School of Paediatrics and Child Health
Our research covers many clinical and specialist areas including:
- developmental immunology
- vaccine immunology
- asthma genetics
- aerosol therapy for respiratory disease
- paediatric infectious diseases
- genetic epidemiology
- adolescent health
- child protection issues
- metabolic disease
- Aboriginal health
- paediatric rheumatology
- gastrointestinal disease
- eating disorders
Research areas
- The Childhood Allergy and Immunology Research group is focused on allergic diseases affecting children and their prevention.
- Asthma Genetics includes studies into acute asthma attacks in children and the evolution of the human immune system.
- The Aerosols Research Group's major research aims include the evaluation of the efficacy of therapeutic aerosols and exposure to environmental aerosols in paediatric respiratory disease.
Research collaborations
The School is based at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. Research is conducted in collaboration with:
- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
- Children’s Clinical Research Facility
School of Paediatrics and Child Health
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
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