances and challenges in Neurotech development and translation, Galveston, USA, 8 - 15 March 2024.
Dr Neera Jain ($4,000 – 6624008)
2024
Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at AMEE: The International Association for Health Professions Education annual meeting, and meet with UK collaborators regarding ongoing research project, Basel, Switzerland, 23 Aug - 6 Sept 2024.
Dr Luling Lin ($4,000 – 6624009)
2024
Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Global Evidence Summit 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, 7 - 13 September 2024.
Dr Salvador Lopez ($4,000 – 6624010)
2024
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the World Biomaterials Conference 2024 in Daegu, South Korea, 26 - 31 May 2024.
A/Prof Eileen Lueders ($3,925 – 6624011)
2024
School of Psychology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the annual international conference of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Seoul, Korea, 23 - 27th June 2024.
Dr Sanjay Marasini ($4,000 – 6624012)
2024
Dept. of Ophthalmology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Seattle, USA, 5 - 9 May 2024.
Dr Kimberly Mellor ($4,000 – 6624013)
2024
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 2024 Meeting of Cardiac Regulatory Mechanisms Gordon Research Conference, New London, USA, 22 - 29 June 2024.
Dr Mariana Muelbert ($1,670 – 6624014)
2024
Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) Annual Congress, Christchurch, NZ, 7 - 10 April 2024.
Dr Mridula Pachen ($4,000 – 6624015)
2024
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 2024 American Physiology SUMMIT, Long Beach, USA, 3 - 8 April 2024.
Dr Nadun Palmada ($3,000 – 6624016)
2024
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the International Conference on Food and Digestion (ICFD) 2024, Porto, Portugal, 6 - 12 April 2024.
A/Prof Rachael Parke ($3,505 – 6624017)
2024
School of Nursing, The University of Auckland
Collaborative research visit to Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation and King's College London to explore virtual visiting to improve equity of family access to intensive care, London, UK, 1 Sept - 13 Oct 2024.
Dr Beau Pontre ($4,000 – 6624018)
2024
Dept. of Anatomy & Medical Imaging, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the I2024 MR in RT symposium, Rome, Italy, and the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO 2024), Glasgow, UK and a visit to UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1 Apr - 8 May 2024.
Dr Farha Ramzan ($3,892 – 6624019)
2024
Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV 2024), Melbourne, Australia, 7 - 13 May 2024.
Dr Manuela Romano ($4,000 – 6624020)
2024
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) annual conference, Vancouver, Canada, 29 May - 1 June 2024.
Dr Pushkar Silwal ($3,960 – 6624021)
2024
School of Optometry, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the ‘2030 IN SIGHT LIVE 2024’ event organised by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, Mexico City, Mexico, 23 - 29 June 2024.
Dr Sarah Ward ($3,571 – 6624022)
2024
Dept. of Exercise Sciences, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis 2024, Vienna, Austria, 18 - 21 April 2024.
Dr Petra White ($3,770 – 6624023)
2024
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury, Marstrand, Sweden, 11 - 14 June 2024.
A/Prof Siouxsie Wiles ($3,992 – 6624024)
2024
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the New Antibacterial Discovery and Development Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, USA, 11 - 22 Mar 2024.
Dr Deborah Wilson ($4,000 – 6624025)
2024
Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology
Attendance and presentation at the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Conference then meetings at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Center for Indigenous Health and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON), Washington DC and Baltimore Maryland, USA, 26 May.
Dr Kelly Zhou ($4,000 – 6624026)
2024
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Hershey conference on developmental brain injury in Marstrand, Sweden, and the annual Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society meeting, Nottingham, UK, 9 - 22 June 2024.
Dr Zoe Woolf ($3,630 – 6623040)
2023
Dept. of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Society of NeuroOncology Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 15 - 19 November 2023.
Dr Craig Webster ($4,000 – 6623039)
2023
Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, The University of Auckland
Accommodation costs to attend and present at the Pediatric Sedation Outside of the Operating Room, and to meet with co-authors regarding major new Textbook, New York, USA, 7 - 13 September 2023.
Dr Winston Tan ($4,000 – 6623038)
2023
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 58th Inner Ear Biology Workshop, London, UK, 3 - 5 September 2023.
Dr Farha Ramzan ($2,672 – 6623037)
2023
Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Australia and New Zealand Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ANZSEV 2023), Adelaide, Australia, 7 - 11 November 2023.
Dr Amelia Power ($1,097 – 6623036)
2023
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at Queenstown Research Week MedSci Congress 2023, Queenstown, New Zealand, 29 - 30 August 2023.
Dr Raewyn Poulsen ($4,000 – 6623035)
2023
Dept. of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and invited presentation at the Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (GCAN) conference, laboratory visit to establish collaboration, and attendance and presentation at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence, San Diego, USA, 7 - 15 November 2023.
Dr Simon O’Carroll ($782 – 6623034)
2023
Dept. of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, The University of Auckland
Collaborator visit at University of Queensland, Australia and attendance and presentation at the Australasian Neurotrauma Workshop, University of Queensland, Australia, 28 November - 3 December 2023.
Dr Aleksandra Milosavljevic ($3,993 – 6623033)
2023
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
Attendance and invited presentation at the International Society of Pharmacovigilance Conference, Bali, Indonesia, 6 - 9 November 2023.
Dr Mia Mclean ($3,967 – 6623032)
2023
Psychology & Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology
Fostering and establishing research collaborations at Tilburg University, Netherlands and University of Pavia, Italy, and attendance and presentation at the 2nd Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development International Workshop on Naturalistic Experimentation of Child Development, University of London, London, UK, 2 - 25 September 2023.
Dr Sien Yee (Sandy) Lau ($4,000 – 6623031)
2023
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
Laboratory visit and presentation Columbus, USA, and attendance and presentation at the Society of Reproductive Investigations Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 7 - 16 March 2024.
Dr Joanna Hikaka ($3,718 – 6623030)
2023
School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland
Attendance and invited presentation at the International Society of Pharmacovigilance Conference, Bali, Indonesia, 6 - 9 November 2023.
Dr Angus Grey ($3,000 – 6623029)
2023
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 1st International Mass Spectrometry Imaging Society Meeting, IMSIS 2023, Montreal, Canada. 23 - 25 October 2023.
Dr Chiara Gasteiger ($4,000 – 6623028)
2023
Dept. of Medicine, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence, San Diego, USA, 10 - 15 November 2023.
Dr Rebecca Evans ($4,000 – 6623027)
2023
Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland
Meeting with collaborators at the French Longitudinal Study of Children (ELFE), Paris, France, and attendance and presentation at the SLLS conference, Munich, Germany, 25 September - 12 October
Dr Rhea Himanshu Desai ($4,000 – 6623023)
2023
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, San Diego, USA, 9 - 12 December 2023.
Dr David Crossman ($4,000 – 6623025)
2023
Dept. of Physiology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the Biophysical Society Meeting 2024, Philadelphia, USA, 10 - 15 February 2024.
Dr Maize Cao ($4,000 – 6623024)
2023
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the 34th International Symposium on ALS/MND, Basel, Switzerland, 6 - 8th December 2023.
Dr Melissa Cadelis ($2,600 – 6623023)
2023
Dept. of Molecular Medicine & Pathology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and presentation at the European Conference on Marine Natural Products, Granada, Spain, 3 - 8 September 2023.
Dr Anna Boss ($2,145 – 6623022)
2023
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Auckland
Attendance and invited workshop presentation at the International Federation of Placenta Associations meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand 5 - 8 September 2023.
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).