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Mitochondrial Gene Therapy

Aleksandra Filipovska BSc PhD Louis Landau Chair in Child Health Research; NHMRC Leadership Fellow; Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Synthetic Biology; Adjunct Research Professor, Monash University Louis Landau Chair in Child Health

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Developing new models of mitochondrial diseases using CRISPR/Cas technologies

Aleksandra Filipovska BSc PhD Louis Landau Chair in Child Health Research; NHMRC Leadership Fellow; Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Synthetic Biology; Adjunct Research Professor, Monash University Louis Landau Chair in Child Health

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A pilot study into assessing the danger of heated-tobacco-products

Anthony Dr Katherine Kicic Landwehr BSc (Hons) PhD BSc(Hons) Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research Senior Research Officer Anthony.Kicic@thekids.org.au Katherine.landwehr@thekids.org.au Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway

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Chemical analysis of new and “aged” e-liquids: Development of a rapid toxicological screening approach

Investigators: Alexander Larcombe Project description This study investigated the chemical composition of electronic cigarette liquids (e-liquids) purchased from Australian suppliers. We used a cutting-edge laboratory technique to assess e-liquids

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Lung function in a model of a paediatric metabolic disease

Investigators: Alexander Larcombe, Emily Chivers Project description Lysosomes are structures within the cells of the body with the job of breaking down and removing unwanted materials. In some cases, lysosomes do not function properly, resulting in