Marsden Fund 1999
The Marsden Fund has announced 74 new research grants,
totalling $9.591 million, out of 773 applications in 1999. The Fund is
administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand.
The table shows the Marsden Fund allocation decisions for
1999. The recipient institutions are listed in alphabetical order, with
the sums awarded in the period 1999-2002.
| Organisation of
contact person |
Project title,
Investigators
PI: Principal Investigator
AI: Associate Investigator
(Institution given if this differs from that of the
contact person)
|
1999/2000 Funding |
2000/2001 Funding |
2001/2002 Funding |
| AgResearch |
The role of
heterodimeric amino acid transporters in metazoan metabolism.
Dr C Shoemaker (PI), Dr F Verrey (AI), University of
Zurich.
|
$140,000.00 |
$140,000.00 |
$140,000.00 |
| AgResearch |
Control of mammalian
muscle loss and recovery.
Dr J Oldham (PI), Dr L Maxwell (PI), University of
Auckland, Dr H Smith (AI), University of Auckland, Dr J Bass (AI), Dr R
Kambadur (AI).
|
$130,000.00 |
$130,000.00 |
$130,000.00 |
| Institute of Geological
and Nuclear Sciences |
Origin and Development
of Marine Diversity: The Example of Tonnoidean Gastropod Dispersalists
Dr AG Beu (PI), Dr P Maxwell (AI), Private Individual,
Dr TA Darragh (AI), Museum of Victoria, Australia.
|
$103,000.00 |
$105,000.00 |
$100,000.00 |
| Institute of Geological
and Nuclear Sciences |
Mechanics of faulting in
the Taupo Zone
Dr A Nicol (PI), Dr JJ Walsh (AI), University of
Liverpool, Dr K Berryman (AI).
|
$80,000.00 |
$80,000.00 |
$80,000.00 |
| Horticulture & Food
Research Institute of New Zealand |
Characterization,
cloning and expression of a novel thrombolytic enzyme from the midgut
of Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) larvae.
Dr JT Christeller (PI), Dr P Gerard (PI), AgResearch, Dr
WG Bryson (AI), Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand (Inc), Dr J
Plowman (AI), Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand (Inc).
|
$155,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
| Horticulture & Food
Research Institute of New Zealand |
Branching out: the
control of plant architecture
Dr K Snowden (PI), University of Auckland, Dr BJ Janssen
(AI), Dr CA Napoli (AI), University of Arizona.
|
$65,000.00 |
$130,000.00 |
$130,000.00 |
| Horticulture & Food
Research Institute of New Zealand |
Stress and emotional
responsiveness: factoring gender into the equation
Dr C Cook (PI), Dr N Gregory (PI), MIRINZ Food
Technology & Research Ltd, Mr C Devine (AI), MIRINZ Food Technology
& Research Ltd, Mr J Ingram (AI).
|
$99,000.00 |
$99,000.00 |
$99,000.00 |
| Industrial Research
Limited |
Granular Plasticity
Dr G Weir (PI), Dr JG Burnell (AI), Dr SC Hendy (AI).
|
$110,000.00 |
$110,000.00 |
$110,000.00 |
| Industrial Research
Limited |
Helical crystals in
natural composite materials
Dr RH Newman (PI), Dr AR Lewis (AI), Universite de
Haute-Alsace, Dr GJ Gainsford (AI).
|
$130,000.00 |
$130,000.00 |
$130,000.00 |
| Landcare Research |
Biodiversity Linkages
Across Trophic Levels
Dr DA Wardle (PI), Dr G Barker (AI), Dr GW Yeates (AI).
|
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
| Lincoln University |
Chemistry and fertility
of Martian and meteorite soils: their roles in the origins of life
Professor M Mautner (PI), Dr A Somogyi (AI), University
of Arizona, Dr DW Deamer (AI), University of California, Dr KC Cameron
(AI), Dr R Sherlock (AI).
|
$108,000.00 |
$110,000.00 |
$110,000.00 |
| Massey University |
Convergence rates of
stochastic global optimisation algorithms
Professor GR Wood (PI), Dr W Baritompa (AI), University
of Canterbury, Professor Z Zabinsky (AI), University of Washington,
Seattle.
|
$136,000.00 |
$136,000.00 |
$136,000.00 |
| Massey University |
Virulence Genomics:
Prospecting for Candida Pathogenicity Genes
Dr J Schmid (PI), Dr R Cannon (PI), University of Otago,
Dr PJ Lockhart (AI).
|
$180,000.00 |
$180,000.00 |
$180,000.00 |
| Massey University |
Molecular and Filament
Structure of Hair in Health and Disease
Professor DAD Parry (PI).
|
$110,000.00 |
$110,000.00 |
|
| Massey University |
Novel Mechanisms
Regulating Gene Expression
Dr B Veit (PI), Professor M Yamamoto (AI), University of
Tokyo.
|
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
| Massey University |
Bioinformatics and the
Giardia genome
Professor D Penny (PI), A Poole (AI), Stockholm
University, Dr JW Tweedie (AI), Dr ML Sogin (AI), The Marine Biological
Laboratory.
|
$172,000.00 |
$172,000.00 |
$172,000.00 |
| Massey University |
Historical Perspectives
on Voluntary Sector Welfare and its Interaction with the State in New
Zealand (Funded equally by Humanities & Social Sciences)
Associate Professor M Tennant (PI).
|
$43,000.00 |
$43,000.00 |
$43,000.00 |
| Massey University |
Ancient DNA as an
indicator of human presence
Professor J Flenley (PI), Dr L Matisoo-Smith (AI),
University of Auckland, Dr N Welikala (AI), Private Individual, Dr P
Chester (AI), Private Individual, Professor G Tannock (AI), University
of Otago.
|
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
| Massey University |
Is the black robin in
genetic peril?
Professor D Lambert (PI), Dr D Merton (PI), Department
of Conservation, Dr C Millar (AI), Dr JF Cockrem (AI), Dr R Slade (AI),
University of Queensland, Ms H Miller (AI).
|
$161,000.00 |
$161,000.00 |
$161,000.00 |
| Malaghan Institute of
Medicine |
A Novel Method to
Analyse T Cell Activation in vivo
Dr T Backstrom (PI).
|
$155,000.00 |
$155,000.00 |
$155,000.00 |
| National Institute of
Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd |
New Zealand marine
biogeography and the evolution of the Porifera
Dr M Kelly (PI), Professor JS Buckeridge (AI), Auckland
Institute of Technology.
|
$70,000.00 |
$70,000.00 |
|
| National Institute of
Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd |
Physics from
Phytoplankton: Turbulence in the upper ocean
Dr PW Boyd (PI), Dr C Stevens (AI), Dr E Abraham (AI).
|
$110,000.00 |
$110,000.00 |
$110,000.00 |
| Private Individual |
The Languages of South
Auckland
Dr A Bell (PI), Dr D Starks (PI), University of
Auckland, Ms K Davis (AI), Manukau Institute of Technology.
|
$80,000.00 |
$80,000.00 |
$80,000.00 |
| Private Individual |
Quantum Matter Wave
Engineering
Associate Professor RJ Ballagh (PI), University of
Otago, Professor C Gardiner (PI).
|
$170,000.00 |
$185,000.00 |
$185,000.00 |
| Private Individual |
Paleoclimate from the
Ocean Drilling Project in the Bounty Trough
Dr BW Hayward (PI), Dr HR Grenfell (AI), University of
Auckland.
|
$75,000.00 |
$96,000.00 |
$96,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
Combating multiple
sclerosis: tracing cell migration pathways to the brain
Associate Professor GW Krissansen (PI), Dr E Leung (AI),
Dr J Kanwar (AI).
|
$180,000.00 |
$180,000.00 |
$180,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
Why don't colon bacteria
invade their human host?
Associate Professor AM Roberton (PI), Dr RH Furneaux
(PI), Industrial Research Ltd.
|
$80,000.00 |
$80,000.00 |
$80,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
Memory Molecules and
Alzheimer's Disease
Professor M Dragunow (PI), Dr RG Snell (AI).
|
$180,000.00 |
$180,000.00 |
$180,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
An initiative in
structural genomics - exploring the unknowns of biomolecular structure
and function
Professor EN Baker (PI), Dr CA Smith (AI), Dr P Metcalf
(AI).
|
$200,000.00 |
$200,000.00 |
$200,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
Understanding neural
integration: Role of dendritic morphology and synapse distribution
within a functioning mammalian neural network
Dr GD Funk (PI), Professor M Cannell (PI), Dr C Soeller
(AI).
|
$180,000.00 |
$170,000.00 |
$170,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
The basic molecular
mechanisms underlying aluminium toxicity to cells
Associate Professor RC Gardner (PI), Dr A Allan (AI),
Horticulture & Food Research Institute of New Zealand, Dr P Ryan
(AI), CSIRO, Dr PJ Donaldson (AI).
