• Role of langerin+ cells in skin pathologies 

  Rajesh, Aarthi

  Langerhans cells (LCs) are epidermal immune cells that express C-type lectin receptor langerin along with a subset of dermal dendritic cells. Langerin+ cells play a pivotal role in skin immunity. Previous research has ...

• Optimising medicine information for patients in New Zealand 

  Young, Amber Faye

  Background Patients must receive sufficient information about their medicines to be able to take them safely, to make informed choices, and to understand the benefits of adherence. Providing written information alongside ...

• Evaluation of the tuberculosis control programme in prisons and the post-release continuation of tuberculosis treatment in Malaysia 

  Al-Darraji, Haider Abdulrazzaq Abed

  Background: Poorly managed tuberculosis (TB) control programmes in prisons have detrimental health consequences, placing prisoners at an increased risk for TB morbidity and mortality. This situation could further fuel the ...

• The Management of Osteoarthritis | Maimoatanga Kaikōiwi Research Programme, 2007-present 

  Abbott, J. Haxby; et. al.

  The research outputs featured in this abridged selection provide evidence regarding the burdent of osteoarthritis in the NZ adult population, and the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and stakeholder acceptability of ...

• Central Regulation of the Diabetic Heart 

  Sethi, Shivani

  Cardiovascular diseases account for 80% of the premature mortality amongst individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Diabetes is associated with detrimentally higher sympathetic drive to the heart and with disrupted ...

• A Probe for Conformational Change of Hsc70 in Mammalian Cells under Stress Conditions 

  Foster, Jackie

  Hsc70 is a constitutively expressed member of the heat shock protein family. It has an important role in proteostasis and can stabilise nonnative proteins before being further matured in refolding, disaggregation, and ...

• Psychological factors associated with pharmacist involvement in patient-centered services 

  Hariharan Nair, Dhanya

  Pharmacists are actively being encouraged to do more patient-centred activities like medicines management, primary care for common ailments, prescribing, and vaccination as their role evolves. However, the adoption of ...

• Genetic manipulation of Plasmodium cynomolgi as a model for investigating Plasmodium vivax drug resistance 

  Ward, Kurt Edward

  Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed cause of human malaria, and thought to be the most difficult to diagnose and treat. Until recently this species has largely been neglected compared to the most significant ...

• Access to medicines and use of medicines by Māori with type 2 diabetes in Tairāwhiti 

  Keown, Shirley

  Type 2 diabetes and its associated co-morbidities have a significant impact on Māori and other indigenous populations. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Tairāwhiti was far greater for Māori than non-Māori (11% vs 4%). ...

• Inequalities in sustainable transport use in Aotearoa New Zealand: gender, intersectionality, and commuting using sustainable modes 

  Day, Hilary

  Background: Sustainable transport (ST) offers significant public health benefit. Increasing ST-use, as an alternative to motor-vehicle transport, is a significant strategy for reducing/mitigating environmental damage. ...

• An In Vitro Comparison Study of Two Cell Therapies for Cardiac Repair 

  Yee-Goh, Anthony Soonseng

  Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death in New Zealand and throughout the world. Apart from orthotopic heart transplantation, no current treatment can prevent the progression of disease. Due to ...

• Motion measurement algorithms for MARS imaging 

  Asghariomabad, Fatemeh

  The goal of the MARS molecular imaging team is to advance medicine by researching, developing, and commercialising spectral CT systems. This thesis presents the work I performed to facilitate live imaging with MARS scanners. ...

• Strategies to enhance CAR T cell function in solid tumours utilising coding and non-coding genes 

  Poudel, Aarati

  Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as an effective treatment to provide benefits to cancer patients. One of the main treatment modalities of cancer immunotherapy is the adoptive transfer of T cells with genetically engineered ...

• Development of hydrogel-based strategies for tissue vascularisation 

  Atienza Roca, Pau

  The tissue engineering field and regenerative medicine has emerged as a promising strategy to overcome the lack of availability of organs and tissue grafts for transplantation. One of the main challenges in the field is ...

• Job satisfaction and career prospects of Oral Health Therapists in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A research update and call for further research in light of the COVID-19 pandemic 

  Carrington, Samuel D; Treharne, Gareth J; Moffat, Susan M

• Development and preclinical evaluation of an oral therapeutic colorectal cancer vaccine 

  Naciute, Milda

  Colorectal cancer (CRC) has become the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide, indicating the need for novel therapies to reduce mortality rates and the global burden of this disease. Therapeutic subunit vaccines ...

• Mechanisms of bactericidal action and β-lactam synergy by the zinc ionophore PBT2 

  Harbison-Price, Nichaela

  The emergence and global spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly serious threat to human and veterinary medicine. Driven by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, resistance to our antibiotic armoury ...

• Contested boundaries: E-scooter riders’ and pedestrians’ experiences of sharing space 

  Gibson, Hebe

  Globally, e-scooters have become a popular mode of transport with the arrival of shared e-scooter services in cities and the availability of e-scooters for private purchase. E-scooters represent an exciting opportunity to ...

• Grafting purified cortical pericytes into mouse motor cortex 

  Ganesh, Manju Gayathry

  Brain regeneration through stem cell transplantation studies holds the potential to enhance functional recovery of the damaged brain. Most of the positive effects fostered by transplanted stem cells are believed to be ...

• Chromaffin Cell Ca2+-Responses in Rat Adrenal Medullary Slices 

  Aye, William Wun Tha

  Adrenal medullary chromaffin cells undergo exocytosis of catecholamines to provide physiological and behavioural adaptations during stress. Several different stimuli are known to evoke catecholamine secretion from the ...

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