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The Chair of The Kids Research Institute Australia, the Hon Julie Bishop, has stepped down after five years to allow her to focus on her critical role as the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar.
A team led by Dr Joseph Kado from the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia, and The University of Western Australia (UWA) has been awarded $5 million by the Federal Government in a major push to prevent rheumatic heart disease across the Pacific.
Congratulations to infectious diseases clinician-researcher Professor Asha Bowen, awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the King’s Birthday Honours List for her service to medicine in the field of clinical diseases.
A world-first study involving more than 100 cancer researchers and clinicians across Australia – including from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children’s Hospital – has shown that precision medicine can significantly improve outcomes for children with high-risk cancer.
Congratulations to four outstanding The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers who have received funding designed to support researchers who have narrowly missed out on highly competitive national funding.
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Researchers dedicated to developing the first cancer immunotherapy tablet have been boosted by a $374,000 CUREator top-up funding grant.
More than 80,000 Australian children are expected to benefit as 700 childcare centres across the country trial a new program aimed at boosting declining physical activity levels.
The HBF Run for a Reason is back and if you’re looking for a reason to take part in this year’s event, let it be child health research.
Congratulations to three outstanding The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers who have received second chance WA health funding designed to support researchers who have narrowly missed out on highly competitive national funding.