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Ocular gene therapy
Two young sisters with a blinding eye condition will now have access to ocular gene therapy after a new pathway to the treatment was discovered. The girls, who were diagnosed with early-onset severe retinal dystrophy (EOSRD), an inherited degenerative disease of the retina, began having trouble with their night vision at four and two years of age. With few effective treatments available for...
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Researcher Profile
After more than a decade as Director of Research for the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN), Professor Chris Cowell has decided to trade in his busy work days for a well-earned retirement in the country. With a passion for his role and the future of research, his impact on SCHN has spanned 40 years, beginning at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in 1982. In that time he has dri...
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Grant Success
Earlier this year, several researchers from Kids Research, and our partners at the University of Sydney and UNSW, were awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for their projects, which are focusing on a range of childhood diseases. The five-year Investigator Grants are helping further research in areas including rare genetic disorders and childhood and adolescent o...
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Researcher Profile
Professor Craig Munns was recruited as a Staff Specialist in paediatric bone disorders at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) more than 17 years ago. At the time it was the only job of its kind in Australia, which made this step in his career a milestone. Since then, he’s built on what Professor Chris Cowell envisioned for the role and the department, to deliver what is now the premier paed...
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