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The SUPER Study

We are looking for healthy young adults to take part in a study that will help us learn more about a new pertussis vaccine that we hope will offer greater protection from whooping cough.

About the Vaccine Trials Group

The Vaccine Trials Group was formed in March 1999 to provide a coordinated approach to the development, delivery, assessment and promotion of vaccines.

Margaret and Liana

Liana’s story begins nine years ago. It starts with a sore ankle, a fever, a trip to the emergency room and clinic and finally a diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF).

Noeletta McKenzie

Noeletta McKenzie is a Champion for Change, RHDAustralia, and community representative and advocate for the START study.

News & Events

Unified response critical to address spread of ‘flesh eating’ bacteria

A surge in invasive group A streptococcal reports in Australia has prompted The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers to call for a unified national public health response, with cases tipped to increase.

News & Events

Old, painful rheumatic heart disease treatment could be phased out

An international trial reveals 95% of rheumatic heart disease patients prefer less painful penicillin injections under the skin, aiming to improve treatment adherence.

Research

Housing Initiatives to Address Strep A Infections and Reduce RHD Risks in Remote Indigenous Communities in Australia

This research sought to provide an outline of identified household-level environmental health initiatives to reduce or interrupt Strep A transmission along each of these pathways.

Research

Plasma adenosine deaminase-1 and -2 activities are lower at birth in Papua New Guinea than in The Gambia but converge over the first weeks of life

Dynamic cellular and molecular adaptations in early life significantly impact health and disease. Upon birth, newborns are immediately challenged by their environment, placing urgent demands on the infant immune system.