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Big Research
We are currently supporting over $12 million of child health research projects.
Learn morePreterm 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.
View all1990–2025
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 project2023
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 project2003-2022
Discovering a potential treatment for a terrible neurodegenerative condition called Batten disease
A Genetic Conditions and Rare Disorders project2022
Identifying a safer test to prevent eye disease in premature babies
A Preterm Health project2010-2021
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 projectOur research in action
96 active projects, 106 phenomenal researchers
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Emeritus Professor Lesley McCowan
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Dr Mairin Taylor
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Dr Ben Albert
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Prof Massimo Caputo
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Dr Alexandra Wallace
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Associate Professor Chris McKinlay
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Professor Simon Malpas
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Dr Jason Turuwhenua
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Professor David Barker
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Professor Tony Kettle
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Dr Alison Leversha
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Associate Professor Nikki Moreland
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Professor Lynette Sadleir
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Professor Leonie Pihama
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Dr Lisa Pilkington
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Professor Peter Vuillermin
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Dr Amy Scott-Thomas
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Dr Rosie Dobson
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Associate Professor Laurens Manning
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Dr Manisha Sharma
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Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble
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Professor Te Kani Kingi
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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles
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Dr Mark Oliver
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Professor John Everatt
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Dr Nicholas Bowden
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Dr Patricia Anderson
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Associate Professor Martin De Bock
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Dr Andrew Wood
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Dr Jonathan Skinner
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Professor Diana Lennon
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Dr Jennifer Hollywood
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Professor Stuart Dalziel
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Dr Nadia Mitchell
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Associate Professor Alys Clark
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Dr Jacelyn Loh
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Associate Professor Teuila Percival
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Dr Jennifer Knopp
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Dr Tanya Cully
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Dr Peter Choi
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Professor Nick Draper
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Professor Frank Bloomfield
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Dr Joanne Choi
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Associate Professor Andrew McDaid
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Associate Professor Mhoyra Fraser
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Professor Cameron Grant
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Dr Tania Cargo
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Dr Anneka Anderson
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Professor Barbara Galland
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Dr Julie Bennett
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Professor Stephen Robertson
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Associate Professor John Thompson
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Dr Hilary Sheppard
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Associate Professor Ehsan Vaghefi
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Dr Shirley Tonkin
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Professor Andrew Day
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Associate Professor Nigel Wilson
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Professor Jane Harding
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Dr Rachel Brown
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Associate Professor Catherine Byrnes
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Emeritus Professor Sally Merry
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Dr Samantha Marsh
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Professor Rich Masters
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Associate Professor Jo James
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Sir Bob Elliott
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Dr Christine McIntosh
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Associate Professor Max Berry
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Dr Seini Taufa
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Distinguished Professor Linda Smith
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Dr Jiney Jose
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Professor Boyd Swinburn
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Dr Sarah Fortune
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Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu
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Professor Lianne Woodward
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Ass Prof Laurie McLay
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Dr Louise Bicknell
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Dr Simerdeep Dhillon
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Dr Mariana Muelbert
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Dr Teresa Gontijo de Castro
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Assoc Prof Kaaren Mathias
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Professor Greg O'Grady
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Professor David Fergusson
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Dr Nicola Ludin
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Professor Terryann Clark
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Dr Yvonne Anderson
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Dr Fiona Langridge
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Dr Angus Lindsay
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Professor Trecia Wouldes
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Dr Rebecca Findlay
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Emeritus Professor Keith Grimwood
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Dr Amber Young
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Emeritus Professor Ed Mitchell
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Professor Peter Gluckman
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Assoc Prof Justin Dean
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Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
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Professor Ian Morison
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Associate Professor David Reith
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Associate Professor Simon Swift
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Professor Barry Taylor
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Professor Tony Walls
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Professor Rod Dunbar
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Professor Russell Snell
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Dr Emily Perelini
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Mrs Nicky-Marie Kohere-Smiler
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Dr Guido Wassink
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Professor Esko Wiltshire
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Exosome-based diagnostics: A Better Start For Baby’s BrainAwarded $109,763Preterm Health
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Diet and IBD: New approachesAwarded $600,000Gastrointestinal Conditions
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Improving outcomes of aortic valve replacement in children and young adults with rheumatic heart diseaseAwarded $124,239Rheumatic Heart Disease
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Mitochondrial 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