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Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre secures Telethon funding for three new research projects

Researchers from the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre – a powerhouse partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation and Perth Children’s Hospital – have received funding from the Channel 7 Telethon Trust for three new research projects.

BANK CF

BANK CF is a dedicated biobank established to collect and store biological samples to support research that improves the respiratory health of children and families.

Campaign designed to improve the lung health of Aboriginal children

A public health campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of chronic wet cough in Aboriginal children is helping to improve detection, diagnosis and management of the condition.

Fighting lung disease

Culturally secure intervention to facilitate medical follow up for Aboriginal children, after being hospitalised with chest infections, have proven to improve long-term lung health outcomes.

Giving kids with CF a chance at a longer, healthier life

COMBAT CF is one of two long-standing international trials which have resulted in new early intervention options helping to reduce progressive lung damage in kids living with CF.

Funding boost for cancer, antimicrobial resistance, and pain management treatments

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers will share in $2.3 million awarded by the Western Australian Department of Health Innovation Seed Fund.

Raine Foundation grants to support key child health research

Three outstanding young researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have been named Raine Fellows and received valuable Raine Priming Grants to support their child health research.

The Kids researchers named as finalists in 2023 Premier’s Science Awards

Five The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers working across diverse and highly impactful areas of child health research have been named as finalists for the 2023 Premier’s Science Awards.

Community connections key to improving children’s lung health

The key to improving the lung health of Aboriginal children lies in establishing strong community connections. 

Information is power: Health campaign arms Aboriginal communities against chronic wet cough

A culturally secure health campaign designed to alert Aboriginal families, community health workers and clinicians to the dangers of a prolonged wet cough has been so successful that it could offer a blueprint for how to manage other chronic diseases affecting Aboriginal communities throughout Austr