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 NZBRI 2017 Statement of Service Performance















           Performance Measures                                              Performance


           Quantity         Total funding awarded                            $1,229,153.00


           Details of       $378,108 — Brain Research NZ
           successful       Patterns of MRI brain ageing to assess brain health
           grants
                            $248,644 — Brain Research NZ
                            Plasma alpha synuclein, AB and tau in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

                            $166,347 — Brain Research NZ
                            EEG Biomarkers for cognition in Parkinson’s

                            $136,925 — NZ Dementia Prevention Trust
                            Christchurch-based Dementia Prevention Research Clinic

                            $114,920 — Brain Research NZ
                            Does rural living or deprivation contribute to the risk
                            of Parkinson’s in New Zealand?

                            $100,000 — Brain Research NZ
                            Novel MRI methods and genetics in mild cognitive
                            impairment and mild Alzheimer’s.

                            $57,209 — University of Otago
                            Amyloid, brain volume, and the risk of future
                            cognitive decline in Parkinson’s.

                            $12,000 — University of Otago
                            MacGibbon Fellowship.

                            $10,000 — University of Canterbury
                            Predictors of poor outcomes in older people with dementia.

                            $5,000 — University of Otago
                            CMRF-funded summer studentship.


           Evidence         The Institute maintains a register of all grant applications submitted by
                            its researchers. Funding bodies also often make details of their awarded
                            grants (but generally not the unsuccessful applications) publicly available.
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