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Discover. Prevent. Cure.
We're searching for answers to some of the most common and complex childhood diseases, conditions and issues. In addition to our four research themes (Indigenous Health, Brain and Behaviour, Chronic and Severe Diseases, Early Environment), you can also discover more about specific research we're involved in and the technology we use.
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Listed are the Telethon Kids Institute research teams involved in our Early Life & Life-Course Health Program. This program sits under the Early Environment research theme.
BSc BND PhD
Head, Early Life & Life-Course Health Program; Team Lead, Nutrition in Early Life
Email mePreterm babies have a heightened risk of infection as their immune system is not mature. The Neonatal Health Team is exploring new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat infections in WA's smallest patients .
Neonatal HealthThe Chronobiology team works to understand the factors that contribute to poor lung and heart function in newborn infants and find ways to prevent heart and lung disease.
ChronobiologyEpigenomic research at Telethon Kids explores the links between childhood disease and the molecular hallmarks of epigenetic control.
Early Childhood Development Clinical EpigeneticsThe vision of the Nutrition in Early Life team is to work together with the community to produce quality research, for improving our knowledge of how a mother’s diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding can improve both her and her child’s health.
Nutrition in Early LifeThe ORIGINS Team is studying early environments and parental physical health and genetics to uncover when and why non-communicable diseases (NCDs) develop.
ORIGINS