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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 Immunity and Inflammation Program. This program sits under the Early Environment research theme.
The Pregnancy and Early Life Immunology team's overall research vision is targeted towards understanding immunological development during early life.
Pregnancy and Early Life ImmunologyBy investigating the way that breastmilk guides children’s immune trajectory, we provide evidence-based recommendations for the development of happy healthy kids
Immunology and Breast FeedingThe Inflammation Team studies the beneficial effects of sunlight exposure on our health and whether these effects are attributable to UV-induced vitamin D or to other molecules produced in our skin upon sunlight (i.e. UV) exposure.
InflammationAt the nexus of human immunology and microbiology, we investigate the impact of early-life microbiome in priming the immune system, especially the immune memory, for long-term health outcomes.
Early Life Microbial Immunology