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Effect of short chain fatty acids on trained immunityInvestigators: Raphael Watt (student) This project will explore whether the metabolic products of a healthy gut microbiota support anti-microbial immunity in early life, providing better protection against pathogens. Short chain fatty acids are key
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Do exposures before conception influence the risk of asthma in the offspring?David Martino BSc PhD Head, Chronic Diseases Research David.Martino@thekids.org.au Head, Chronic Diseases Research Assoc. Prof David Martino is the Theme Head, Chronic Diseases and leads the Clinical Epigenetics research team which is dedicated to
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ARIEL studyThis study will test the hypothesis that the mechanisms of childhood asthma begin in the respiratory tract as early as birth.
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The SYMBA Study - Promoting Gut Health (SYMBiosis) for Allergy preventionDebbie Susan Desiree Palmer Prescott Silva BSc BND PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD Head, Nutrition in Early Life Honorary Research Fellow Co-Head, ORIGINS debbie.palmer@uwa.edu.au susan.prescott@thekids.org.au Head, Nutrition in
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Towards the establishment of the PREVAIL Centre, a Centre for PREcision in VAccine ImpLmentation at The Kids Research Institute AustraliaPat Tom Holt Snelling PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Emeritus Honorary Researcher Head, Infectious Disease Implementation Research 08 6319 1817 Patrick.Holt@thekids.org.au tom.snelling@thekids.org.au Emeritus