Big research for little lives.
We raise funds to support big research so big breakthroughs in child health can happen.
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$70M
Of world-class research funded -
700+
Research projects completed -
53yrs
Of proven results
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$70M
Of world-class research funded -
700+
Research projects completed -
53yrs
Of proven results
Big Research
We are currently supporting over $10 million of child health research projects.
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Preterm Health
$464.8K
4
Active projects
Childhood Cancers
$3.2M
2
Active projects
Maternal and Infant Conditions
$751.4K
4
Active projects
Rheumatic Heart Disease
$2.8M
6
Active projects
Childhood Development and Learning Difficulties
$228K
2
Active projects
Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
$749.2K
3
Active projects
Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition
$125K
1
Active project
Mental Health and Wellbeing
$1.2M
8
Active projects
Genetic Conditions and Rare Disorders
$801K
3
Active projects
Respiratory Conditions
$862.6K
5
Active projects
Infectious Disease
$219.7K
2
Active projects
Gastrointestinal Conditions
$600K
1
Active project
Big Breakthroughs
Research projects with significant & life-changing breakthroughs in child health.
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1990–2025
A series of studies on risk factors for sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI), leading to advice that has prevented at least 200 deaths every year (and many more around the world)
A Maternal and Infant Conditions project
2023
Improving the remote care of children with hydrocephalus (a dangerous and abnormal buildup of fluid in the brain) via a tiny brain implant monitor
A Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders project
2003-2022
Discovering a potential treatment for a terrible neurodegenerative condition called Batten disease
A Genetic Conditions and Rare Disorders project
2022
Identifying a safer test to prevent eye disease in premature babies
A Preterm Health project
2010-2021
Discovering some of the genes which cause epilepsy in children, allowing for more accurate diagnosis and better treatments for children, parents, and their families
A Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders project
Our research in action
95 active projects, 106 phenomenal researchers
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Professor Stephen Robertson
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Professor Rich Masters
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Associate Professor Mhoyra Fraser
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Dr Nicola Ludin
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Professor Andrew Day
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Professor David Fergusson
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Professor Peter Vuillermin
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Dr Teresa Gontijo de Castro
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Professor Barbara Galland
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Dr Julie Bennett
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Professor Terryann Clark
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Associate Professor Chris McKinlay
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Professor Boyd Swinburn
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Dr Christine McIntosh
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Dr Jason Turuwhenua
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Professor Nick Draper
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Associate Professor Simon Swift
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Professor Ian Morison
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Ass Prof Laurie McLay
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Professor Leonie Pihama
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Associate Professor David Reith
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Dr Rachel Brown
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Dr Simerdeep Dhillon
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Professor John Everatt
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Dr Peter Choi
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Professor Te Kani Kingi
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Dr Alexandra Wallace
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Professor Frank Bloomfield
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Dr Tania Cargo
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Professor David Barker
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Mrs Nicky-Marie Kohere-Smiler
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Associate Professor John Thompson
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Dr Manisha Sharma
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Professor Barry Taylor
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Professor Simon Malpas
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Dr Tanya Cully
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Dr Joanne Choi
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Dr Anneka Anderson
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Dr Jiney Jose
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Dr Rosie Dobson
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Dr Rebecca Findlay
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Assoc Prof Kaaren Mathias
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Dr Jonathan Skinner
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Professor Greg O'Grady
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Dr Fiona Langridge
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Sir Bob Elliott
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Dr Jennifer Knopp
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Dr Samantha Marsh
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Dr Shirley Tonkin
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Professor Lynette Sadleir
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Professor Peter Gluckman
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Dr Guido Wassink
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Dr Mariana Muelbert
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Professor Tony Kettle
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Dr Yvonne Anderson
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Associate Professor Alys Clark
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Dr Seini Taufa
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Associate Professor Andrew McDaid
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Dr Amber Young
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Dr Nicholas Bowden
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Dr Ben Albert
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Associate Professor Catherine Byrnes
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Dr Patricia Anderson
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Professor Jane Harding
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Professor Stuart Dalziel
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Dr Amy Scott-Thomas
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Associate Professor Martin De Bock
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Professor Tony Walls
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Professor Russell Snell
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Associate Professor Max Berry
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Dr Nadia Mitchell
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Dr Angus Lindsay
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Prof Massimo Caputo
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Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble
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Associate Professor Ehsan Vaghefi
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Dr Mairin Taylor
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Dr Lisa Pilkington
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Professor Trecia Wouldes
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Associate Professor Laurens Manning
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Professor Cameron Grant
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Professor Rod Dunbar
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Associate Professor Jo James
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Professor Esko Wiltshire
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Associate Professor Nigel Wilson
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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles
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Associate Professor Teuila Percival
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Dr Jacelyn Loh
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Professor Diana Lennon
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Emeritus Professor Keith Grimwood
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Distinguished Professor Linda Smith
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Emeritus Professor Ed Mitchell
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Dr Jennifer Hollywood
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Dr Andrew Wood
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Emeritus Professor Lesley McCowan
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Dr Alison Leversha
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Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu
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Emeritus Professor Sally Merry
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Professor Lianne Woodward
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Associate Professor Nikki Moreland
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Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
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Dr Hilary Sheppard
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Dr Sarah Fortune
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Assoc Prof Justin Dean
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Dr Emily Perelini
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Dr Louise Bicknell
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Dr Mark Oliver
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Associate Professor M. FraserExosome-based diagnostics: A Better Start For Baby’s BrainAwarded $109,763Preterm Health
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Professor A. DayDiet and IBD: New approachesAwarded $600,000Gastrointestinal Conditions
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Prof M. CaputoImproving outcomes of aortic valve replacement in children and young adults with rheumatic heart diseaseAwarded $124,239Rheumatic Heart Disease
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Assoc Prof J. DeanMitochondrial dysfunction and delayed treatment of preterm brain dysmaturationAwarded $124,534Preterm Health
