Welcome

Researchers at the Kids Research Institute (KRI) at The Children's Hospital at Westmead are committed to discovering new ways to help improve the health of children through:

  • Basic science: Understanding the way diseases and medical conditions develop in children
  • Clinical research: Developing better diagnostic techniques and treatment methods; and
  • Population health research: Understanding the impact of both health and disease across the broader population of children and the community

Our vision is to become a world leading translational research centre for children by:

  • Discovering new insights into how diseases work, diagnostic methods, and treatments
  • Translating research outcomes into clinical practice within the hospital and community
  • Finding which potential treatments are effective and safe via the Australian Children's Clinical Trials Centre; and
  • Working collaboratively locally, nationally and internationally to improve children's health