Partnership supports mental health of FIFO workers
The Kids Research Institute Australia and Pilbara Minerals are set to join forces for a groundbreaking three-year partnership to understand and improve the mental health and wellbeing of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers.
Flagship award for folate hero Carol Bower
One of The Kids Research Institute Australia’s most influential researchers, who has played a seminal role in birth defect research and advocacy over a four-decade career, has won the Peter Wills Medal – the Australian research community’s flagship award.
International funding boost for global maria research
The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) – which houses the world’s largest malaria database and is at the forefront of efforts to track and tackle the disease – has been awarded more than $16 million by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Welcoming world-class mental health researcher
The Kids Research Institute Australia warmly welcomes youth mental health researcher, Associate Professor Kathryn Modecki to the Institute.
The economic value of medical research in WA
A landmark report, by Deloitte Access Economics, has revealed every dollar invested in WA’s medical research sector is more than doubled when it comes to return on investment to our economy.