Each individual project in the Summer Studentship programme is generously sponsored by a charitable or business organisation. Sponsors' contributions are paid directly to students as an educational grant.
All projects
Clinical
Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Malignant Bone Tumour Survival in New Zealand, 2000-2009: A Retrospective Case Review.
Student: Angela Zhang
Supervisors: Dr Rob Corbett, Dr Ruth Spearing, Mr Gordon Beadel, Kirsten Ballantine and John Carson
Sponsor: The Ruth Spearing Trust
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Proximal Lower Limb Deep Venous Blood Flow in Cancer Patients and Volunteers without Cancer. A Pilot Study.
Student: Annelise Basevi
Supervisors: Dr Tony Rahman, Dr Sharyn MacDonald, Dr Margaret Currie and Professor Bridget Robinson
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division
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The Transition from Acute to Chronic Post-Surgical Pain - Designing and Piloting a Prospective, Randomised Controlled Trial
Student: Campbell MacLachlan
Supervisors: Professor Edward Shipton, Professor Elisabeth Wells
Sponsor: University of Otago, Division of Health Sciences
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Ten Year Follow up of the 2004 Canterbury Inflammatory Bowel Disease Incident Cohort
Student: Chivala Heal
Supervisors: Professor Andrew Day, Associate Professor Richard Gearry.
Sponsor: Bowel and Liver Trust
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Does Meniscal Debridement Improve Function in a Degenerative Knee with Mechanical Symptoms?
Student: Christopher Dittmer
Supervisors: Mr Andrew Vincent, Dr Ciaran Thrush
Sponsor: Canterbury Orthopaedic Services
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Surgical Intervention and Outcomes in a Population-Based IBD Cohort in Nelson, New Zealand
Student: Frances Riley
Supervisors: Richard Gearry, Andrew Day, Darryl Fry
Sponsor: Nelson Medical Research Trust
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Patterns of Thiopurine use in a Population-Based IBD Cohort in Nelson, New Zealand
Student: Gauri Prasad
Supervisors: Richard Gearry, Andrew Day, Darryl Fry
Sponsor: Nelson Medical Research Trust
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Optimising PEEP in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Student: Gracie Nichols
Supervisor: Assoc Prof GM Shaw (CDHB, Univ of Otago), Dist Prof JG Chase (Univ of Canterbury), Dr Yeong Siong Chiew (Univ of Canterbury)
Sponsor: The Govan Family Summer Studentship & Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
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Joint Infections in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Student: Imogen Nolan
Supervisors: Professor Lisa Stamp and Professor Steve Chambers
Sponsor: University of Otago Arthritis Research Theme
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Implications of the Capillary - Venous Glucose Gradient for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Student: Isobel Lee
Supervisor: Dr Helen Lunt, Dr Huan Chan, Dr Juliet Berkeley
Sponsor: Diabetes Training and Research Trust
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Exploring the Relationship Between Effect-Site Levels of Opioids and Measures of Pain and Sympathetic Activity in the Immediate Postoperative Period
Student: Juno Pyun
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Dr Ross Kennedy, Mr Leigh Parsons, Ms Sandy Marshall and Dr Tim Chapman
Sponsor: Anaesthetists’ Instrument Pool Limited
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Breath Exposure and Response – Linking Pollutant Dose to Exhaled Amounts During Exercise
Student: Kate Johnstone
Supervisors: Dr Malina Storer, Dr Mike Epton
Sponsor: Syft Technologies Ltd
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Assessment of the Burden of Alcohol-Related Acute Admissions to Christchurch Hospital and the Source (Off-License vs On-Licensed Premises) of the Alcohol
Student: Manidipa Das
Supervisor(s): Michael Ardagh, Stuart Dodd, Scott Pearson, Nadia Bartholomew, Ruth Spearing, Tracey Williams, Martin Than
Sponsor: General Manager, Christchurch Hospital, Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB)
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TMAO and Secondary Events in an Acute Coronary Syndrome Cohort: 4-Year Follow-Up
Student: Markus Ho
Supervisors: Peter George, Michael Lever, Sandy Slow, Jane Elmslie, Richard Troughton, Mark Richards, Chris Frampton, Steve Chambers
Sponsor: Canterbury Health Laboratories
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Incidence and Outcome of Type B Dissection
Student: Michelle Lindsay
Supervisors: Dr. Andrew Laing, Mr.Adib Khanafer, Dr. Manar Khashram
