2024 Impact Report

2024 Impact Report

As the research arm for The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, we lead translational bench to bedside research to better the lives of sick children and young people.

Celebrating 15 years of translational research

Since being established in 2009, Kids Research continues to transform the health care for children and young people through the translation of new discoveries into clinical practice.

Our impact report 2024 is a review and showcase of some of the year's highlights.

Read year-in-review address

Overview

$18.3m

Grant money awarded

 

1,030

Publications

 

1,600+

Clinical trial enrolments

 

110,000

Website pageviews

 

16,500+

Paper citations

 

290

Emerging researchers

 

Creating impact

Being research ready
Nurturing research leaders
Research in the clinic
Research excellence

Research in action

Hugo
World-first trial gives Hugo half his life back
Finn
Helping Finn’s family navigate his rare diagnosis
Montana
Groundbreaking trial brings hope for childhood brain tumour patients
Freddie
World-first gene discovery transforms Freddie’s life
Daisy
Australian-first clinical trial changes the lives of children with Rett syndrome
Child walking
Solving Edmond’s 10-year long rare diagnosis mystery

Research highlights by area

Cancer
Chronic diseases
Clinical sciences
Genomics and rare diseases
Infectious diseases and immunity
Neuroscience and mental health
Population health