Sandpit 2: Diabetes and Obesity Participants
FRENZ and the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) are pleased to announce the following participants selected for Sandpit 2: Diabetes and Obesity.
New Zealand Participants
Participant
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Organisation
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Department
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Geoff Chase
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University of Canterbury
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Mechanical Engineering
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Wayne Cutfield
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University of Auckland
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Liggins Institute
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Ridvan Firestone
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Massey University
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Centre for Public Health Research
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Ross Lawrenson
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University of Auckland
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Peter Rothwell Academic Centre
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Lesley McCowan
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University of Auckland
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Tony Merriman
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University of Otago
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Biochemistry
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Rinki Murphy
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University of Auckland
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Medical and Health Sciences
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Cliona Ni Mhurchu
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University of Auckland
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Clinical Trials Research Unit
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Grant Schofield
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Auckland University of Technology
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Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition
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Louise Signal
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University of Otago
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Public Health
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Rachael Taylor
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University of Otago
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Human Nutrition
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European Participants
Participant
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Organisation
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Department
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Mark Bailey
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University of Glasgow (Scotland)
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Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences
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Neville Calleja
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Ministry for Health, the Elderly and Community Care (Malta)
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Health Information and Research
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Massimo Collino
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University of Turin (Italy)
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Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Susan Chilton
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Newcastle University (England)
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Economics
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Andrew Chipperfield
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University of Southampton (England)
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Bioengineering Sciences
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John Findlay
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National University of Ireland Maynooth (Ireland)
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Biology
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Patricia Kennedy
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University College Dublin (Ireland)
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Social Policy
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Assaf Rudich
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Ben-Gurion University (Israel)
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Clinical Biochemistry
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Marina Scavini
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Scientific Institute San Raffaele (Italy)
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Diabetes Research Institute
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Kieran Tuohy
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Fondazione Edmund Mach (Italy)
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Nutrition and Nutrigenomics
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Sandpit Director and Mentors
The above 21 participants will be joined by a Director and two Mentors, chosen for their experience in the Sandpit topic area and their ability to advise and encourage the participants and help foster creative ideas.
Sandpit Director
Professor Norman Sharpe: Medical Director of the National Heart Foundation of New Zealand
Sandpit Mentors
-Dr. Robyn Toomath: Clinical Endocrinologist and Fight the Obesity Epidemic (FOE) Spokesperson
-Professor Murray Skeaff: Human Nutrition, University of Otago