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Respiratory research program recruits 400th participant, marking key milestoneIn September 2024, the Western Australian Epithelial Research Program (WAERP) reached a significant milestone by recruiting its 400th participant.
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Aspire Award funds global learning opportunityDr Renee Ng, a microbiologist specialising in bacteriophage therapy – an alternative to antibiotics to fight antimicrobial resistance – will travel to the world’s premier conference on viruses, bringing new ideas, connections and expertise back to Perth.
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Major grant supports innovative infant lung health studyA ground-breaking global clinical trial to improve the lifelong lung health of children born extremely prematurely has been awarded a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) International Clinical Trials Collaborations Grant totalling almost $3 million.
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Community partnership sets priorities for preterm lung health researchRespiratory disease remains one of the most significant complications of preterm birth, with lasting consequences.
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New funding to accelerate AI personalised phage therapiesWal-yan researchers have been awarded $500,000 for their innovative research, supported by the Western Australian Government’s Future Health Medical Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.
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Enhancing the lung health for preterm birth survivors by uncovering treatable traitsA project to uncover treatable traits to improve the lung health of people born preterm has been made possible thanks to a $1.99 million Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant.
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Company behind device that improves drug delivery to lungs awarded prestigious innovation awardA The Kids Research Institute Australia spin-off company, Inspiring Holdings Pty Ltd (Inspiring), has been announced as winner of the Wesfarmers Wellbeing Platinum Award in the prestigious WA Innovator of the Year awards for their novel Universal Spacer System – a device which improves the delivery of inhaled dru
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Prestigious grants to support lung health and suicide prevention researchTwo researchers focused on improving outcomes for children with chronic lung disease and averting suicide contagion and suicide clusters in young people have won prestigious Investigator Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
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Funding boost to help turn research into practical changeResearch projects sharing in a $2.1 million funding boost will seek to translate research findings into changes that benefit patients and help the health system run more efficiently.
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Bushfires: Tips to protect family from smoke exposurePerth’s north-east is under threat from an out-of-control bushfire.