|
$155,000.00 |
$155,000.00 |
$155,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
Re-presenting the rural:
English rural workers, 1830-1930 (Funded equally by Humanities &
Social Sciences)
Professor B Reay (PI).
|
$60,000.00 |
$65,000.00 |
$60,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
Legitimate Expertise:
links between forms of expertise amongst decision makers and the
legitimacy of the decisions they make
Dr H Catt (PI).
|
$50,000.00 |
$50,000.00 |
$50,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
The cultural
significance of wetlands in Taranaki
Associate Professor H Allen (PI), Dr C Phillips (PI),
Private Individual, K Day (PI), Taranaki Museum, Ms D Johns (PI), Dr JM
Wilmshurst (AI), Landcare Research, Dr N Prickett (AI), Auckland
Museum, Dr T Higham (AI), University of Waikato.
|
$80,000.00 |
$90,000.00 |
$90,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
The implications of
alternative modes of hierarchy and agency for history and change in
Pacific Island societies
Professor MS Mosko (PI).
|
$50,000.00 |
$60,000.00 |
$60,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
Heavy metal clusters-
from small molecules to clusters to liquids and the solid state
Dr P Schwerdtfeger (PI).
|
$180,000.00 |
$200,000.00 |
$200,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
DNA interactions with
anti-cancer drugs
Associate Professor GR Clark (PI).
|
$157,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
$160,000.00 |
| University of Auckland |
Quantum chaotic effects
and decoherence of trapped atoms
Dr RMF Leonhardt (PI), Associate Professor TH Barnes
(AI), Dr N Christensen (AI), Dr S Parkins (AI), Dr SM Tan (AI).
|
$88,000.00 |
|
|
| University of Auckland |
Do fish larvae use the
same cues as early Polynesian navigators to make landfall?
Professor J Montgomery (PI).
|
$70,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
Quantum Error Correction
Dr DG Glynn (PI), Dr TA Gulliver (PI), University of
Victoria, Canada.
|
$125,000.00 |
$125,000.00 |
$125,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
DNA transfer between
bacteria & eurkaryotes
Dr JA Heinemann (PI).
|
$176,000.00 |
$176,000.00 |
$176,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
How to Show Languages
Are Related
Professor L Campbell (PI).
|
$67,000.00 |
$48,000.00 |
$67,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
New Zealand Speech: The
Origins and Development of a Unique Variety of English
Associate Professor E Gordon (PI), Dr M Maclagan (PI),
Professor L Campbell (AI).
|
$140,000.00 |
$170,000.00 |
$170,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
Challenging the
foundations of cognitive and computer science
Professor BJ Copeland (PI), Ms D Proudfoot (AI).
|
$133,000.00 |
$133,000.00 |
$133,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
Neutrino Detection in
Antarctic Ice
Dr J Adams (PI), Dr D Besson (PI) University of Kansas .
|
$139,000.00 |
$143,000.00 |
$143,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
Numerical Solutions for
Unbound Wave Problems
Professor J Astley (PI).
|
$65,000.00 |
$65,000.00 |
$65,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
New Dimensions in
Molecular Architecture
Associate Professor PJ Steel (PI), Dr DA McMorran (AI).
|
$200,000.00 |
$215,000.00 |
$215,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
Collisions of electrons
and ions with oriented molecules
Dr P Harland (PI), Dr RGAR Maclagan (AI).
|
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
$130,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
Explaining the Paradox
of MHC Genetic Diversity: Does Disease Resistance Drive Behaviour?
Dr B Waldman (PI), Professor M F Flajnik (PI),
University of Maryland, Dr KL Whittaker (AI).
|
$125,000.00 |
$125,000.00 |
$125,000.00 |
| University of Canterbury |
Interstellar Dust Radar
Detection
Professor WJ Baggaley (PI).
|
$145,000.00 |
$135,000.00 |
$135,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
The mammalian
translational termination signal: a sequence element involved in gene
regulation?
Dr ES Poole (PI), Professor W Tate (PI), Dr KK McCaughan
(AI), Dr PA Stockwell (AI), Ms LL Major (AI), Professor LA Isaksson
(AI), Stockholm University.
|
$265,000.00 |
$265,000.00 |
$265,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
A co-factor requirement
for p53 mediated apoptosis
Dr M Hibma (PI), Professor A Braithwaite (PI), Mr S
O’Carroll (AI).
|
$190,000.00 |
$190,000.00 |
$190,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Oxidant targets in cell
signalling
Professor Christine Winterbourn (PI), Dr M Hampton (PI),
Massachusetts General Hospital .
