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