Recipients January 2017 Call
International Leader Fellowship
Number of received proposals: 11
Number of funded proposals: 3
| New Zealand PI | Institution | Project title | Funding (GST Excl) | Months | Collaborators |
| Dr Daniel Tompkins | Landcare Research | Full genome sequence of the New Zealand cattle tick Haemaphysalis longicornis | 110000 | 36 | Dr Felix Guerrero, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USA |
| Professor Ian Hermans | Malaghan Institute | Development of Novel Cancer Immunotherapies | 150000 | 36 | Professor Peng Li, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, China |
| Dr Chris Baldi | University of Otago | Novel single-cell physiology studies in human diabetic heart cells | 145962 | 36 | Professor Gary Diffee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
New Zealand-China Scientist Exchange Programme
Number of received proposals: 8
Number of funded proposals: 8
| New Zealand PI | Institution | Project title | Collaborators | Collaborator Institutions |
| Dr Adrian Molenaar | AgResearch | Improving mitochondrial function in farm animals | Associate Professor Y Bi | Hubei Academy of AgroSciences |
| Dr Mingshu Cao | AgResearch | Using Systems Biology to Tap into Complex Traits in Forage | Professor Z Nan | Lanzhou University |
| Dr Sebastian Naeher | GNS Science | Pigment derivatives in petroleum – New indicators to reconstruct paleodepositional environments of source rocks and to correlate oils to their source | Associate Professor G Wang | China University of Petroleum |
| Dr Jia-Long Yao | Plant & Food Research | Cracking the genetic codes for bud mutations | Professor J Xu; Professor M Han | Huazhong Agricultural University; Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University |
| Dr John Cater | The University of Auckland | Numerical Tools for Environmental Hydraulics | Associate Professor Liu | Beijing Normal University |
| Dr Yiqiu Lu | The University of Auckland | Seismic behaviour of low-damage concrete wall buildings | Dr Zhou | Tongji University |
| Dr Lynda Petherick | Victoria University of Wellington | Cyanobacteria secondary metabolites: New proxies for past lake health and climate change. | Professor R Marquez | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University |
| Dr Sergei Obruchkov | Victoria University of Wellington | Development of Downhole NMR Fluid Analyser for Providing in-situ Information at True Reservoir Conditions. | Professor L Xiao | China University of Petroleum |
RSNZ Nominations for JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships
Number of received proposals: 5
Number of nominated proposals: 5
| New Zealand PI | Institution | Project title | Collaborator | Collaborator Institutions |
| Dr Lei (Alex) Zhao | The University of Auckland | Multi-scale mechano-structural relationships of mineralized bone matrix via the PILP process | Associate Professor Todoh | University of Hokkaido |
| Dr Rosalie Hosking | University of Canterbury | Translation with commentary of the Taisei Sankei 大成算経 (Great Accomplishment of Mathematics) 1711 CE of Seki Takakazu, Takebe Katahiro, and Takebe Kataakira | Professor Ogawa | Yokkaichi University |
| Dr Aleksandra Mącznik | University of Otago | Effects of an injury prevention programme on lower extremity biomechanics in female athletes - a clustered randomised controlled trial | Professor Matsumoto | Keio University |
| Mr Scott Jarvie | University of Otago | Using predictive models to inform reintroduction: the case of the endangered Asian Crested Ibis | Professor H Nagata | Niigata University |
| Dr Jake Lin | Victoria University of Wellington | Globalization and Labor Governance: A Comparative Study of Labor and Social Movement in China and Japan | Professor Y Sawada | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |