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Families affected by bronchiectasis gathered in Kings Park recently for a special event hosted by the BRIGHT Study team, celebrating community, connections, and conversations.
A new paper published in Frontiers in Pediatrics offers clinicians a practical roadmap to improve healthcare outcomes for Indigenous children, starting with respect, communication, and cultural understanding.
Researchers from the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre – a powerhouse partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation and Perth Children’s Hospital – have received funding from the Channel 7 Telethon Trust for three new research projects.
Dr Denby Evans, a Wal-yan Respiratory researcher, has been awarded a $25,000 Illuminate Award for her work to change that. Funding by Helping Little Hands, the award was presented at The Kids Research Institute Australia’s 2026 Illuminate PitchFest.
Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre was well represented at this year's Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and Society of Respiratory Science (TSANZSRS) Annual Scientific Meeting.
The Metabolomics to Predict Asthma (MAP) study has reached an important turning point. After examining the ‘chemical fingerprints’ of more than 300 children, the team is now taking a new approach, turning to proteins to better understand which young children with recurrent wheeze go on to develop asthma.
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The Scientific Advisory Committee's (SAC) role is to provide scientific direction and to ensure the objectives of WAERP are reflected in the research performed; SAC forms part of our governance structure.
The Australian Epithelial Research Program (WAERP) comprises of several parties, including our Chief Investigators, Compliance, Scientific and Clinical Teams, and our Student group.
The Western Australian Epithelial Research Program (WAERP) biobank is undertaking a number of research projects intended to improve the understanding and preclinical assessment of therapeutics for respiratory conditions.