The epithelium is integral to the protection of many different biological systems and for the maintenance of biochemical homeostasis. Emerging evidence suggests that particular children have epithelial vulnerabilities leading to dysregulated barrier function and integrity, that resultantly contributes to disease pathogenesis. ...

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• 2021
• November 2021

Anthony Belinda Ingrid Kicic Hales Laing A BJ IL BSc (Hons) PhD BSc (Hons) PhD BSc PhD Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research ...

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Telethon Kids researchers will use nearly $8.5 million awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to tackle health issues including respiratory disease, brain cancer, vaccination and Aboriginal health. ...

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• 2018
• December

Valued at a total of $440,000, the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre Inspiration Awards 2022 will support five cutting-edge research projects.   ...

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• 2022
• October

New funding from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation will support innovative research projects and programs at Telethon Kids Institute with the aim of improving the health and wellbeing of WA children and their families.  ...

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• 2024
• January

Impaired interferon response and allergic sensitization may contribute to virus-induced wheeze and asthma development in young children. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells play a key role in antiviral immunity as critical producers of type I interferons.  ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

The study found the rare immune cells, known as plasmacytoid dendritic cells, showed clear signs of activation and virus defence in children with transient wheeze, whereas in children with persistent wheeze the same immune cells showed very limited activation without any signs of virus defence. ...

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• 2024
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Anthony David Stephen Susan Kicic Martino Stick Prescott A DM SM SL BSc (Hons) PhD BSc PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Rothwell ...

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André Graham Ingrid Schultz Hall Laing AS GL IL MBChB, PhD, FRACP BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS BSc PhD Program Head, Respiratory Health RFA ...

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Seven innovative lung health research projects have received funding support as the 2023 Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre Strategic Inspiration Projects. ...

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• 2023
• May