Associate Professor Jason Gurney (Ngāpuhi) is an epidemiologist and Director of the Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) Research Group at the University of Otago. Jason is currently leading multiple national-level projects on equity in health outcomes for Māori, with a focus on cancer. Jason is Principal Investigator of a five-year HRC Programme Grant and has led several HRC-funded projects, examining topics including post-operative mortality, the co-occurrence of cancer and diabetes, and cancer treatment and outcomes for Māori.