Reports and Findings (Published Research)

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

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

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

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

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

Alexander Larcombe BScEnv (Hons) PhD Honorary Research Fellow Honorary Research Fellow Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at The Kids in 2005 and is now an Honorary Research Fellow. During his time at the Institute Associate Professor

Lung function in a model of a paediatric metabolic disease

Alexander Larcombe BScEnv (Hons) PhD Honorary Research Fellow Honorary Research Fellow Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at The Kids in 2005 and is now an Honorary Research Fellow. During his time at the Institute Associate Professor

Innate Immune Training for Prevention of Recurrent Wheeze in Early Childhood

Pat Deborah Holt Strickland PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA PhD Emeritus Honorary Researcher Head, Pregnancy and Early Life Immunology Patrick.Holt@thekids.org.au Deb.Strickland@thekids.org.au Emeritus Honorary Researcher Head, Pregnancy and Early

Viridans Group Streptococci in Pediatric Leukemia and Stem Cell Transplant: Review of a Risk-stratified Guideline for Empiric Vancomycin in Febrile Neutropenia

Viridans group streptococci (VGS) are an important cause of sepsis in immunosuppressed children. We reviewed the effectiveness of risk-stratified addition of vancomycin to empiric febrile neutropenia therapy among 107 children with leukemia or undergoing an allogeneic transplant.

SYNERGY CF: Getting the best start to life - preventing early cystic fibrosis lung disease by solving the host-inflammation infection conundrum

Cystic fibrosis related progressive lung disease characterised by inflammation and infection commences soon after birth.

Description of Total Population Hospital Admissions for Treacher Collins Syndrome in Australia

To describe patterns and demographic characteristics of total-population hospital admissions with a diagnosis of Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) in Australia.

Use of parenteral nutrition in term and late preterm infants: An Australian and New Zealand Survey

There is limited information regarding the use of parenteral nutrition (PN) in term and late preterm infants. We conducted a survey to study the current clinical practices within Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). A 15-question online-survey was distributed to 232 neonatologists and 55 paediatric intensivists across ANZ between September and November 2019.