The Biospecimen Research Services at The Childrens Hospital at Westmead is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Hospital Scientist Dr Benjamin Nash has been awarded an AGRF grant to support his research journey, enabling his team access to long read sequencing technology.

Over $2 million in funding has been awarded by Luminesce Alliance to support the Providing Enhanced Access to Child Health Services Evaluation (PEACH-E) project.

More than $18.7 million in funding has been allocated to researchers across SCHN through the latest MRFF grant.

Dr Bhavna Padhye and Dr Rebecca Poulos have been awarded a joint fellowship to support a translational project for paediatric cancer.

New research has shown newborn bloodspot screening is more effective than conventional clinical diagnosis pathways for improving health outcomes in infants with SMA.

World-leading gene therapy experts at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network have shared their knowledge and experience at the BIO International Convention in San Diego.

Earlier this year, several researchers from Kids Research, and our partners at the University of Sydney and UNSW, were awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for their projects, which are focusing on a range of childhood diseases.

Professor Russell Dale, Clinical Director of Kids Neuroscience Centre, was recently interviewed by Triple J's Hack about why doctors have reported a rise in young women developing unexplainable and debilitating tics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sam Bryen works within the Genomic Medicine research group at Kids Neuroscience Centre. Sam recently submitted her PhD which was generously supported by the award of the Sue Connor Scholarship from Muscular Dystrophy NSW.