Research

  • New grant could lead to a cure for cystic fibrosis

    A new grant will enable medical researchers to undergo development of a gene therapy for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in the laboratory. 

    The $140,000 Barbara Stow-Smith Cure4 Cystic Fibrosis Innovation grant was awarded to a team of medical researchers from the University of Sydney’s Faculty of

    Thursday 12 November 2020

  • New Pneumococcal vaccine trial is recruiting baby participants

    One of the many diseases we routinely vaccinate children against is pneumococcal [noo-muh-KOK-ul] disease, which is caused by over 90 different types of pneumococcal bacteria. Among children, it is the most common bacterial cause of infections of the lungs (pneumonia), brain (meningitis), and blo

    Thursday 12 November 2020

  • New funding could improve MS diagnosis and treatment

    Newly acquired funding will kickstart a research project that will ultimately help in improving diagnosis and treatment for adults and children with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other neurological autoimmune diseases.
    Monday 2 November 2020

  • Research program by cancer treatment pioneer coming to Sydney

    Leading CAR-T cancer treatment expert, Dr Patrick Schlegel, has been welcomed to Westmead as part of a multi-party partnership between the University of Sydney, the Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) and Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN).

    Wednesday 21 October 2020

  • Mini brains may help treat incurable brain cancer

    Treatments for incurable and aggressive brain cancers may only be a few years away with researchers in the Children’s Cancer Research Unit (CCRU) beginning a new research project to trial CAR-T cell therapy on mini brains.
    Monday 19 October 2020

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