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We are looking for up to two new Board members willing to make a medium to long term commitment to the objectives of the Foundation. You will be a passionate Wellingtonian, a strategic and innovative thinker, and a team player with established networks. You will have a keen interest in Research For Life’s mission to improve the health of the... Keep Reading

Wellington-based medical researchers have received up to $91,344 in Research For Life’s second funding round for 2020. In the earlier funding round in May, Research For Life approved eight grants totalling $105,810. Research For Life funds innovative quality research undertaken by researchers in the early stages of their careers who,... Keep Reading

Wellington medical researchers awarded $149,340 Wellington-based medical researchers have received $149,340 in Research For Life’s first funding round for 2019. Ten researchers received a total of $119,021.92 to undertake innovative medical research and 13 travel grants totalling $30,318.13 were approved to assist local researchers meet... Keep Reading

An introduction to the latest medical research findings published by Research For Life, the Wellington Medical Research Foundation Inc. Keep Reading

Ten medical researchers awarded $57,500   The second funding round of 2018 from Research For Life saw 10 Wellington-based medical researchers receive grants.Four research grant applicants received a total of $43,843 to undertake innovative medical research and six travel grants totalling $13,598 were approved to assist local researchers... Keep Reading

Ten Wellington-based medical researchers received grants in the second funding round of the year from Research For Life. Four research grant applicants received a total of $43,843 to undertake innovative medical research and six travel grants totalling $13,598 were approved to assist local researchers meet the cost of presenting their research... Keep Reading

Professor Brett Delahunt ONZM FRSNZ has been awarded the Hercus Medal by Royal Society Te Apārangi for his research on prostate and kidney cancer. Professor Brett Delahunt is an internationally recognised pathologist from the University of Otago, Wellington. His scientific work and insight have been central to the development of an... Keep Reading

Drs Michelle Thunders and Jeremy Owen have been appointed to Research For Life’s Research Advisory Committee. The Research Advisory Committee evaluates applications for funding in terms of their scientific merit, methodology, likely outcomes and outputs. They replace Prof Brett Delahunt, Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at the... Keep Reading

Thirteen Wellington-based medical researchers received grants in the first funding round of the year from the Research For Life. Nine research grant applicants received a total of $120,602 to undertake innovative medical research and four travel grants totalling $11,070 were approved to assist local researchers meet the cost of presenting... Keep Reading

So I’m an immunologist. I’m interested in how the immune system regulates itself and can either be protective or, in some cases, can cause disease itself. So I’m interested in multiple sclerosis because it’s a good example of how the immune system is driving damage to the body, in this case to the central nervous system which means to... Keep Reading

Research For Life is off to another year. In the last funding round nine medical researchers were awarded $72,000 in funding and the March round is not far away. Research For Life is focused on deepening its commitment to research in the Wellington region, particularly to those researchers in the early stages of their careers. In 2016 R... Keep Reading

As happens twice a year, there is good news for many medical researchers in the Wellington region. Last October we announced that nine Wellington-based medical researchers had received grants in the second funding round of the year from Research For Life. Three research grant applicants received a total of $62,914.00 to undertake innovative... Keep Reading

We launched our second ever annual appeal at the Wellington Club on Monday, 25 September. Some 50 supporters attended and heard a presentation by Research For Life’s chairman, Prof John Nacey, about the important role of medical and biomedical research and the ambitions of Research For Life in the Wellington region. Up-and-coming opera star... Keep Reading

Research For Life has recently started a process which we hope will help medical researchers, in the Wellington region, to connect and share more. Hannah Wignall is the latest addition to the Research for Life family. Dedicated to connecting Wellingtonians, Hannah has come on board to do just that with the medical research community here in... Keep Reading

We’ve just sent out our first email newsletter of 2017. By the way, if you’d like to join our database, jump on here. As Research For Life medical researchers tell us constantly, there is considerable anticipation and excitement in all their work, especially because it’s all about discovery from the realm of the unknown. Keep Reading