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DEFEND CF: Biomarkers to define the treatment end-point for pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis

Sensitive and reliable tests are required to monitor lung disease severity in cystic fibrosis.

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Defining the cellular immune response to vaccines for enhanced protection from invasive pneumococcal disease

Peter Lea-Ann Ruth Richmond Kirkham Thornton MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP PhD PhD Head, Vaccine Trials Group Co-Head, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease

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Developing a ‘Food Atlas’ for Western Australia to map, measure and monitor food access

This unique interdisciplinary project, funded by Healthway, aims to develop a Food Atlas tool for mapping, measuring, and monitoring food access across Western Australia.

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Developing and characterising juvenile models of aggressive paediatric brain cancers for the evaluation of novel immunotherapies.

While profound treatment responses have been realised using immunotherapy for some cancer types, this is yet to be seen for paediatric brain cancer patients.

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Development of a screening tool to identify safer biodiesels

Alexander Anthony Larcombe Kicic BScEnv (Hons) PhD BSc (Hons) PhD Head, Respiratory Environmental Health Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway

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Effectiveness of childcare centre interventions to increase young children’s physical activity

Gina Hayley Trapp Christian BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. Honorary Research Associate Program Head, Healthy Behaviours

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END RHD

Glenn Jonathan Katharine Rosemary Pearson Carapetis AM Noonan Wyber BA (Education) PhD Candidate AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS MBBS (Hons) MSc

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Future Child Health

Alexander Larcombe BScEnv (Hons) PhD Head, Respiratory Environmental Health Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Associate Professor

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