Sponsor: Christchurch Radiology Group
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Identification of Patients with Tetraplegia for Early Nerve Transfer to Improve Hand Function
Student: Nicholas Buckley
Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Dunn, Mr. Jeremy Simcock and Mr. Khalid Mohammed
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
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Assessment of the Burden of Alcohol Related Acute Admissions to Christchurch Hospital and the Source (Off-License v Licensed Premises) of the Alcohol
Student: Rebecca Stewart
Supervisor: Michael Ardagh, Martin Than, Scott Pearson, Nadia Bartholomew, Stuart Dodd, Ruth Spearing, Tracy Williams
Sponsor: General Manager, Christchurch Hospital, CDHB
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Changes in Neuropsychological Functioning after Cognitive Therapy
Student: Samantha Groves
Supervisor(s): Dr. Jennifer Jordan
Sponsor: The University of Otago Division of Health Sciences
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Cancer Incidence and Survival for New Zealanders aged 25-29 Years, 2000-2009: An Analysis of the New Zealand Cancer Registry
Student: Victoria Utley
Supervisor(s): Dr Ruth Spearing, Kirsten Ballantine, John Carson, Dr Rob Corbett
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division and Cancer Society Rangiora Group and Cancer Society Kaiapoi Group
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Measuring Tibial Translation and Rotation During an Anterior Drawer Test in 30, 60 and 90 degrees of Flexion in Normal and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knees
Student: William Utley
Supervisor(s): Professor Gary Hooper, Tim Woodfield, Nikki Hooper
Sponsor: Canterbury Orthopaedic Services
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Community
Supporting Patients in Decision-Making
Student: Ann Jun
Supervisor(s): Dr Andrew Richardson, Professor Les Toop
Sponsor: Pegasus Health (Charitable) Ltd
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Efficacy of “InterRAI” and “SCREEN” for Detecting Suboptimal Dietary Intake in the Elderly
Student: Annie Yau
Supervisor(s): Dr Hamish Jamieson, Dr Paula Skidmore, Dr Carl Hanger, Jason Elley, Sally Watson, Dr Nigel Millar
Sponsor: Christchurch District Health Board
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Developing a Dementia-Friendly Christchurch: Perspective of People with Dementia
Student: Tal Sharrock
Supervisor(s): Karen Smith with Susan Gee and Matthew Croucher
Sponsor: Age Concern Canterbury
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Recording of Alcohol Consumption in General Practice; How Much Do We Know?
Student: Tim Wareing
Supervisor(s): Dr. Ben Hudson, Dr. Kim Burgess, Pip Mason
Sponsor: Pegasus Health
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Laboratory
The role of Parechoviruses in Infant Meningitis
Student: Alice McSweeney
Supervisor(s): Dr Tony Walls, Professor Brian Darlow and Associate Professor Lance Jennings
Sponsor: CureKids
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Predicting which Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas will Kill
Student: Annika Seddon
Supervisor(s): Dr. Margaret Currie and Dr. Barry Hock
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division and Cancer Society Ashburton Group
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Searching for Circular RNA's in Human Plasma
Student: Ayla van Loenen
Supervisor(s): Prof. Vicky Cameron, Dr. John Pearson, Dr. Anna Pilbrow
Sponsor: George Rolleston Summer Studentship, Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
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Detection of Specific DNA Epigenetic Marks in Lung, Endometrial and Colorectal Tumours and Correlation with Tumour Vitamin C Status
Student: Bee Bathish
Supervisor(s): Dr Anitra Carr, Professor Margreet Vissers
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division
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Neutrophil Killing: NETs Versus Phagosomes
Student: Divyansh Panesar
Supervisor(s): Dr. Heather Parker, Professor Anthony Kettle
Sponsor: Oxygen Theme
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Investigating the Contribution of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor to Cobalt-Induced Pseudo Tumour Formation
Student: Gabrielle Budd
Supervisor(s): Professor Margreet Vissers, Dr. Tim Woodfield and Professor Gary Hooper
Sponsor: New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women
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Unravelling the Host Innate Immune Response to Enteral Nutrition
Student: Ghobrial Roufail
Supervisor(s): Dr. Jacqui Keenan, Professor Andrew Day
Sponsor: University of Otago Paediatrics Department.
