http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1308/S00074.htm Over $1.4m awarded to Medical Researchers Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:44 pm Press Release: Auckland Medical Research Foundation Media Release August 2013 Auckland Medical Research Foundation Awards over $1.4m to Medical Researchers The Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) has recently announced $1,413,701 in funding to medical researchers in the first three funding rounds for 2013. Foundation Executive Director, Kim McWilliams says, “More research is the only way we can ensure genuine advances in medicine and outcomes for patients. From our beginnings, we have promoted research of high scientific value and purpose across the full spectrum of medical science. This round again saw applications rise to record numbers, and we are pleased to see the broad reach of successful grants”. [....]