A total of 38 grants were awarded at the Heart Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Group in 2022. The awards include 6 Project Grants, 11 Fellowships and Scholarships, 4 Small Project Grants, 2 Grant-in-Aid Grants and 10 Travel Grants. 5 Summer Studentships were also awarded to the Medical Schools at the University of Auckland and the University of Otago.
PROJECT GRANTS:
Dr Janice Chew-Harris
Department of Medicine at the University of Otago
A new suPAR target to rescue ischemic heart injury
$154,067 over 3 years
Dr June-Chiew Han
Department of Auckland Bioengineering Institute at the University of Auckland
Early stage of type 2 diabetic heart disease: A stage where cellular Ca2+-release channel compensates for contractile function?
$150,000 over 2 years
Dr Sarah Harris
Department of Paediatrics at the University of Otago
Preterm birth, preterm delivery and cardiovascular disease risk stratification
$59,439 over 2 years
Associate Professor Peter Jones
Department of Physiology to the University of Otago
A new pathway for preventing arrhythmias and heart failure
$148,191 over 2 years
Dr Kimberley Mellor
Department of Physiology at the University of Auckland
Towards a therapy for diabetic heart disease
$176,010 over 2 years
Dr Julia Shanks
Department of Physiology at the University of Auckland
Pre-clinical assessment of respiratory modulated pacing in heart failure
$124,129 over 3 years
FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
Dr Yee Sen Chan Wah Hak
John Ormiston Fellowship (1 year)
ACHD Structural Interventional Fellowship with research focusing on right sided heart interventions
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network Toronto, Canada
Heart Foundation Research Grants awarded August 2022
Dr Sandra Hanchard
Inaugural Joint Heart Foundation – Pūtahi Manawa Healthy Hearts for Aotearoa New Zealand
Pacific Fellowship (3 years)
Department of General Practice and Primary Healthcare at the University of Auckland
Mrs Anita Rangitutia
Māori Fellowship (2 years)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Māori Studies
Dr Andrew Reynolds
Senior Fellowship (3 years)
Department of Medicine at the University of Otago
Ms Maxine Rhodes
Masters of Nursing (2 years 4 months)
Nurse Practitioner Training Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease
Dr Julia Shanks
Research Fellowship (3 years)
Department of Physiology at the University of Auckland
Post-doctoral Fellowship
Dr Helen Waddell
Research Fellowship (3 years)
Department of Physiology University of Otago
Postdoctoral Fellowship – Understanding the ultrastructure and function of atrial electrophysiology in atrial fibrillation
Miss Kyra Bingham
A. H. Couch Trust Heart Foundation Scholarship (2 years)
Department of Physiology at the University of Otago
Intercalated Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB)/PhD
Ms Ceridwyn Jones
Postgraduate Scholarship (3 years)
Faculty of Science at the Victoria University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Mr Samuel James
Postgraduate Scholarship (3 years)
Department of Physiology at the University of Auckland
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedical Science
Mr Matthew Moore
Postgraduate Scholarship (2 years 5 months)
Department of Medicine at the University of Otago
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB)/PhD
SMALL PROJECT GRANTS:
Dr Barry Palmer
Small Project Grant
School of Health Sciences at Massey University
VEGF-A related genetics and biomarkers to predict cardiovascular disease
$14,672 over 12 months
Heart Foundation Research Grants awarded August 2022
Dr Timothy Prickett
Small Project Grant
Department of Medicine at the University of Otago
Predicting heart disease at midlife using the differential impact of B-type and C-type Natriuretic peptides
$14,884 over 2 years
Dr Evelyn Templeton
Small Project Grant
Department of Medicine at the University of Otago
Discovering the drivers of atrial fibrillation with RNA sequencing
$14,917 over 18 months
Dr Helen Waddell
Small Project Grant
Department of Physiology at the University of Otago
Disorganisation of Nav1.5 and connexins in atrial fibrillation
$14,900 over 12 months
GRANT-IN-AID GRANTS:
Dr Michelle Munro
Grant in Aid
Department of Physiology at the University of Otago
Functional imaging of human cardiac tissue slices
$2,800
Miss Renei Ngawati
Grant in Aid
Toi Tangata
Growing the Puna Growing the Puna: a collection of internship research projects from 2017 – 2022
$14,500
TRAVEL GRANTS:
Dr Janice Chew-Harris
Travel Grant
Department of Medicine at the University of Otago
European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022 in Spain.
Mr Stephen Creamer
Travel Grant
Department of Auckland Bioengineering Institute at the University of Auckland
European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022 and University of Bristol lab visit in Spain and the United Kingdom.
Dr Charlotte Greer
Travel Grant
Department of Medicine at the University of Otago
European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022 in Spain.
Mr Timothy Jones
Travel Grant
Department of Physiology at the University of Auckland
XXIV International Society for Heart Research World Congress in Germany.
Heart Foundation Research Grants awarded August 2022
Ms Hannah Latta
Travel Grant
Department of Paramedicine at Wellington Free Ambulance
Aeromedical Society of Australia and Flight Nurses Australia 2022 Conference in Brisbane, Australia.
Dr Reuben McGregor
Travel Grant
Department of Molecular Medicine & Pathology at the University of Auckland
Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases held in Sweden.
Dr Anna Pilbrow
Travel Grant Award
Department of Medicine at the University of Otago
Heart Health Emerging Researchers Forum 2022
$15,000
Dr Amelia Power
Travel Grant
Department of Physiology at the University of Auckland
Annual scientific meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) in conjunction with the International Society of Heart Research (ISHR) in the Gold Coast, Australia.
Dr Julia Shanks
Travel Grant
Department of Physiology at the University of Auckland
Europhysiology 2022 conference in Denmark.
Miss Debbie Zhao
Travel Grant
Department of Auckland Bioengineering Institute at the University of Auckland
European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022 + King's College London/Barts Health NHS lab visit in Spain and the United Kingdom.
