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Meet the Researcher: Dr Samantha Carlson

Dr Samantha Carlson is an early career mixed-methods social scientist, leading research that seeks to understand how to improve access to and understanding about vaccination.

Rallying together for child health

The Imogen Miranda Suleski Fellowship is an annual award for early-career post-doctoral researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

Empowering the Institute's researchers

Billionaire Stan Perron has made donations to The Kids as part of the Stan Perron Charitable trust totaling $500,000 a year. Read more about his generosity

Together Magazine

Explore inspiring stories of research, resilience, and community impact in every edition. Read the latest issue below.

Community of Practice

Our goal is to accelerate the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based models of care for children and young people living with Type 1 Diabetes.

Research

Plasma testosterone concentration is correlated with circulating immune cell abundance in transgender young people on gender-affirming hormone treatment

Sex hormones, such as oestrogen and testosterone, display significant immune modulatory properties. This is highly relevant for transgender (trans) people who undergo gender-affirming hormone (GAH) treatment. However, only a limited number of studies have evaluated the immunological impact of GAH treatments, and almost none have assessed the impact in trans young people.

News and events

Discover the news and events of the Rett syndrome and related disorders team, and find out what the team is working on in the fields of children disorders.