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Big Research
We are currently supporting over $12 million of child health research projects.
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Preterm Health
$464.8K
4
Active projects
Childhood Cancers
$3.2M
2
Active projects
Maternal and Infant Conditions
$751.4K
4
Active projects
Rheumatic Heart Disease
$2.8M
6
Active projects
Childhood Development and Learning Difficulties
$228K
2
Active projects
Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
$749.2K
3
Active projects
Obesity, Growth Disorders & Nutrition
$125K
1
Active project
Mental Health and Wellbeing
$1.2M
8
Active projects
Genetic Conditions and Rare Disorders
$801K
3
Active projects
Respiratory Conditions
$862.6K
5
Active projects
Infectious Disease
$219.7K
2
Active projects
Gastrointestinal Conditions
$600K
1
Active project
Big Breakthroughs
Research projects with significant & life-changing breakthroughs in child health.
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1990–2025
A series of studies on risk factors for sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI), leading to advice that has prevented at least 200 deaths every year (and many more around the world)
A Maternal and Infant Conditions project
2023
Improving the remote care of children with hydrocephalus (a dangerous and abnormal buildup of fluid in the brain) via a tiny brain implant monitor
A Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders project
2003-2022
Discovering a potential treatment for a terrible neurodegenerative condition called Batten disease
A Genetic Conditions and Rare Disorders project
2022
Identifying a safer test to prevent eye disease in premature babies
A Preterm Health project
2010-2021
Discovering some of the genes which cause epilepsy in children, allowing for more accurate diagnosis and better treatments for children, parents, and their families
A Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders project
Our research in action
96 active projects, 106 phenomenal researchers
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Professor Diana Lennon
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Dr Mariana Muelbert
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Dr Nadia Mitchell
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Associate Professor Jo James
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Associate Professor Martin De Bock
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Professor Terryann Clark
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Dr Tanya Cully
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Dr Jason Turuwhenua
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Professor Russell Snell
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Dr Jennifer Knopp
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Dr Nicola Ludin
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Associate Professor Nikki Moreland
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Dr Simerdeep Dhillon
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Associate Professor Simon Swift
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Professor Nick Draper
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Professor John Everatt
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Dr Jennifer Hollywood
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Associate Professor Mhoyra Fraser
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Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
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Associate Professor Max Berry
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Dr Mairin Taylor
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Associate Professor Catherine Byrnes
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Dr Nicholas Bowden
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Associate Professor Chris McKinlay
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Emeritus Professor Keith Grimwood
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Professor Leonie Pihama
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Dr Guido Wassink
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Emeritus Professor Ed Mitchell
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Professor Jane Harding
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Distinguished Professor Linda Smith
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Dr Louise Bicknell
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Emeritus Professor Sally Merry
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Dr Samantha Marsh
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Professor Peter Vuillermin
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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles
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Professor Andrew Day
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Mrs Nicky-Marie Kohere-Smiler
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Dr Peter Choi
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Associate Professor Andrew McDaid
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Professor Tony Walls
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Dr Seini Taufa
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Professor Stuart Dalziel
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Dr Mark Oliver
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Professor Lynette Sadleir
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Dr Teresa Gontijo de Castro
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Dr Sarah Fortune
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Dr Alexandra Wallace
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Dr Lisa Pilkington
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Professor Cameron Grant
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Associate Professor David Reith
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Dr Joanne Choi
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Professor Stephen Robertson
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Prof Massimo Caputo
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Dr Andrew Wood
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Dr Yvonne Anderson
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Professor Greg O'Grady
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Associate Professor Laurens Manning
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Dr Ben Albert
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Associate Professor Ehsan Vaghefi
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Emeritus Professor Lesley McCowan
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Dr Angus Lindsay
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Assoc Prof Justin Dean
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Dr Emily Perelini
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Dr Anneka Anderson
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Professor Ian Morison
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Professor Barry Taylor
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Professor Barbara Galland
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Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu
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Dr Manisha Sharma
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Professor Trecia Wouldes
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Dr Amber Young
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Professor Te Kani Kingi
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Dr Rebecca Findlay
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Professor Lianne Woodward
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Professor David Fergusson
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Professor David Barker
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Professor Esko Wiltshire
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Dr Rosie Dobson
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Dr Patricia Anderson
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Associate Professor Nigel Wilson
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Associate Professor Alys Clark
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Dr Jonathan Skinner
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Associate Professor John Thompson
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Professor Simon Malpas
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Dr Alison Leversha
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Dr Fiona Langridge
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Ass Prof Laurie McLay
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Professor Tony Kettle
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Sir Bob Elliott
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Dr Hilary Sheppard
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Professor Frank Bloomfield
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Dr Christine McIntosh
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Professor Rich Masters
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Dr Jacelyn Loh
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Dr Shirley Tonkin
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Professor Peter Gluckman
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Dr Julie Bennett
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Dr Rachel Brown
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Professor Boyd Swinburn
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Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble
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Assoc Prof Kaaren Mathias
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Dr Tania Cargo
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Professor Rod Dunbar
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Dr Amy Scott-Thomas
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Dr Jiney Jose
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Associate Professor Teuila Percival
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Associate Professor M. FraserExosome-based diagnostics: A Better Start For Baby’s BrainAwarded $109,763Preterm Health
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Professor A. DayDiet and IBD: New approachesAwarded $600,000Gastrointestinal Conditions
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Prof M. CaputoImproving outcomes of aortic valve replacement in children and young adults with rheumatic heart diseaseAwarded $124,239Rheumatic Heart Disease
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Assoc Prof J. DeanMitochondrial dysfunction and delayed treatment of preterm brain dysmaturationAwarded $124,534Preterm Health
Our latest updates
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Cure Kids launches first-ever lottery to support child health research22 September 2025
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Shaun Wallace pub quiz tour for Cure Kids09 September 2025
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Results from The New Zealand Very Low Birthweight (VLBW) Study01 September 2025
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Cure Kids urges support for Red Nose Day following health research budget cuts21 July 2025
