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Two projects led by The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded more than $2.5 million to fund innovative ideas focused, respectively, on combating persistent ear infections and investigating how dangerous fungi invade the bodies of immunocompromised people.
Small volume assays are required for large-scale research studies and in particular paediatric trials, where multiple measures are required from a single sample. Fluorescent bead-based technology (Bioplex/Luminex) allows high through-put and simultaneous quantification of multiple analytes in a single test. This technology uses sets of microspheres, each with a unique spectral address that can be coated with a different antigen of interest.
Aboriginal families across Western Australia are being equipped with the knowledge to take early action against potentially life-threatening skin infections thanks to the launch of a Strong Skin phone app.
Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded a $1.1 million NHMRC ‘Targeted Call for Hearing Health’ grant to conduct the first ever study following Aboriginal babies from birth through to five years to uncover the true prevalence of middle ear infections and hearing loss.
Australian researchers have uncovered a new form of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – undetectable using traditional laboratory testing methods – in a discovery set to challenge existing efforts to monitor and tackle one of the world’s greatest health threats.
A global consortium of Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) researchers has launched a series of best practice surveillance protocols designed to unite international research efforts for a world-first Strep A vaccine.
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A life-saving meningococcal vaccine covering all five common strains of the deadly disease could soon be available thanks to vital research demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of a combination Men ABCWY vaccine.
Two infectious disease researchers from Papua New Guinea (PNG) dedicated to reducing rates of childhood mortality in their home country are making significant advances thanks to support from the Deborah Lehmann Research Award (DLRA).
Papua New Guinean researcher Dr Lincoln Timinao has been awarded the 2025 Deborah Lehmann Research Award (DLRA) for his work aimed at investigating the burden of malaria in young children.