Wellington-based medical researchers have received up to $109,839 in Research For Life’s latest funding round. Research For Life funds innovative quality research undertaken by researchers in the early stages of their careers who, through their work, will advance the quality of healthcare in t... Keep Reading
Research For Life was proud to sponsor the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Wellington heat, held on 30 July, where five PhD candidates took on the challenge of presenting their research in just three minutes and in plain English. First prize was awarded to Danielle Sword, from the Department of Medicine at the Dunedin School of Medicine, for... Keep Reading
Research For Life grant recipient Hannah Boswell is doing great work at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research. Hannah is a PhD student, developing viruses that can be inhaled providing localised immunity in the lungs and airways and stopping respiratory viruses at the very point they enter the body. Read the article from the Malaghan news Keep Reading
From Victoria University of Wellington Science News: HRC Emerging Researcher First Grants Dr Abigail Sharrock (School of Biological Sciences) Dr Sharrock is leading innovative research to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapies against cancers that are currently less responsive to treatment. Supported by this grant, her research will focus. Keep Reading
With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on the rise, there is an urgent need to discover new, effective antibiotics. Dr Jeremy Owen from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and his team aim to combat this problem using the hidden potential within bacteria. They have been awarded a Marsden Fund Standard grant to investigate... Keep Reading
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