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Keely Bebbington

McCusker Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Type 1 Diabetes

Kalani Hancock (1) and her sister Avalee (4) are part of a world-first study looking at changes in blood sugar patterns in very young children at risk of Diabetes. Dr Aveni Haynes from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children's Hospital is part of the team leading this ground breaking study.

Research roundup

Take a look at some of the published research to come out of the Children's Diabetes Centre recently.

Prevalence of tracheobronchomalacia is higher than previously reported in children with cystic fibrosis

Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) is estimated to be present in 1 in 2100 children. Previous reports suggest the prevalence is higher in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). This has clinical implications with potential to influence airway clearance and lung health.

A systematic review of the importance of milk TGF-β on immunological outcomes in the infant and young child

Cytokines in milk like transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) have been shown to induce oral tolerance in experimental animal studies

Rigel Paciente

Research Assistant

Discover Series: Diabetes

What would you discover to help a child? At The Kids, our researchers are committed to Type 1 Diabetes research that makes a real difference.

National Committee Update

What the national committee have been working on

ENDIA milestone

Australia’s biggest study into the causes of type 1 diabetes recently recruited its 1500th and final participant right here in WA.

Immunogenicity and safety of one or two doses of the quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine MenACWY-TT given alone or with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in toddlers: A phase III, open-label, randomised study

We evaluated the immunogenicity and safety of 1 and 2 doses of MenACWY-TT, given alone or co-administered with PCV13 in toddlers.