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