Past research projects

Since its establishment in 1986, the Foundation has provided almost a million dollars in research funding to a variety of organisations. You'll find summaries of recent projects in the Annual Reports.


Earlier projects include:

  • Investigation Of The Medical Applications Of A Mammary Gland Serum Amyloid Protein
  • Parents And Whanau Experiences Of The Palliative Care Of Their Children: An Aotearoa/ New Zealand Study
  • Free Radicals In The Induction Of Diabetes
  • Effectiveness Of Counselling Patients On Physical Activity In General Practice Using The 'Green Prescription': Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
  • Medical Student Radiology Training in New Zealand
  • Cognitive Changes With Adjuvant Therapy For Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Study
  • Establishing The Sensitivity Of Procalcitonin In Confirmed Cases Of Meningococcal Disease Within The Current New Zealand Epidemic
  • Exploratory Study Of Multidisciplinary Roles, Relationships And Inter-Professional Collaboration For Learning Disability
  • Induction Of Cancer-Protective Enzymes By Compounds Present In Plants Of The Cabbage Family
  • Motivational Interviewing In A New Zealand Community Alcohol And Drug Service: A Randomised Controlled Study
  • Natural Products From Pacific Flora And Fauna
  • Radiation, Chemical Carcinogens And Brain Cancers In New Zealand
  • Survey Of Barriers To Diabetes Care In The Waikato
  • The Molecular Footprint Of Sepsis
  • Induction Of Cancer-Protective Enzymes By Compounds Present In Plants Of The Cabbage Family
  • The Profile Of Cytokine And Chemokine MRNA Expression In Septic ICU Patients
  • Investigating The Sensitivity Of Medically Important Micro-Organisms To The Antimicrobial Activity Of Honey
  • Natural Products From Pacific Flora And Fauna
© Waikato Medical Research Foundation 2011 Last updated: July 2011