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Current studies

To improve the health of the community through immunisation and prevention of infectious diseases, we are conducting clinical trials of vaccines.

About the Vaccine Trials Group

The Vaccine Trials Group was formed in March 1999 to provide a coordinated approach to the development, delivery, assessment and promotion of vaccine…

Vaccine Trials Group

We are evaluating new vaccines for a range of diseases including influenza, pneumococcal, meningococcal and common infections such as otitis media (g…

Get involved

There are lots of ways of getting involved in the research at the Wesfarmers Centre.

Our research

At the Wesfarmers Centre, we undertake research in five key areas of infections and immunisation to assist in children's health.

Seizure variables and their relationship to genotype and functional abilities in the CDKL5 disorder

Epilepsy is pervasive but not mandatory for the CDKL5 disorder, and genotype and functional abilities were related to seizure frequency

Respiratory viral infections and host responses; insights from genomics

Review of the viral sensing pathways and organizing principles that govern the innate immune response to infection

The PneuCarriage Project: A Multi-Centre Comparative Study to Identify the Best Serotyping Methods for Examining Pneumococcal Carriage

The PneuCarriage project, a large, international multi-centre study for the identification of the best pneumococcal serotyping methods for carriage s…

The Kids researcher named WA Youth Awards finalist

25 year old Noongar woman Tiana Culbong, a The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher, has been named as a finalist in the WA Youth Awards.

Pertussis

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease.