In the summer of 2024/25, Mātai was able to offer local summer internships to 16 students. June 2025 From cutting-edge medical imaging to bioengineering, leadership, innovative research, and mātauranga Māori, our Mātai Summer Internship Programme gave 16 outstanding interns the chance to tackle real-world health challenges. The interns explored a range of topics, including research methods, scientific training, leadership, and…
Mātai News Prostate cancer funding pathway helps 100 Gisborne-Tairāwhiti men Gisborne Herald 20 Apr, 2025 Full article here Head of radiology Te Whatu Ora Tairawhiti and Matai clinical lead Dr Daniel Cornfeld. Photo / Supplied Around 100 men in Gisborne-Tairawhiti have benefited so far from joint funding that supports an advanced approach to prostate cancer diagnosis. Prostate cancer is…
Our Changing World: The advances in MRI coming out of Gisborne 7 November 2024 Listen to the episode to learn more about the research happening at Mātai, and about their plans for the future. Listen here When Dr Samantha Holdsworth started her academic path, she studied physics at the University of Canterbury, focusing on astrophysics. Switching to medical imaging for…
Mātai News Turanga Health service used by over half Gisborne’s tamariki under 5 The New Zealand Herald 20 November 2024 Full article here Tairāwhiti-based Māori health organisation Turanga Health has sustained strong growth in its enrolments amid a rapidly changing health sector. Tairāwhiti-based Māori health organisation Turanga Health has sustained strong growth in its enrolments amid a rapidly changing health…
Mātai News New AUT Concussion Research Could Revolutionise Understanding And Recovery Scoop, 14 August 2024 Full article here AUT research offers new understanding of concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries. AUT research offers new understanding of concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries Newly published research from AUT has the potential to revolutionise the understanding of concussions and mild traumatic brain…
Mātai News Eye experts to present research at Gisborne’s Mātai Medical Research Institute The Gisborne Herald, 22 October 2024 Full article here Mātai Medical Research Institute will host a distinguished team of eye experts and eye health researchers this week in a series of free presentations open to the public. Mātai Medical Research Institute will host a distinguished team of…
Mātai News New insight into dementia at Mātai Medical Research Institute presentation The Gisborne Herald, 03 October 2024 Full article here Dementia and mental health research findings will be revealed at a presentation at the Mātai Medical Research Institute in Gisborne. The Mātai Medical Research Institute will present the findings of its latest research projects on dementia and mental health…
Mātai News Meth use: Tairāwhiti study looks at how former long-term users’ brains, hearts recover RNZ, 25 July 2024 Full article here Ben Bristow is analysing data from the study, which Jasmine Taare credits with helping her turnaround. For more than 15 years Jasmine Taare was a meth addict. The Gisborne musician and early-childhood educator kept it a secret,…
Mātai News Mātai researchers plot brain health for fresh insights into degenerative conditions The Gisborne Herald, 17 June 2024 Full article here A colour-coded map of brain blood flow is required to process the new pulsatility transmission index. A new metric developed from blood circulation in the brain could have major implications in treatment of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and…
Mātai News Tairāwhiti Study aims to ‘revolutionise paediatric medicine’ By Henry McMullan, 1News Reporter. Tue, Jun 11 Full article here Tairāwhiti/East Coast researchers are scoping new ground by scanning more than two dozen children in what they hope will advance the world famed longitudinal Dunedin Study. Gisborne’s Mātai Medical Research Institute is leading the paediatric healthcare initiative with what it…
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