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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 Infection and Vaccines Program. This program sits under the Early Environment research theme.
The Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease Group (BRIDG) has a major focus ear and lung disease involving Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.
Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease GroupThe Ear Health team's vision is all children start primary school with good hearing.
Ear HealthThe Infectious Disease Implementation Research Team is a multi-disciplinary group researching the best way to implement infectious disease prevention and treatment strategies to improve the wellbeing of children and teenagers.
Immunisation Influenza Whooping Cough Infectious Diseases Infectious Disease Implementation ResearchOur team’s vision is to reduce the burden of infectious diseases in children and their families through comprehensive approaches to understanding the burden of disease, developing and optimising diagnosis and treatment strategies and evaluating and informing current and future prevention programs.
Infectious Diseases EpidemiologyThe mission of the Vaccine Trials Group is to improve the health of the community through immunisation and the prevention of infectious diseases.
Vaccine Trials GroupThe Intervention and Infectious Disease Modelling group informs development and implementation of drugs, medical treatments and non-medical interventions to effectively tackle disease. They build mathematical models of diseases, designed to take into account the complex constellation of interactions between pathogens, humans, diseases, the environment and entire healthcare systems.
Intervention and Infectious Disease Modelling