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$3.4mill to improve treatment management of cystic fibrosisThe Kids researchers have been awarded over $3.4 million for a new trial to pioneer improved ways for managing cystic fibrosis (‘CF’).

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COVID-19 risks explained for babies, children and pregnant womenMany parents may be feeling anxious and confused about what COVID-19 means for pregnant women, babies and children.

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Multi-million-dollar investment in child health to support vital researchFour The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have received prestigious fellowships and four significant cohort studies led or co-led by The Kids have received key grants under two new funding programs supported by the State Government’s Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.

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Top honour for infectious diseases researchCongratulations to Associate Professor Asha Bowen, who has been awarded the 2022 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.

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The Kids researchers named as finalists in 2020 Premier’s Science AwardsTwo The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been named as finalists in the 2020 Western Australian Premier’s Science Awards.

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New Co-directors for the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious DiseasesDr Lea-Ann Kirkham and Dr Chris Blyth have been appointed as Co-Directors


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Funding boost for childhood cancer research projectsProjects to improve outcomes for leukaemia patients and reduce skin cancer rates in young Aboriginal people have received funding through Cancer Council WA.

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Infectious diseases advocate and child disability researcher named as finalists for national awardsCongratulations to prominent consumer advocate Catherine Hughes and The Kids Research Institute Australia honorary researcher Dr Noula Gibson, who have been named finalists in Research Australia’s 2023 Health and Medical Research Awards.

We are looking for children to take part in an important study that will assess a new treatment designed to prevent ongoing ear infections in kids having grommet surgery.