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Geospatial and Tuberculosis (GeoTB)

The Geospatial and Tuberculosis (GeoTB) team led by Kefyalew Alene focuses on designing an innovative approach for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public health interventions to help control and ultimately eliminate tuberculosis in high-burden countries.

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Safety evaluation of closed loop system during hypoglyaemic stimuli

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of new system called the Medtronic MinimedTM 670G that has been designed for long term outpatient use.

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Attenuation of maternal inflammatory responses during pregnancy to promote normal immune and behavioral outcomes in the offspring

This study will identify how the immune system contributes to neurodevelopmental outcomes and will investigate the use of an agent from traditional medicines.

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Centre for Advanced Cancer Genomics (CACG)

Current technologies to understand which genes are turned on or off only work on large amounts of biological samples. As a consequence all measurements we receive represent averages across multiple cell types present in the sample. The situation is comparable to studying the contents of a bowl of fr

Translational Genomics in Leukaemia

The Translational Genomics in Leukaemia team is focused on identifying the causes of leukaemia, with the goal of developing new targeted treatments to improve quality of care and long-term survival for all children with leukaemia.

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Adolescent type 1 diabetes cardio-renal Intervention trial

An international clinical trial looking at intervention with Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEI), Statins, or a combination of both

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Intranasal Insulin Trial II

If successful, this vaccine could prevent type 1 diabetes and the need for daily insulin injections in people at risk.

Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology

Mitochondrial diseases are devastating disorders for which there are no cures or effective treatments. Our project will focus on the prevention of mitochondrial diseases and discovery of effective cures.

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Epidemiology of T2DM in childhood and associated disease complications

Investigating the incidence of childhood Type 2 Diabetes in the Western Australian community

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New risk factor identified to help predict the long-term lung health of young adults born very preterm

A study which set out to determine ways to predict the long-term lung health of young adults born very preterm has shown that a childhood history of respiratory hospital admission should be a key consideration in the management of preterm children and adults.