Dr Sarah Valkenborghs from the HMRI Active Living Research Program has received a grant to fund her study in child neurodevelopment, investigating if physical activity while pregnant is beneficial for child neurodevelopment after birth.
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.
Dr Henry Gomez won a grant to investigate the role of iron status and supplementation during pregnancy on respiratory disease in children.
Associate Professor Vanessa Murphy received a grant to fund her project focusing on better early detection of childhood neurodevelopmental differences using mid-pregnancy biomarkers and infant behaviours
Associate Professor Matt Dun from the HMRI Precision Medicine Research Program won for his work in taming free radicals to increase response to standard-of-care treatments for children with high-risk leukaemias that become treatment resistant.
Grow Well Smoke Free: A double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial in pregnancy
Co-funded with the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre Grow Up Well
Management of asthma during pregnancy, early life nutrition and offspring respiratory outcomes at age 3
Co-funded with the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre Grow Up Well
Role of circRNAs in human eosinophilic Oesophagitis - a novel assessment of disease pathogenesis with potential diagnostic and therapeutic benefit
Co-funded with the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre Grow Up Well
Understanding the role of Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILC2s) in paediatric urinary tract infections
Co-funded with the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre Grow Up Well
Lung function and respiratory health at 6 weeks of age in a cohort of children born to non-asthmatic mothers
