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A/Prof Germaine Wong awarded NHMRC Excellence Award

28 June 2018
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Germaine Wong, who has received an NHMRC Excellence Award for her research in improving the health of children and young people with chronic kidney disease. A/Prof. Wong is a transplant nephrologist at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and researcher with the Centre for Kidney Research at Kids Research and the University of Sydney. Kidney disease is a d...

Researchers in Focus: Dr Tejaswi Kandula

21 June 2018
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Researcher Profile

Dr Tejaswi Kandula is paediatric neurologist at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, with a special interest in researching peripheral neuropathy in childhood cancer survivors. Dr Kandula recently published her fourth paper on the subject in the American Medical Association’s top-ranking neurology journal, JAMA Neurology, which generated worldwide interest and has been viewed more than 4000 t...

Tackling muscular dystrophy every step of the way

20 June 2018
Research

Research

Dr Monkol Lek is a leading researcher in muscular dystrophy, a rare genetic disease affecting nerves and muscles around the body. Dr Lek is all too familiar with the disease, having suffered from muscle weakness in his legs while at university, which led, over ten years later, to a diagnosis of limb girdle muscular dystrophy. After leaving his job as a computer engineer and retraining as...

Introducing Kids Neuroscience Centre

20 June 2018

Big news! The Institute of Neuroscience and Muscle Research (INMR) has a new name: Kids Neuroscience Centre. The new brand identity reflects the joint mission of Kids Research and the Centre to drive excellence in paediatric health. While the name has changed, the vision to improve the lives of children affected by muscle, nerve and brain disease t...

Patient-Centred Research Network launched

18 June 2018

Launch

The launch of a new joint initiative between Kids Research, the University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, and The Westmead Institute for Medical Research brings together researchers and health professionals looking to effectively involve patients in health and medical research. The Patient-Centred Research Network, or PACER network, focuses on developing the evidence about patient priorities an...

A genetic basis for non-syndromic cleft lip and palate

14 June 2018
Research

Research

Four genes which work together to cause cleft lip and palate have been identified in an international research collaboration. The NHMRC-funded project was led by Associate Professor Tony Roscioli, clinical geneticist at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and UNSW Sydney; and Professor Timothy Cox, from Seattle Children’s...

Looking online for info on your child's health? Here are some tips

12 June 2018
Child Health

Most parents look online for information about their child’s health.

Child Health

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. Many parents can be anxious when their child is sick. So looking online for health information can help them understand their child’s medical condition and take an active role in treatment. Seeking health i...

New treatment reduces seizures in children with tuberous sclerosis complex

01 June 2018
Clinical trials

Clinical trials

Findings of a phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in children have been published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. The international study was conducted in 25 countries, with centres across Australia led by Dr John Lawson, paediatric neurologist at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and national leader in epi...

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