Two Ngāi Tahu researchers receive funding for research to improve cancer outcomes for whānau
Two Ngāi Tahu researchers are among five Māori researchers receiving funding from Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa (the Cancer Society of New Zealand) and Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa for cancer research aimed at addressing health inequities.
Māori researchers aim to address inequities in the system for Māori cancer patients. …This year’s scholarship recipients include four PhD students and one master’s student, all dedicated to advancing research that could improve cancer care for Māori communities. Among the recipients are Nadine Riwai and Jayde Ngata (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou), with Ngata focusing on how tumour bacteria may enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy for colorectal cancer.
System inequities lead cause in Māori cancer mortality rates | Te Ao Māori News
Five researchers from across the motu are receiving funding for research to improve cancer outcomes for whānau Māori.
Jayde Ngata (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou) from the University of Otago, Christchurch, will lead research focused on understanding how tumour bacteria can help improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy for people with colorectal (bowel) cancer.
Gemella Reynolds-Hatem (Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Ngāti Hāteatea, Ngāti Waewae – Ngāi Tahu) from the University of Otago, Dunedin has received a Master’s scholarship for her work that will focus on improving outcomes for Ngāi Tahu whānau impacted by a CDH1 gene mutation, particularly breast cancer in wahine.
Record number of PhD scholarships awarded in Māori Cancer Researcher Awards | NZ Doctor
Whānau is at the heart of cancer research projects set to be undertaken by three Otago scholarship recipients.
Whānau at the forefront for researchers | University of Otago
