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The Kids researchers finalists in Premier’s Science AwardsTwo highly respected The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have been named as finalists in the 2018 Premier’s Science Awards.
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Educational Outcomes of Children in Contact with the Child Protection System: A Longitudinal Population StudyMelissa Fiona Helen O'Donnell Stanley Leonard BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv
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Disability "In-Justice": Benefits and Challenges of "Yarning" With Young People Undergoing Diagnostic Assessment for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Youth DetentionWe report the findings from a qualitative study that took place alongside a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevalence study among detainees in Australia
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"Cultural Security Is an On-Going Journey..." Exploring Views from Staff Members on the Quality and Cultural Security of Services for Aboriginal Families in Western AustraliaCultural security is a key element of accessible services for Indigenous peoples globally, although few studies have examined this empirically. We explored the scope, reach, quality, and cultural security of health and social services available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families in Western Australia (WA), from the point of view of staff from the services.
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Pathways between racial discrimination and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young peopleThis PhD project aims to examine the associations and causal pathways between racial discrimination and the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people aged 0-17 years.
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Potassium Ion Channels in Malignant Central Nervous System CancersMalignant central nervous system (CNS) cancers are among the most difficult to treat, with low rates of survival and a high likelihood of recurrence. This is primarily due to their location within the CNS, hindering adequate drug delivery and tumour access via surgery. Furthermore, CNS cancer cells are highly plastic, an adaptive property that enables them to bypass targeted treatment strategies and develop drug resistance.
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Developing and characterising juvenile models of aggressive paediatric brain cancers for the evaluation of novel immunotherapiesNick Raelene Terrance Gottardo Endersby Johns MBChB FRACP PhD BSc (Hons) PhD Head of Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology and Haematology, Perth