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Understanding how Adipocytes in Breast Cancer make Tumour Cells More Invasive
Student: Hannah Palmer
Supervisor(s): Dr. Elisabeth Phillips
Sponsor: New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation
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MARS Imaging - Tissue Classification System
Student: Jamie McMahon
Supervisor(s): Associate Professor Anthony Butler
Sponsor: Christchurch Radiology Group Trust
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3D Printing of Scaffolds for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engineering
Student: Jeremy Nicholls
Supervisor(s): Dr. Tim Woodfield
Sponsor: Edith Tripp Trust Summer Studentship & the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
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Gene Pathways Associated with Inherited Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Student: Joshua Stewart
Supervisor(s): Dr Anna Pilbrow & Prof Vicky Cameron
Sponsor: Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
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Prx 3 Protection of Mitochondria from Oxidative Stress
Student: Kate Vick
Supervisor(s): Dr Andrea Betz, Dr Karina O’Connor
Sponsor: Roland Stead Summer Studentship and The Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
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The Genetics of Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease
Student: Leon Smyth
Supervisor(s): Doctor Toni Pitcher, Professor Martin Kennedy
Sponsor: The Helen Poole and Ian McDonald Memorial Summer Studentship / Canterbury Medical Research Foundation.
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FH and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Student: Melissa Francis
Supervisor(s): Dr Jo Young, Professor Peter George
Sponsor: Canterbury Health Laboratories
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Making Your Own Greens
Student: Morgan Jones
Supervisor(s): Prof. Mark Hampton, Dr. Andreas Konigstorfer
Sponsor: Canterbury Scientific
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Exploring the Osseointegration of Titanium Scaffold Biomaterials with the MARS CT
Student: Robyn Hawkins
Supervisor(s): Seamus Tredinnick, Tim Woodfield, Raja Aamir.
Sponsor: Christchurch Radiology Group
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Monitoring Acoustic Emissions in Patients Following Total Hip Replacement to Detect Wear and Loosening
Student: Roger Welsh
Supervisor(s): Dr Geoff Rodgers, Dr Tim Woodfield, Dr Gary Hooper
Sponsor: Canterbury Orthopaedic Trust
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Designing a Tool to Separate Biologically Important Polyols
Student: Sam Wagener
Supervisor(s): Dr. Michael Lever, Chris McEntrye, Dr. Marie Squire, Dr. Andrew Pratt
Sponsor: Canterbury Health Laboratories
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Controlling Insulin Secretion with Peroxide
Student: Scott Honeyfield
Supervisor(s): Dr Paul Pace, Professor Christine Winterbourn
Sponsor: Diabetes Training and Research Trust
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Why do Some Human Tumours Accumulate Vitamin C While Others do Not?
Student: Teresa Flett
Supervisor(s): Dr Gabi Dachs
Sponsor: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division
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Gene Markers for Lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) Levels in Māori, Pacific Island and European Adults in New Zealand
Student: Vidya Yugaraja
Supervisor(s): Dr Allamanda Faatoese and Professor Vicky Cameron
Sponsor: University of Otago, Full Circle Theme
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Using gene expression data to identify mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes
Student: Zac Gearring
Supervisor(s): Dr Logan Walker and Dr John Pearson
Sponsors: Cancer Society of New Zealand, Canterbury-West Coast Division and Cancer Society Diamond Harbour Group and Cancer Society Hurunui Group
