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FASD conference unites policy, science and lived experience

Held every two years, the Australasian FASD Conference is a significant and unifying event for those in the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder sector.

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Development of Resources for Schools – Responding to and Planning for Children with Complex and Challenging Behaviours

Yasmin Lizzie Harman-Smith Button BA, BHlthSc(Hons), PhD BPsych (Hons) Head, Early Years Systems Evidence; Head, Tenders Support Unit Research

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Australia Day Honours for researchers and esteemed Elder

Four outstanding members of The Kids Research Institute Australia family – three researchers and an Aboriginal Elder co-researcher – have been named in the Australia Day Honours List for their outstanding service to research and the community.

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Antiviral drug shown to speed up COVID-19 recovery

An international research collaboration, including The Kids Research Institute Australia infectious disease specialist Tobias Kollmann, has shown that the antiviral drug Interferon can speed up the recovery of COVID-19 patients.

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Healthway Kimberly Compassion

In this project, we aim to understand how mindfulness, compassion, and related constructs are experienced by Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

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Julie Bishop Award aims to help young female researchers jump career hurdles

The Kids Research Institute Australia Chair Julie Bishop has pledged $50,000 to fund an award designed to help young female researchers overcome persistent barriers to career and leadership success.

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END RHD Community Project - Kimberley (Rheumatic Fever Strategy)

Dylan John Jonathan Rosemary Barth Jacky Carapetis AM Wyber B.Tech, MPH, PhD AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS MBChB MPH FRACGP PhD Honorary Research

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Dr Janessa Pickering

Dr Janessa Pickering is a research microbiologist with expertise in the molecular diagnostics and host pathogen interactions of upper respiratory tract pathogens that cause disease in children.