|
$180,000.00 |
$180,000.00 |
$180,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Breaking the mould
through structural resolution of a prototypic P-type ATPase
Dr BC Monk (PI), Professor JP Dufour (PI), Associate
Professor J Cutfield (AI).
|
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
|
| University of Otago |
Isolation of novel
flowering time genes using transposon launching pads
Dr R Macknight (PI), Dr C Dean (AI), John Innnes Centre,
England.
|
$120,000.00 |
$120,000.00 |
$120,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Bacteriocin-facilitated
gene acquisition
Associate Professor J Tagg (PI), Dr GR Tompkins (PI).
|
$128,000.00 |
$128,000.00 |
$128,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
The ontogeny of memory
from infancy through early childhood
Dr H Hayne (PI).
|
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
$150,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Social capital, mutual
trust and economic performance
Dr S Knowles (PI), Professor D Owen (PI), Professor RQ
Grafton (AI), University of Ottawa.
|
$100,000.00 |
$90,000.00 |
$90,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Transition metal
compounds as potential nano switches and memory devices
Dr S Brooker (PI), Dr DJ de Geest (AI), Taranaki
Polytechnic, Professor KS Murray (AI), Monash University.
|
$140,000.00 |
$140,000.00 |
$140,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Atom interferometry,
atom lasers and matter-wave amplification
Dr AC Wilson (PI), Dr JL Martin (AI), Mr J Arlt (AI),
Oxford University, Professor WJ Sandle (AI).
|
$230,000.00 |
$243,000.00 |
$243,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
The stability and
microstructure of emulsions.
Dr KM McGrath (PI), Professor PT Callaghan (AI), Massey
University.
|
$117,000.00 |
$117,000.00 |
$117,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Brain mechanisms of
episodic memory
Dr D Bilkey (PI).
|
$151,000.00 |
$140,000.00 |
$140,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Ecosystem consequences
of an invader: brown trout in New Zealand streams
Professor C Townsend (PI), Dr BJF Biggs (AI), National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited, Dr RH Riley (AI),
Dr WB Bowden (AI), Landcare Research.
|
$218,000.00 |
$200,000.00 |
$200,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Using unique New Zealand
fauna to examine the evolution of animal development
Dr M Roy (PI), Professor P Mladenov (PI), Dr DA Janies
(AI), American Museum of Natural History.
|
$160,000.00 |
$140,000.00 |
$140,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Evolution of a microbial
genome
Associate Professor C Ronson (PI), Dr I Lamont (AI), Dr
JT Sullivan (AI).
|
$136,000.00 |
$138,000.00 |
$140,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Genetic models of the
evolution of genomic imprinting
Dr HG Spencer (PI), Dr MA Goodisman (AI), La Trobe
University, Professor AG Clark (AI), Pennsylvania State University,
Professor MW Feldman (AI), Stanford University.
|
$145,000.00 |
$135,000.00 |
$135,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Water clusters in the
atmosphere
Dr H Kjaergaard (PI), Professor V Vaida (AI), Colorado
University.
|
$163,000.00 |
$155,000.00 |
$155,000.00 |
| University of Otago |
Colloids in Terrestrial
Water Bodies
Professor K Hunter (PI), Dr WA Ducker (AI), Virigina
Tech.
|
$89,000.00 |
$89,000.00 |
$89,000.00 |
| University of Waikato |
Text mining using
compression and machine learning techniques
Professor I Witten (PI), Dr M Mahoui-Guerni (AI).
|
$88,000.00 |
$88,000.00 |
$88,000.00 |
| University of Waikato |
What limits mangrove
distribution in New Zealand?
Dr TGA Green (PI), Professor WB Silvester (PI), Dr C
Gemmill (AI), J Leathwick (AI), Landcare Research.
|
$96,000.00 |
$96,000.00 |
$96,000.00 |
| Victoria University of
Wellington |
Algebraic matroid theory
Dr G Whittle (PI).
|
$125,000.00 |
$125,000.00 |
$125,000.00 |
| Victoria University of
Wellington |
The systematic design of
useful heuristic algorithms via parametric complexity methods
Dr MJ Fellows (PI), Dr MJ Dineen (AI), University of
Auckland.
|
$76,000.00 |
$76,000.00 |
$108,000.00 |
| Victoria University of
Wellington |
Identification and
function of a Na+ channel binding protein
Dr FJ McDonald (PI).
|
$120,000.00 |
$120,000.00 |
$120,000.00 |
| Victoria University of
Wellington |
A Biography of John
Mulgan
Professor V O’Sullivan (PI).
|
$47,000.00 |
$36,000.00 |
|
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