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Community engagement vital in battle against antimicrobial resistance: Wal-yan Centre to establish reference group

The Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre is seeking expressions of interest from Western Australians to join an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Community Reference Group, to provide vital community perspectives on the research activities into this global health concern. 

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Research to help identify which children will develop asthma and to design more specific asthma treatments supported by Federal Government funding

Research focussed on identifying which children will develop asthma, and developing more specific asthma treatments, has been supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Ideas Grants announced by the Federal Government on 14 December 2022.

Over 200 million reasons to be grateful for golf - the birth of Telethon

The birth of Channel 7 Perth's Telethon in 1967 happened of all places - on a golf course. Read more about how this massively successful event was created.

Maggie Dent on leaving a lasting legacy for kids

The legacy of beloved parenting author and educator Maggie Dent is set to live on well beyond her lifetime.

The evolution of one of Australia's leading cancer research centres

Geoff Cattach has headed the Children's Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation and raised $24 million to fund The Kids' research into childhood cancers

Wesfarmers' support of vaccine research

In 2014, Wesfarmers committed $5 million over 4 years to The Kids' research to set up the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases.

Development Committees

Two major groups that provide valuable connections to our donor community.

Angela Bennett hopes to reduce the disabilities associated with autism

The Angela Wright Bennett Foundation has made a $250,000 donation to autism research being led by Andrew Whitehouse at The Kids Research Institute Australia. Read more.

Sialic acid-to-urea ratio as a measure of airway surface hydration.

Sialic acid-to-urea ratio as a measure of airway surface hydration. Although airway mucus dehydration is key to pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis (CF

Scientific Advisory Committee

The Scientific Advisory Committee's (SAC) role is to provide scientific direction and to ensure the objectives of WAERP are reflected in the research performed; SAC forms part of our governance structure.