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The Kids Research Institute Australia to lead international research team in tackling acute rheumatic fever

An international research team led by The Kids Research Institute Australia has been awarded a $5 million Synergy Grant by the NHMRC.

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Stopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health

New Stan Perron Charitable Foundation grants to accelerate WA child health research

Funding from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation will support world class researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia to improve the health and wellbeing of WA children facing serious health challenges.

A tonsil organ model to evaluate carriage, disease mechanisms and therapeutic interventions for the treatment and prevention of Group A Streptococcus infections

Anthony Tim Kicic Barnett BSc (Hons) PhD PhD Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research Head, Strep A Pathogenesis and Diagnostics

Global study finds human air travel culprit for RSV variant spread

Global circulation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is shaped by human air travel with travellers hosting new strains fuelling transmission across borders, an international The Kids Research Institute Australia study found.

Trial tests which COVID-19 booster combos ‘boost’ immunity

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Clinical trial recruiting babies for RSV and hMPV vaccine study

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To immunity and beyond

The quest to stop infectious diseases from killing our kids

Ambitious flu program aims to protect kids for life

A bold research program is working to give young children lifelong protection against influenza

The six-minute tests that could save lives

Thanks to research, a six -second test can get the answers that could save a child’s life.