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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
95 active projects, 106 phenomenal researchers
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Dr Jacelyn Loh
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Dr Nicola Ludin
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Dr Teresa Gontijo de Castro
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Mrs Nicky-Marie Kohere-Smiler
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Associate Professor Mhoyra Fraser
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Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu
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Dr Mairin Taylor
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Associate Professor Simon Swift
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Ass Prof Laurie McLay
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Dr Tania Cargo
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Professor John Everatt
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Professor Esko Wiltshire
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Dr Tanya Cully
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Dr Samantha Marsh
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Associate Professor Andrew McDaid
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Dr Jennifer Knopp
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Professor Diana Lennon
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Professor Rich Masters
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Dr Louise Bicknell
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Dr Anneka Anderson
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Associate Professor Martin De Bock
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Dr Rachel Brown
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Professor Leonie Pihama
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Professor David Fergusson
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Dr Jason Turuwhenua
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Associate Professor Nikki Moreland
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Professor Lianne Woodward
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Professor Barbara Galland
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Dr Lisa Pilkington
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Associate Professor Jo James
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Dr Julie Bennett
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Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
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Prof Massimo Caputo
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Professor Stuart Dalziel
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Professor Peter Gluckman
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Professor Boyd Swinburn
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Dr Seini Taufa
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Professor Andrew Day
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Professor Trecia Wouldes
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Dr Manisha Sharma
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Dr Peter Choi
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Emeritus Professor Ed Mitchell
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Dr Christine McIntosh
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Professor David Barker
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Professor Russell Snell
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Associate Professor Alys Clark
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Professor Terryann Clark
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Dr Joanne Choi
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Professor Cameron Grant
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Dr Rosie Dobson
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Professor Nick Draper
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Emeritus Professor Keith Grimwood
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Professor Stephen Robertson
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Dr Shirley Tonkin
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Dr Nicholas Bowden
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Professor Peter Vuillermin
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Dr Jennifer Hollywood
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Dr Patricia Anderson
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Dr Hilary Sheppard
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Professor Greg O'Grady
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Dr Angus Lindsay
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Associate Professor Catherine Byrnes
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Emeritus Professor Lesley McCowan
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Assoc Prof Justin Dean
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Associate Professor Ehsan Vaghefi
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Professor Rod Dunbar
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Professor Jane Harding
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Dr Andrew Wood
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Dr Rebecca Findlay
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Professor Frank Bloomfield
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Dr Jiney Jose
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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles
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Dr Amy Scott-Thomas
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Distinguished Professor Linda Smith
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Dr Emily Perelini
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Professor Barry Taylor
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Professor Tony Walls
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Professor Tony Kettle
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Associate Professor Max Berry
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Dr Simerdeep Dhillon
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Dr Mariana Muelbert
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Dr Alexandra Wallace
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Associate Professor Laurens Manning
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Sir Bob Elliott
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Professor Te Kani Kingi
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Associate Professor David Reith
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Professor Simon Malpas
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Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble
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Professor Ian Morison
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Emeritus Professor Sally Merry
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Dr Yvonne Anderson
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Dr Sarah Fortune
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Associate Professor Nigel Wilson
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Associate Professor John Thompson
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Dr Nadia Mitchell
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Dr Alison Leversha
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Dr Fiona Langridge
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Associate Professor Chris McKinlay
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Dr Guido Wassink
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Professor Lynette Sadleir
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Assoc Prof Kaaren Mathias
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Dr Amber Young
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Dr Ben Albert
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Dr Jonathan Skinner
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Associate Professor Teuila Percival
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Dr Mark Oliver
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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
