Celebrate the 70th anniversary of AMRF

The AMRF are delighted to invite you to the second of our three-speaker series for 2025, where three esteemed NZ researcher’s, funded by Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF), will share how they have contributed to national and global health. 

Come and help them celebrate the 70th anniversary of AMRF and the awarding of over $100 Million funding of medical research since their inception in 1955.

Register today for this free live event: click here to secure your spot.

Join us at 7pm Thursday May 22, to hear from Associate Professor Gary Cheung and Dr. Rosemary Frey, who have significantly advanced palliative care in New Zealand, followed by Professor John Windsor whose pioneering pancreatic work has helped with ground-breaking solutions to enhance patient safety and recovery.

• Dr Rosemary Frey, Senior Research Fellow Nursing, whose research career has focused on how to reduce suffering at the end of life and seeks to empower teams delivering this service with the knowledge and confidence to deliver a quality palliative care experience.

• Associate Professor Gary Cheung, Clinical and Medical Psychological Medicine, specialises in old age psychiatry and will present his research into increasing understanding of all factors influencing a person’s experience as they near their final days of life, along with the complexities of assisted dying.

• Professor John Windsor, Medical Surgery and Pancreatic Surgeon, will share highlights of his career and show how new approaches have been developed through combining basic, clinical and bioengineering science to prevent multiple organ failure, the leading cause of death from acute pancreatitis.

Date:Thursday May 22nd

Time:7pm – 9pm (includes time for in person Q&As)

Venue: Room AF114, Auckland University of Technology's North Campus, 90 Akoranga Avenue, Northcote

Parking: Parking (paid) available on campus, click for location and info

REGISTER TODAY

This event is open to the public so please RSVP today by clicking here todayto secure your spot.

Online options will be made available for those who aren’t able to attend in-person. Please register your interest at this link.

We look forward to seeing you there as we mark Auckland Medical Research Foundation’s 70th anniversary; in partnership with JMI Wealth, Auckland University of Technology, the University of Auckland and print partner, Bluestar.