Welcome
Kids Research Institute (KRI) is based at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia. 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 & safe via the Australian Children's Clinical Trials Centre
- Working collaboratively locally, nationally and internationally to improve children's health
News & events
Who we are
Hear more about research at KRI...
Leading Researchers Prestigious NHMRC Grant Success
Funding was received for research projects, a partnership, career development fellowships and to develop two new Centres of Research Excellence. This will provide support for teams of researchers to pursue collaborative research and develop capacity Read full story...
KRI Researchers receive $149,800 in grants
Two leading researchers at the Kids Research Institute have each received grants from the Ramaciotti Foundations to continue their outstanding biomedical research Read full story...
Study gives new hope to diabetes sufferers
Retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness in diabetes sufferers but due to the trend in intensively managing glucose levels there has been a marked decrease in cases of retinopathy in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes, a study led by Professor Kim Donaghue from Kid’s Research Institute has shown Read full story...
Innovative collaboration between art and science
BrightHearts is interdisciplinary research collaboration between artist Dr George Khut and Dr Angie Morrow of Kids Rehab at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. The BrightHearts team are researching the potential of bio feedback for the management of pain and anxiety experienced by children undergoing painful, recurrent clinical procedures Read full story...
