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Our Role & Impact
  1. Our Role & Impact
  2. RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH HMRI
  3. Does healthy immune development during pregnancy set babies up for healthy respiratory viral responses

Does healthy immune development during pregnancy set babies up for healthy respiratory viral responses

Dr Adam Collison from the HMRI Asthma and Breathing Research Program received a grant for his study into bronchiolitis, a severe viral infection that is the leading cause of babies under 12 months being admitted to the John Hunter Children’s Hospital.

There are currently no treatments to cure this infection. Dr Collison’s work aims to use precision medicine to identify susceptible infants and children and administer preventative treatment before they contract bronchiolitis.

Researchers 

Dr Adam Collison

Research Area 
Asthma and Breathing Research Program
Project type 
Project Grant
Year of funding 
2022
Funded by 
Hunter Children's Research Foundation