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Thanks to an enabling donation from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation, The Kids Research Institute Australia is home to one of the first paediatric personalised medicine research centres in the world.

Inspiring researchers to take their career to the next level

Philanthropically-minded members of the community are lending their support to The Kids Research Institute Australia’s up-and-comers.

Angela Bennett hopes to reduce the disabilities associated with autism

The Angela Wright Bennett Foundation has made a $250,000 donation to autism research being led by Andrew Whitehouse at The Kids Research Institute Australia. Read more.

Partnership with BHP proves a game changer for the Institute

What does BHP know about medical research? More than you might imagine!

Bright Blue

Bright Blue The Police Commissioner's Fund for Sick Kids has generously outfitted the The Kids brain tumour lab with a cancer analysis suite.

The evolution of one of Australia's leading cancer research centres

Geoff Cattach has headed the Children's Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation and raised $24 million to fund The Kids' research into childhood cancers

Volunteering

The Kids Research Institute Australia welcomes and appreciates all enquiries regarding volunteering opportunities.

Healing Kids, Healing Families advisory groups

Understanding children and families' hospital experiences to reduce stress and support wellbeing

Brain Tumour Research

We strive for a future where no child will die from brain cancer because we have developed new therapies that will cure their disease.

Aiming high for paediatric brain tumour diagnostic testing

Australian children diagnosed with a brain tumour now have a better chance of accessing the best treatment for their disease thanks to a trans-Tasman collaboration spearheaded by The Kids Research Institute Australia cancer researcher Professor Nick Gottardo.